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Thanks Bobby. Let us at SoWal.com know any way we can help.

Bobby J

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Kurt,
 
 Try to make it out.  This thing has gotten pretty big and we are getting contacted all over about hosting more events with Surfrider!  I am sooooo stoked!  4 years we have worked to get this thing off the ground and it is really starting to happen!  :clap:

Kurt, 
 
 Try to make it out. This thing has gotten pretty big and we are getting contacted all over about hosting more events with Surfrider! I am sooooo stoked! 4 years we have worked to get this thing off the ground and it is really starting to happen! :clap:

Some of the cool things Surfrider does.....
 
[IMG]http://www.surfrider.org/images/blasts/20/top_logos_all.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.surfrider.org/images/blasts/common/spacer.gif[/IMG][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana,arial,sans-serif]Dear Bobby,[/FONT][/COLOR] 

Did you know that an estimated 100 million tons of plastic debris have accumulated in two areas of the Pacific Ocean that together are larger than the continental United States? (These areas are aptly called the Eastern and Western Garbage Patches.) There is so much plastic, that it outnumbers the zooplankton six to one. 

Plastic, like diamonds, are forever. 

It doesn't biodegrade and no naturally occurring organisms can break it down. Plastic photo-degrades, which means that sunlight breaks it down into smaller and smaller pieces. Those small pieces drift in the ocean and are mistaken for food by fish and birds. 

Seabirds are often found dead with innards full of plastic. Sea turtles mistake plastic bags for food and are often found dead with their intestines clogged by plastic bags. Sadly, 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year due to ingestion of or entanglement in plastics. 

The scope of the problem is astounding, but the Surfrider Foundation is working, through our [B]Rise Above Plastics Campaign[/B], to discourage the use of single-use plastics and encourage everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle. 

On a more personal level, I have committed to using cloth shopping bags and reusable drink containers. [URL="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?y242A4zfdaO11Pqt/3b48be887752a3bd/9f791b49a671369f/surfinl8er@hotmail.com"][COLOR=#0000ff]I'm asking you to do the same and make a pledge to Rise Above Plastics.[/COLOR][/URL] It's a simple pledge to: 

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana,arial,sans-serif][CENTER]Use reusable bottles for water and other drinks. 
Use cloth bags for groceries and other purchases. 
Recycle the plastic bags and bottles you already have. 
[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]

I know that you, as a Surfrider Foundation member, are especially concerned about the effects of plastic on our oceans, waves and beaches. You and I both know that the best solution to the plastics problem is to reduce, reuse and recycle - a simple solution that is easy to commit to! 

If you think that your pledge won't make much of a difference, think again. For each reusable bag you use, another [B]400[/B] plastic bags will be kept from being used. Every reusable water bottle will keep another [B]167[/B] plastic bottles from entering the environment. 

[URL="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?y242A4zfdaO11Pqt/3b48be887752a3bd/9f791b49a671369f/surfinl8er@hotmail.com"][COLOR=#0000ff]Simply click here and pledge to Rise Above Plastics.[/COLOR][/URL] 

Thank you for making a difference for our world's oceans, waves and beaches. 

Sincerely, 
Jim Moriarty 
CEO 
[URL="http://by128w.bay128.mail.live.com/mail/ReadMessageLight.aspx?Aux=1C%7c0%7c8CAA046D7C3E330%7c&FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&InboxSortAscending=False&InboxSortBy=Date&ReadMessageId=108ab9e3-3d26-4b91-80b5-5506111056e8&n=133324938"][/URL]

Some of the cool things Surfrider does..... 
 
<img src="http://www.surfrider.org/images/blasts/20/top_logos_all.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://www.surfrider.org/images/blasts/common/spacer.gif" alt="" />[FONT=verdana,arial,sans-serif]Dear Bobby,[/FONT] 
 
Did you know that an estimated 100 million tons of plastic debris have accumulated in two areas of the Pacific Ocean that together are larger than the continental United States? (These areas are aptly called the Eastern and Western Garbage Patches.) There is so much plastic, that it outnumbers the zooplankton six to one. 
 
Plastic, like diamonds, are forever. 
 
