Four adventurous fundraisers will be strapping on their water-skis and taking part in a once-in-a-lifetime charity challenge. The fantastic four will need to grip on tight as they attempt to become the first to water-ski across the Irish Sea.
Using water-skis to navigate across the Irish Sea has never been attempted before and offers the team the chance to ski into the history books. The water-skiers aim to raise £30,000 in memory of school boy Charlie Froud, who tragically lost his life in an aeroplane crash in the Wicklow Mountains in 2008  … More
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An Atlantic Beach father and son plan to ride personal watercraft hundreds of miles to help daniel, a Jacksonville organization for kids who are in foster care or are abused, abandoned or homeless.
Larry Walshaw, who is chairman of daniel, and his son, Darren, plan to ride a couple personal watercraft from Jacksonville to Miami and back on the Intracoastal Waterway to raise money for the nonprofit agency  … More
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Humanitarian organisation SurfAid International was a lead agency in the emergency response to the Mentawai Islands tsunami that struck eight months ago on Monday 25 October, and SurfAid continues to play a leading role in the recovery program. More than 500 people died in the disaster and 15,000 were displaced from their homes.
Experts however predict a much larger earthquake and tsunami for the Sumatran region – one that could   … More
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A blind York hockey player will set out for his second cross-Canada inline skate in August.
From August to October, Mark DeMontis will skate from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Toronto in support of his charity, Courage Canada. DeMontis will be skating about 50 to 70 kilometres a day during a nine-week journey across five provinces.
The goal of the campaign is to raise funds and awareness to … More
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