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Creating Special Days for Kids with Special Needs :: Press Ride a Wave Press Kit This document includes the following media resources: · Ride a Wave Fact Sheet · FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions · Quotes from Participants, Parents, Organizations, and Volunteers · Images of a typical Ride a Wave Beach Camp High-resolution JPEG images of all pictures in the press kit are available electronically at: http://www.rideawave.org/files/ride_a_wave_pics.zip. To schedule an interview or get additional information, please contact Rocky Snyder (831.252.7625 / [email protected]) or visit our website (www.rideawave.org). Ride a Wave Press Kit, ver 1.1 - www.rideawave.org Page 1 of 14 Copyright 1998-2008 Ride a Wave. All photos copyright Boots McGhee. Press contact: Rocky Snyder 831.252.7625 [email protected] Fact Sheet · Mission: Ride a Wave gives children with special needs the chance to feel the thrill of riding a wave and experience a safe, fun-filled day at the beach, whether they are physically, developmentally or economically challenged. · Origin: Ride a Wave (RAW) was founded by Danny Cortazzo, fireman, paramedic, former champion tandem surfer, and lifeguard. Cortazzo was hit by a car in Australia in 1990 and had a near death experience. Cortazzo said “I realized how fortunate I was to be so connected with the beach and ocean. It also made me aware of how many people will never get the opportunity to experience the joy of feeling the rush of catching a wave. I shared these feelings with my best friends, and we decided to try to help give people with special needs this opportunity.” In 1992, Cortazzo founded the Malibu Board Riders in Southern California to help children dealing with cancer at Ronald McDonald's Camp Good Times get in the water to surf and boogie board. Cortazzo started Ride a Wave in 1998 after moving to Santa Cruz. Ride a Wave is a program under the auspices of the Santa Clara Firefighters Foundation, a California 501(C)(3) non-profit (Tax ID 27-0002499). · Services Offered: Since its inception in 1998, Ride a Wave has helped over 2,500 kids get in the water and have a life changing day by offering a full day of beach activities including: tandem surfing, bodyboarding, and swimming, beach games, lifesaving demonstrations, kayaking, and marine biology. Our specialized equipment and expertise even allows us to get children with restricted mobility and other severe physical challenges into the water safely. Snacks and a hot lunch are given to every participant and volunteer courtesy of our sponsors. An award’s ceremony is held at the end of each camp, where each child is given an official Ride a Wave T-shirt, a video of the days activities, and a goodie bag. · Communities Served: Ride a Wave helps kids faced with life challenges such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, blindness, quadriplegia, autism, cancer, burns, as well as those from low-income or broken homes. Each year, RAW holds between nine and eleven events during the summer that allow over 500 individuals with special needs the chance to enjoy the beach and ocean. Please visit the Community - Organizations section on our website (www.rideawave.org) to see the groups with which we partner. Regionally, Ride a Wave provides services to children with special needs in Santa Cruz, CA and the outlying San Francisco Bay Area. However, we’ve had children with special needs travel from every state in the US and as far as from Russia, Canada, Italy, and France to attend our camps. The organization also mentors a group in Southern California. Ride a Wave Press Kit, ver 1.1 - www.rideawave.org Page 2 of 14 Copyright 1998-2008 Ride a Wave. All photos copyright Boots McGhee. Press contact: Rocky Snyder 831.252.7625 [email protected] Frequently Asked Questions 1. Is Ride a Wave safe? Safety is Ride a Wave's top priority. Founded by a firefighter, paramedic, former champion tandem surfer and lifeguard (all one person!), safety is built into Ride a Wave's DNA. The organization has had ZERO beach injuries since its inception in 1998 – despite serving over 2,500 kids with special needs, some of them with severely restricted mobility and other physical or medical challenges. Safety is addressed at all levels: · Safety Staff A minimum of 1 lifeguard is on staff for all events with radio contact to emergency services. A minimum of 1 Paramedic and an average of 4 EMTs are on staff for all events with radio contact to emergency services. All volunteers must attend an orientation and beach or water training before being certified to participate in any event for that season. · Beach Safety Each participant is paired with a Beach Buddy volunteer who ensures that the