By 11 am on [DATE] the sun was up, 85 degrees was reached, and 212 people had signed-in to help make Upham Beach Barefoot friendly. All of this was in celebration of Surfrider’s 25th Anniversary and to bring recognition to our area. Even Mayor Finnerty came out to help and called us all “family”!!!

All participants received a free t-shirt and free wristband to attend and be slathered with the evening festivities & goodies. We listened to some chill music preformed by Mason Jennings, drank plenty of Barefoot wine & Bubbly, and ate Cha-Cha Coconut’s appetizers until our stomachs were full! What a way to end an awesome summer’s day!

Thank You to Barefoot Wine, Mason Jennings, Hunter PR, Cha-Cha Coconuts, Mayor Finnerty, Commissioner Jim Parent, Publix, and ALL the volunteers!

John and Stacy McMahan walked away with this surfboard! Photos by Jake are here.

Press Release
June 19, 2008
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Julie Pappas
Telephone: 727-322-2392
Email: suncoast@surfrider.org

St. Pete Beach, FL (June 19, 2008) The Suncoast Chapter Surfrider Foundation springs into action
once again – or did they ever stop?. These wave riding, beach cleaning, machines will be out on Upham
Beach this Saturday at 9 a.m. Friday designates International Surf Day; in response, the local chapter
will swarm Upham Beach in an array of sunshiny colors. Their mission: pay tribute to their beloved surf
break.

Education, Outreach, and leaving the beach a little better before they leave is the theme of the day.
Upham Beach is being held hostage by 5 large “T” formation geotextile groins. The Suncoast Chapter
wishes their hallowed ground to be set free. “Let the beach once again shift naturally”, demands Jason,
an active member. “How many police and firefighters are not being hired because of elected officials
are cutting budgets? The fact is everyone is starting to feel the pinch of the economy and who really
wants to pay more in taxes for some rocks our kids are going to end up getting hurt on?”

To date, the chapter has collected almost 1,000 signatures virtually and over 350 physically. They have
approached the Beach Stewardship Committee, St. Pete Beach City Council, and the Pinellas BOCC.
Their request: remove the (five) 5 Geotextile tube experimental project off of Upham Beach – with
promise of no future permanent structure.

About the Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and
enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers
in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 chapters
worldwide. For more information on the Surfrider Foundation, go to www.surfrider.org.
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For Immediate Release
October 2, 2007
Contact: Jake
(813)-484-6535 cell
(813)-835-3883 ext.229 office

Surfrider Foundation Suncoast Chapter, Starbucks and Keep
Manatee Beautiful teaming up Oct.6th to keep Bradenton
beaches trash free

(Bradenton, FL) Join bay area surfriders, Starbucks and Keep Manatee
Beautiful as they hit Bradenton beach at 4th St. S. & Gulf Dr. S. Saturday
October 6th from 9am until noon to collect trash.

We cordially invite anyone interested in working with the Suncoast
chapter Surfrider Foundation as we demonstrate the importance of being
good stewards of our coastlines in which we all enjoy and depend on for
tourism. Without support from bay area television and radio we simply
could not accomplish the tasks at hand, thank you for your continued support
as a media partner!

Join our local chapter of Surfrider Foundation and the blond and
bronze surfers of Tamp Bay as they return a favor to a community that has
provided so much to them. Bradenton beach, arguably one of the best
surfing beaches on the West coast has always been a welcoming community
to surfers and tourist. As a way of showing appreciation for years of
hospitality Surfrider Foundation is hosting a beach cleanup on Oct.6th at 9am
until noon at the intersection of 4th St. S. & Gulf Dr. S. Hot coffee provided
by Starbucks Cortez and bottled water provided by Keep Manatee Beautiful
as well as on-site surf lessons and photo ops of Tampa Bay’s surfing
community from surfboard makers, surf shop owners and the director of the
Suncoast chapter Surfrider Foundation.

For more information please contact Jake- beach cleanup
coordinator, 813-484-6535 cell, 813-835-3883 office or email. Thank you
for covering our events and helping us keep bay area beaches beautiful! For
more information on the Surfrider Foundation visit online at

http://www.surfrider.org/suncoast

For Immediate Release
June 23, 2007
Contact:Jamie Derzypolski
SPIRIT FM
Cell Phone: 813-393-6197

SUNCOAST CHAPTER SET TO KICK OFF AT TWO
INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY EVENTS
9:00 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2007.
ST PETE BEACH & TREASURE ISLAND, FL

IT’S OFFICIAL, SUMMER IS HERE! CELEBRATE THE
FIRST WEEKEND OF SUMMER with a push for the
reformation of the Surfrider Foundation’s
Suncoast Chapter.

Join the action starting at8am with a massive Treasure Island
beach cleanup where EVERTHING IS PROVIDED BUT THE SUNTAN
LOTION hosted by the Suncoast Surf Shop to a fun
and exciting surfboard paddle contest at 12 noon
hosted by The Surfshack.

FOR MORE DETAILS GO TO
GULFSTER.COM OR CALL:727-367-2483. All proceeds
from both events benefit the non-for-profit
Surfrider Foundation. For more news information
contact: Jamie @ 813-393-6197.