HOW IT WORKS
Thank you for supporting the Billabong x Surfrider Foundation membership drive honoring World Ocean Day. You are invited to become an official “friend of the ocean" by redeeming a Surfrider Foundation membership. This week, between 6/4/23 - 6/10/23, we are honored to present your gift of a 1-year Surfrider membership, valued at $50, here’s how:
1. Join Billabong Crew, receive a 1-year Surfrider Foundation membership.
2. Make any purchase on billabong.com, receive a 1-year Surfrider Foundation membership.
If you join Billabong Crew, keep an eye out for your ‘Welcome’ email to redeem your 1-year Surfrider Foundation membership.
If you make a purchase on billabong.com, look for the banner on the Order Confirmation page in your web browser, and click to redeem your 1-year Surfrider Foundation membership.
Once you join, as a Friend of the Ocean can surf (and feel) better knowing your Surfrider Foundation membership helps fund programs and initiatives to:
• Ensure full and fair beach access for all to enjoy
• Reduce the impacts of plastics in the marine environment through beach cleanups, education for action, community science, and campaigns.
• Implement nature-based solutions to protect our coasts from the impacts of climate change
• Test our coastal water quality to ensure it’s clean and fighting the harmful impacts of pollutants such as oil and sewage spills
• Grow the network of dedicated volunteers that serve as the first response to local environmental threats in coastal communities
Thank you for your support!
See you in the water,
Billabong & Surfrider Foundation
ITALO FERREIRA, BAÍA FORMOSA, BRASIL
“In Baía Formosa, we have a sewage issue impacing water quality that affects the health and lives of all of us who enjoy playing in the ocean.”
CHERIF FALL, DAKAR, SENEGAL
“Unfortunately, Baie des Carpes in Dakar is polluted due to the lack of sewage treatment. You can’t surf there without getting sick.”
BRONSON MEYDI, BALI, INDONESIA
“It is estimated that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish by weight in our ocean – we need to leave our beaches cleaner than we found them.”
RYAN CALLINAN, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA
“By 2050, it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish by weight in our oceans.”
SETH MONIZ, ALA MOANA, HAWAI’I
“Every time there’s a heavy rain, the storm runoff from the streets Honolulu wash out through the Ala Wai Boat Harbor and into our favorite surf spots, polluting our water quality.”
ROB KELLY, SEVENTH STREET, OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY
“As more and more people enjoy our beaches, the plastic pollution problem also increases. It’s not just cleaning up after yourself, it’s cleaning up after others as well.”
TYLER WARREN, DOHENY, CALIFORNIA
“The beach where I learned how to surf remains one of the most polluted surf spots on the west coast. There has to be a better way.”
