Oregon

Clean Water Classic is Coming!

Written by oregon | Mar 4, 2009 2:15:00 PM

The 8th annual Clean Water Classic surfing contest will be held Friday, May 15th through Sunday, May 17th 2009 in Westport, Washington. For registration contact pnwcleanwaterclassic@gmail.com. This event is a benefit for the Pacific Northwest chapters' of the Surfrider Foundation and, in the past, the event has been awarded the Surfrider Foundation Chapter Event of the Year. Chapters from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia all pull together to volunteer for this amazing event that attracts surfers from all over the Pacific Northwest to a common cause. Proceeds from the Clean Water Classic directly fund these chapters of the Surfrider Foundation for a variety of campaigns. Shannon Serrano, Washington Field Coordinator, recaps what the Washington chapters did with their proceeds from the 2008 event. "We had chapters use the funds to continue their Blue Water Testing efforts and other chapters look towards raising watershed awareness with carpool and busing efforts as well as upkeep of local surf spots." In Oregon, many of our chapters used funds to continue supporting thier 5 Blue Water Task Force labs, from Port Orford to Astoria. Interested sponsors should contact adrian@slanted-media.com for a sponsor packet. Full press release is attached throught the link: 2009%20Clean%20Water%20Classic%20May%2015-%2017_PR.pdf