10.10.08 Donating $10,000 to SurfAid International
In 1999, physician and surfer Dr. Dave Jenkins went on a surf charter to the Mentawai Islands with one goal in mind: to find perfect waves. The surf proved to be everything he had hoped for.
What he also found, though, were the Mentawai people—-mostly women and children-–-suffering and dying from the ravages of malaria and other preventable diseases.
Troubled by the inequity of lifestyles and moved by compassion, Dr. Jenkins went on to establish SurfAid International, a non-profit organization dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering through community-based health programs.
With the support of the New Zealand and Australian governments, the global surfing community, and most importantly the Mentawai people of the affected areas themselves, SurfAid has come to exemplify the healing power of cross-cultural partnerships.
So the deal is that if I sell 1000 t-shirts as of now, until the end of 2008… I will donate $10,000 to SurfAid International. In the circumstance that this does not happen, I will donate $5 per t-shirt sold in the same timeframe.
All sales and updates will be posted in this journal entry, as I do not want to flood your watch-list with post after post notifying a new sale. Peace!
Arlene Zapata
Genuine, wonderful thought + gesture!
ozlat replied
one of lostboy’s comments sparked the idea
Nuh Sarche
this is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
ozlat replied
yeah i figure even if sales keep trucking as they do… it’ll be a fair chunk of change to make a difference
ozlat
alright!!!!! the ball just got rolling with a sale of The Presets t-shirt… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 1 sold, 999 more to go…
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and the ball keeps rolling with another sale of The Presets t-shirt… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 2 sold, 998 more to go…
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looks like The Presets are doing their part to support the cause… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 3 sold, 997 more to go…
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girly fitted tee of The Presets ... going going gone! ... thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 4 sold, 996 more to go…
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looks like The Presets are dominating on the humanitarian cause front… thanks to the latest buyer (thomasjourneaux) that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 5 sold, 995 more to go…
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the Green & Gold army has joined the party… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 6 sold, 994 more to go…
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and the party is raging with the PNAU Kids running a muck on stage… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 7 sold, 993 more to go…
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and The Presets couldn’t be outdone so they got back to the party… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
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woops…. Tally: 8 sold, 992 more to go…
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and the PNAU Kids just don’t wanna let up and stick around for the after party… thanks to the buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 9 sold, 991 more to go…
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some lucky punk will soon be donning The Presets in the UK… thanks to the latest buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 10 sold, 990 more to go…
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and the fan base of The Presets is growing with another purchase… thanks to the latest buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 11 sold, 989 more to go…
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The Presets are still rocking it out… thanks to the latest buyer that is now a part of this project!
Tally: 12 sold, 988 more to go…
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crazy time ahead with The Presets and the girly girls… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 13 sold, 987 more to go…
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it’s all getting a bit crazy with the vivid Synthetic Colours... thanks to the latest buyer (88thomas) now a part of this project!
Tally: 14 sold, 986 more to go…
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it seems that The Presets are loving the lime light… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 15 sold… 985 more to go…
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and we’re on a bit of a roll with the MGMT Kids rocking up fashionably late… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 16 sold… 984 more to go…
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all this while the Synthetic Colours are getting their groove on… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 17 sold… 983 more to go…
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i’m a couple days late posting this but the Heath Ledger tribute is also lending a helping hand… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 18 sold… 982 more to go…
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been a busy last few days and just getting time to update the list… so to add to the collection we have The Presets followed by another sale of The Presets and then a change of pace with Bob Marley ... thanks to the latest buyers now a part of this project!
Tally: 21 sold… 979 more to go…
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it seems that the christmas rush is doing wonders with The Presets helping out again… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 22 sold… 978 more to go…
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gotta love Jim’s Muff Grooming for doing his thing… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 23 sold… 977 more to go…
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and it seems we keep the yoyo spinning with Heath Ledger lending a helping hand… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 24 sold… 976 more to go…
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and the love continues to roll in (no pun intended) with a sale of the newly added Crookers and the classic tribute Heath Ledger tee… thanks to the latest buyers now a part of this project!
Tally: 26 sold… 974 more to go…
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and we travel back in time to woodstock with Jimi Hendrix making an appearance… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 27 sold… 973 more to go…
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get ha ha happy with the Crookers crew… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 28 sold… 972 more to go…
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and we’ve got Crookers taking it up another notch down under… thanks to the latest buyer now a part of this project!
Tally: 29 sold… 971 more to go…
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boxing day (an australian holiday) adds more joy with 2 x Heath Ledger favorites helping the cause… thanks to the latest buyers now a part of this project!
Tally: 31 sold… 969 more to go…
ozlat
This is now complete with a total of 31 tees sold… at $5 per tee being donated to SurfAid International (as per above post)... that brings the end of year 2008 campaign to an end… with $155 AUD being donated to Surf Aid International.
Thanks to all those that are now a part of this project… every little bit counts!