Thanks to Sam Edmonds
Thanks to Al Marks for the 'Portrait' write up on the Bluesnapper website.
Check out some of the most amazing photos from all over the Northern Beaches at:
adventures of a nomadic surfer
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
VQS Championships Manly!
The Volcom VQS competitions have been held all over Australia and all finalists were down at Manly to battle out for the national title. The competitions create an explosive atmosphere for the local beaches attracting grommets to participate in their daring games to win free Volcom gear. Coconut bowls, pass the pineapple, Volcom's putt-off and many others.
They put on a great day for the kids and for those who laugh at them. Ultimate positive vibes and simply a great day at the beach all doing what we love, hanging out with mates, surfing and laughing! Job well done
Friday, April 16, 2010
Sumba Foundation
‘Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.’
On Thursday 25th March I attended the Sumba Foundation Charity lunch where 175 generous people, including notable Rugby stars and Surfing legends, came together for a good cause. The day included many auctions all rallying to raise money in hope of improving the lives of the Sumbanese. Dr Nolan, a local surfer and father of keen grommets had travelled to Sumba in search of waves and was astonished by the level of poverty. He returned to his home and declared to his wife that he was going to make a difference.
Surfing legends Barton Lynch, Layne Beachley and Tom Carroll
The Sumba Foundation’s water, health, education and economic projects are spread throughout 78 square miles within West Sumba.
Well known surfer, Rob Machado and Bob Hurley have ventured to the poverty stricken island located in eastern Indonesia hoping to create awareness and assist the much needed well and farming irrigation project. Previously, men, women and their children were walking 3km at least 4 times a day collecting fresh water. With the new water structure children are able to attend school and through improved drinking water and irrigation links to better farming, diet and overall better health. Now more than 147 villages receive clean water each day.
There are 13 primary schools in which the Sumba Foundation support, teaching organic gardening and farming skills as well as providing school supplies and nutritious lunches. Malnutrition is a tremendous problem in children, through direct intervention over 227 severely malnourished children have been through the Malnutrition program since being established only a year ago.
Over the past 4 years the Foundation has expanded into 5 medical clinics covering a population of approximately 18,000 people. These clinics are not only providing medical benefits to its people but also training local nurses and microscopist and thus improving their diagnosis and procedures. It has been found that 62% of children tested under the age of 5 had malaria and 105 infants and young children suffering from acute cerebral malaria have since been directly saved from death in the foundation’s clinics.
What makes the Sumba Foundation unique to other organisations is people are able to stay and participate in projects. Many dentists and eye surgeons take time every year to assist the Sumbanese and their efforts are praised upon immensely.
The amazing waves in Sumba
Making Waves from Justin Eeles on Vimeo.
The Sumba foundation puts 90% of their donations directly into its projects and is deeply committed to lessening the consequences of poverty on the island of Sumba by providing humanitarian aid through village-based projects that impact health, education and income generation.
‘Act as if what you do makes a difference... it does’
www.sumbafoundation.org.au
Thank you Dr Nolan for bringing awareness and much needed attention to this beautiful place. And a big thanks to Katherine Nolan and her friends who helped organise a very successful lunch
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