It doesn&#039;t biodegrade and no naturally occurring organisms can break it down. Plastic photo-degrades, which means that sunlight breaks it down into smaller and smaller pieces. Those small pieces drift in the ocean and are mistaken for food by fish and birds. 
 
Seabirds are often found dead with innards full of plastic. Sea turtles mistake plastic bags for food and are often found dead with their intestines clogged by plastic bags. Sadly, 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year due to ingestion of or entanglement in plastics. 
 
The scope of the problem is astounding, but the Surfrider Foundation is working, through our Rise Above Plastics Campaign, to discourage the use of single-use plastics and encourage everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle. 
 
On a more personal level, I have committed to using cloth shopping bags and reusable drink containers. <a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?y242A4zfdaO11Pqt/3b48be887752a3bd/9f791b49a671369f/surfinl8er@hotmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">I&#039;m asking you to do the same and make a pledge to Rise Above Plastics.</a> It&#039;s a simple pledge to: 
 
[FONT=verdana,arial,sans-serif]<div style="text-align: center">Use reusable bottles for water and other drinks. 
Use cloth bags for groceries and other purchases. 
Recycle the plastic bags and bottles you already have. 
[/FONT]&#8203;</div><div style="text-align: center">&#8203;</div> 
I know that you, as a Surfrider Foundation member, are especially concerned about the effects of plastic on our oceans, waves and beaches. You and I both know that the best solution to the plastics problem is to reduce, reuse and recycle - a simple solution that is easy to commit to! 
 
If you think that your pledge won&#039;t make much of a difference, think again. For each reusable bag you use, another 400 plastic bags will be kept from being used. Every reusable water bottle will keep another 167 plastic bottles from entering the environment. 
 
<a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?y242A4zfdaO11Pqt/3b48be887752a3bd/9f791b49a671369f/surfinl8er@hotmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Simply click here and pledge to Rise Above Plastics.</a> 
 
Thank you for making a difference for our world&#039;s oceans, waves and beaches. 
 
Sincerely, 
Jim Moriarty 
CEO 
<a href="http://by128w.bay128.mail.live.com/mail/ReadMessageLight.aspx?Aux=1C%7c0%7c8CAA046D7C3E330%7c&amp;FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;InboxSortAscending=False&amp;InboxSortBy=Date&amp;ReadMessageId=108ab9e3-3d26-4b91-80b5-5506111056e8&amp;n=133324938" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://by128w.bay128.mail.live.com/...ab9e3-3d26-4b91-80b5-5506111056e8&amp;n=133324938</a>

bluemtnrunner

So this evening behind Pompano Joe&#039;s????

Yep!  You may want to go pass Pomps and park in public parking on the right.  It will be pretty crowded down there.

jack S

Beach Lover

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 [LEFT] [COLOR=#000000]IT'S BACK! 
DON'T forget to check panhandle fl on renewal  ! 
FOR TODAY ONLY, the Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine are presenting a special INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY SURFRIDER FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE. 

International Surfing Day T-shirt Here's the deal: Join or renew your Surfrider Foundation membership on International Surfing Day, June 20th, 2008, and SURFING Magazine will print your name in its upcoming Green Issue! That way, not only can you brag to your friends that you finally got in SURFING Magazine, you can also show them that you're down with keeping our oceans, waves and beaches clean and healthy. In addition to getting your name in the mag and receiving a year's membership to the Surfrider Foundation, we'll also throw in a special limited edition International Surfing Day t-shirt. And in celebration of International Surfing Day, we're giving these membership packages away for just $20.00!! (package valued at $40!) 

And for those of you who really want to go big, we also offering this killer deal: 

30 Years of Flame: California's Legendary Surf Photographer. Join or renew your membership for $620 (as in 6/20) and you'll get your name AND YOUR PHOTO in the magazine!! In addition you'll get a membership to Surfrider Foundation, plus we'll throw in the International Surfing Day t-shirt, a Surfrider Foundation t-shirt and a special hardbound copy of "30 Years of Flame: California's Legendary Surf Photographer." Limited Edition International Surfing Day Sector 9 Skateboard Deck To top it off, we'll throw in a limited-edition International Surfing Day skateboard deck by Sector 9! 



REMEMBER, THESE OFFERS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY ONLY! 

