Indian Ocean Tsunami Releif:
Surfers Paddle Back Out to Indonesia To Help Tsunami Victims
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 January 2005: - - Normally, the surfers involved with Surf Aid International (www.surfaidinternational.org) ride the waves of Nias, a remote Indonesian paradise. They also have been helping residents of the nearby Mentawai Islands with food, clothing and medical supplies for the past four years. However, when the recent earthquake and tsunami claimed the lives of 272 on Nias and rendered the entire population of 2,000 homeless, they moved their fleet of boards into high gear.
Since the earthquake, Surf Aid International has received six-figure contributions from Quiksilver and Billabong, a $300,000US (225,000EUR) pledge from the New Zealand government, a $70,000 donation of medical supplies from Direct Relief International, and thousands of smaller amounts from surfers worldwide. "The surfing community is really stepping up to the plate," said Paul Riehle, a San Francisco surfer and member of the group's U.S. board of directors. "They were already on the ground. They know these cultures, the shamanistic cultures and Muslim cultures, and are sensitive to them in terms of bringing aid. And we're using the surf charter industry over there, because the only way to get to these islands is by boat."
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