"Salvemos Puerto": The International Bodyboarding Association Launches Campaign in Wake of Hurricane
- Published:July 20, 2012
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Puerto Escondido, commonly referred to as The Mexico Pipeline is an internationally recognized surfing paradise and desperately needs the help of the global surf community.??The town of Puerto Escondido was devastated by Hurricane Carlotta on Friday 15th June, 2012. Two children died when their house was taken by a mudslide, and one 56-year-old woman passed away when the wind from the Category 2 Hurricane flipped her car. The beach side town has been severely damaged and is in need of urgent assistance to rebuild this community that thrives on tourism.??The Puerto Escondido lifeguards are in need of help due to all damage caused by the hurricane. They previously had 8 towers along the beach at Playa Zicatela and now there's not a single one of them standing after the hurricane. This is just one example of what is required to help rebuild the local community; another is to promote tourism back to the area to stimulate the local economy. The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) announces the launch of its "Salvemos Puerto" (Save Puerto) auction of the global fundraiser campaign. The campaign will run till October 7, 2012 and all help and support is welcome! Funds raised will directly support the IBA's humanitarian efforts in helping Puerto Escondido stage an upcoming surf event. This event will help drive tourism to the town and to promote the area as a safe tourist destination in order to drive the local economy. In addition, the funds raised will help mobilize resources to rebuild the 8 lifeguard towers at Playa Zicatela. The Salvemos Puerto campaign is sponsored by: Turbo Surf, Reeflex, Freedom Fins and Inverted. Throughout the campaign the IBA is running many eBay auctions that you don't want to miss! Included is the auctioning off of the Top Photographers Exclusive One-of-a-Kind & Signed 16"x20" Canvas Prints of locations such as, Mexico, Hawaii, Indonesia and Australia. Photographers featured include: Sacha Specker, Edwin Morales, Ray Collins, Mickey Smith, Todd Glaser, Matt Catalano, Scotty Carter, and Mickey Edwards. Included in the Art portion of the auction is an epic wooden wave painting piece, by highly recognized Surf artist - Erik Abel; along with a metal sculpture of an empty wave designed by Sean Tuttle; and a large scale surf painting by Ryan O'Connor. There is more to come, so stay tuned for the remaining and complete list of auction items being sold on eBay at: http://myworld.ebay.com/cah20girl The Salvemos Puerto Photo & Art Auction is now launched! Over the next week there will be eBay auctions, and you do not want to miss out on these once-off canvas prints by top photographers! To start off the photo and art auction there are two auctions running with top Australian photographers, Ray Collins and South African's finest, Sacha Specker. Collins' photo, "From where you'd rather be" was shot in Puerto Escondido. View Ray Collins' photo auction at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ray-Collins-Exclusive-Canvas-Photo-of-Zicatela-Puerto-Escondido-Mexico-SIGNED-/221076025952?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3379287260 View Sacha Specker's photo auction at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sacha-Specker-Exclusive-Canvas-Photo-of-Zicatela-Puerto-Escondido-Mexico-SIGNED-/221076055980?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item337928e7ac In addition to the Photography portion of the campaign, you may also donate directly to the InvestedIn fundraiser at: http://invested.in/P2614/salvemos-puerto-save-puerto Also available to purchase are Salvemos Puerto Campaign t-shirts, singlet's and packages at, which can be ordered at: And for weekly contests and prize give-a-ways stay tuned on the IBA Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/ibaworldtour The IBA is excited about the launch of this campaign, as it's now global within the entire surfing community. "We want the global surf community to get involved together, as this is the best way to raise funds for Puerto. Together we owe this special beach town so much because it feeds surfers with amazing waves and good vibes," IBA Salvemos Puerto Campaign Coordinator, Michelle Rozzen, said. ?IBA is the sole professional World Tour for Bodyboarding, with the best riders and events from around the world. The IBA produces and controls all elements of the World Tour from the events, the Tour, the media coverage and the athletes. The reach of the IBA also extends into the grassroots and national tours of all the IBA regions around the globe. |