child’s needs are met for the entire day. The volunteer also makes sure that information regarding any special condition is passed along when the child partakes in any activity. · Water Safety No child is allowed in the water without a wetsuit, life vest and helmet. When boogie boarding, each child is paired with a RAW volunteer who helps the child catch the wave and holds on to the participant’s life vest the entire time. When surfing the participant is paired with an expert tandem surfer who holds them while surfing. They are escorted by 4 surfers on rescue boards, two on each side, who paddle or surf on their knees next to the pair to ensure that the participating child is safe at all times. We also have a surfboard with a specially designed chair for paraplegic and quadriplegic participants. 2. How does a child get to participate in one of Ride a Wave’s Beach Camps? Participants are usually part of an existing group that has established a relationship with Ride a Wave. New groups are accommodated based on availability in the schedule. If an individual child with special needs wants to participate, we try to accommodate them by trying to find an opening with a group with similar needs. The best way for a parent or caregiver to get their child involved is to contact our organization or get involved with one of the groups we take to the beach. More information regarding attending a camp can be found on our website in the Get Involved – Participate section of our website (www.rideawave.org) or by phoning (831) 239-3672. 3. Is there a charge for Ride a Wave’s services? No child, family or organization is charged to attend a Ride a Wave beach camp. Ride a Wave Press Kit, ver 1.1 - www.rideawave.org Page 3 of 14 Copyright 1998-2008 Ride a Wave. All photos copyright Boots McGhee. Press contact: Rocky Snyder 831.252.7625 [email protected] 4. What type of impact has Ride a Wave made? In recognition for the outstanding community service Ride a Wave provides, founder Danny Cortazzo has been: · honored with a prestigious Jefferson Award by the San Francisco Chronicle in June 2006 · named a Community Hero by the United Way of Santa Cruz County in 2004 · selected 2003 Firefighter of the Year by the Santa Clara City Firefighters · recognized as a Team Clif Hot Seat Athlete in 2003 Please also view Quotes pages 6-11 to see how the program has touched the lives of children with special needs, their families, the organizations who serve them, and Ride a Wave volunteers. 5. How do I volunteer for Ride a Wave? Are there any special requirements? Anyone can volunteer for Ride a Wave. It’s not necessary to know how to surf to make a big impact in the program! All that’s needed is a desire to make a difference in the life of a child with special needs. Our volunteers range from grade-school children to senior citizens. Volunteers are as diverse as the community from which they come, including students, firefighters, tech and business professionals, doctors, nurses, EMTs, lifeguards, marine scientists, contractors, real estate agents, pro surfers, authors, actors, and more. All volunteers must attend an orientation meeting prior to the season. There are certain physical requirements for each of the water venues (surfing, escort, body board and kayak). For those who are not comfortable in the water or who do not meet those physical requirements, we pair them with each child as a land-based beach buddy that assists the children all day long. We also always need more assistance with setup, teardown, and other organizational duties. More information on volunteering can be found in the Get Involved – Volunteer section on our website (www.rideawave.org) or by phoning (831) 239-3672. 6. How is Ride a Wave funded? Ride a Wave receives no public funding and is supported by donations from individuals and businesses in the community. Since no one gets paid in our organization, 100% of all donations go into the program. In addition to financial sponsorship, businesses also donate products and services that help the program run. For example, O’Neill’s provides wetsuits for all kids, Pleasure Pizza and Chili’s of Capitola provide hot lunches for all participants and volunteers, Newman’s Own, Trader Joes, and Clif provide snacks, and more. View the Learn More – Sponsors section of our website (www.rideawave.org) for a full listing of our generous sponsors. We also hold several fundraisers each season, such as surf movies, to generate additional funds. The response from our community has been incredible, and every year we have been able to provide the children with a more memorable experience. Ride a Wave Press Kit, ver 1.1 - www.rideawave.org Page 4 of 14 Copyright 1998-2008 Ride a Wave.
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