DON'T MISS OUT! 
LINK: [/COLOR][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=2][COLOR=#1f497d][COLOR=#1F497D][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://www.surfrider.org/isd"]www.surfrider.org/isd[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]
 

     [COLOR=#000000][URL="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/384ddf56d3fa9b8a/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com"] panhandle@surfrider.org[/URL] • [URL="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/4f7dabdfec9f36c5/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com"] Florida Panhandle Surfrider[/URL][/COLOR]

<a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/4f7dabdfec9f36c5/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><img src="http://tyr.icebase.net/users/mbabski/PHemailList_PH20June08_BannerOverride.jpg" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/4f7dabdfec9f36c5/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><img src="http://tyr.icebase.net/users/mbabski/PHemailList_Logo.jpg" alt="" /></a> 
 
 
 <div style="text-align: left">IT&#039;S BACK! 
DON&#039;T forget to check panhandle fl on renewal ! 
FOR TODAY ONLY, the Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine are presenting a special INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY SURFRIDER FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE. 
 
International Surfing Day T-shirt Here&#039;s the deal: Join or renew your Surfrider Foundation membership on International Surfing Day, June 20th, 2008, and SURFING Magazine will print your name in its upcoming Green Issue! That way, not only can you brag to your friends that you finally got in SURFING Magazine, you can also show them that you&#039;re down with keeping our oceans, waves and beaches clean and healthy. In addition to getting your name in the mag and receiving a year&#039;s membership to the Surfrider Foundation, we&#039;ll also throw in a special limited edition International Surfing Day t-shirt. And in celebration of International Surfing Day, we&#039;re giving these membership packages away for just $20.00!! (package valued at $40!) 
 
And for those of you who really want to go big, we also offering this killer deal: 
 
30 Years of Flame: California&#039;s Legendary Surf Photographer. Join or renew your membership for $620 (as in 6/20) and you&#039;ll get your name AND YOUR PHOTO in the magazine!! In addition you&#039;ll get a membership to Surfrider Foundation, plus we&#039;ll throw in the International Surfing Day t-shirt, a Surfrider Foundation t-shirt and a special hardbound copy of &quot;30 Years of Flame: California&#039;s Legendary Surf Photographer.&quot; Limited Edition International Surfing Day Sector 9 Skateboard Deck To top it off, we&#039;ll throw in a limited-edition International Surfing Day skateboard deck by Sector 9! 
 
 
 
REMEMBER, THESE OFFERS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY ONLY! 
 
DON&#039;T MISS OUT! 
LINK: <a href="http://www.surfrider.org/isd" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.surfrider.org/isd</a>&#8203;</div> 
 
 <a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/384ddf56d3fa9b8a/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> panhandle@surfrider.org</a> • <a href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?q0CsiDqgbWuXMBQh/4f7dabdfec9f36c5/cc6e9cf73f4807c1/jdslat@embarqmail.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"> Florida Panhandle Surfrider</a>

Opposed to offshore drilling?  Go to   [url]http://www.surfrider.org/[/url]
Highlight take action and click on feature alerts. There you will find a link to send our senators and the president an opposition letter.

Opposed to offshore drilling? Go to <a href="http://www.surfrider.org/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.surfrider.org/</a> 
Highlight take action and click on feature alerts. There you will find a link to send our senators and the president an opposition letter.

greenroomsurfer

Here is some footage sent to me, enjoy and thanks to everyone who came.  [ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=6dBOr9dyzyI"]YouTube - Surf Day 2008 Surfrider Florida Panhandle Destin[/ame]

Here is some footage sent to me, enjoy and thanks to everyone who came.  [ame=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=6dBOr9dyzyI&quot;]YouTube - Surf Day 2008 Surfrider Florida Panhandle Destin[/ame]

I have had many folks asking me what Surfrider Foundation is so I decided to post a link that will help.  If you are interested in getting involved please join under the Panhandle section and we will begin getting you activated.  Thanks!
 
[URL]http://www.surfrider.org/whoweare.asp[/URL]

I have had many folks asking me what Surfrider Foundation is so I decided to post a link that will help. If you are interested in getting involved please join under the Panhandle section and we will begin getting you activated. Thanks! 
 
<a href="http://www.surfrider.org/whoweare.asp" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.surfrider.org/whoweare.asp</a>

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