She didn’t walk on water, but it was an amazing feat nonetheless.
A BBC presenter braved strong winds and choppy waters to cross the English Channel on water skis, The Daily Mail reports.
Christine Bleakley, host of “The One Show,” pledged to undertake the challenge to raise money for the United Kingdom-based charity Sport Relief … Details
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Reporting from Curanipe, Chile – When the earthquake hit last weekend, this surfing hamlet was hosting a competition from its signature point: the rock of San Pedro, splashed with a colorful mural of a surfer and partyers on the beach.
A week later, young Chilean volunteers and environmentalists from the United States arrived in Curanipe, unified in their passion for surfing and a yearning to help this ravaged stretch of coast.
“We’re surfers, but we left our boards and our wetsuits behind. We’ve come here to help …Â Details
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MARIN is home to many residents, organizations and businesses who go the extra mile to help others in need.
Marin-based Mike’s Bikes and its workers have been collecting hundreds of used bicycles and donated parts to transport to Botswana, where they will be given to Africans who need them. The bikes are a vital mode of transportation in that part of Africa.
This year, more than 450 donated bikes are bound for people in Ghana, Botswana and Namibia. Mike’s Bikes employees also are making sure that the parts needed to fix the bikes are donated. The company is also helping finance the opening of repair shops and training workers in how to fix the bikes …Â Details
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A native La Jollan has turned her passion for surfing into a path to help others.Â
Lifelong surfer Emi Koch, 20, is founder and director of Beyond the Surface. The international nonprofit corporation’s goal is to eradicate youth homelessness in coastal communities throughout the world, and empower homeless street children through the sport of surfing.Â
The group supports three youth surf clubs …Â Details
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