SurfAid

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 * Surf**aid **as a non-profit, charitable organisation, that works its magic in the Mentawai islands of Indonesia. Their aims are to improve the health, wellbeing and self reliance of the isolated regions through surfing.** **They provide a combination of practical support, education and health promotion that aims to change poor health habits, such as (lack of exercise, unhealthy eating and unclean drinking water).**

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 * It was started by Dr. Dave Jenkins in 2000, they now receive donations of about 3$ million per year from some private and some corporate donors,most involved in the sport of surfing.**
 * He as a doctor in 1999 went on a trip to the Mentawai islands and was shocked with what he witnessed there.**
 * they have a small office in Encinitas, California, where they are registered as a not for profit, and they have two people over there. our international HQ is in avalon, Sydney, Australia where there are four full-time and two part-time staff. In Indonesia** **they have a massive 68 staff, so they have 74 staff all up.**
 * to get involved you can fundraise, volunteer,**
 * donate and purchase the Surf**aid **merchandise.**

dr. Dave Jenkins

__**here is the link for their website**__ [|Surfaid Site]

by max h