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Orgs:

Green: not just marketing jargon...

Women for Women International
Helping women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives.

SurfAid International
Giving back to the communities where we surf. Along with local partners, SurfAid establishes community based health programs with assistance from the WHO and UNESCO.

Riders for Health
Facilitates the transportation of medical services and supplies to remote communities in Africa. They train doctors, nurses and health workers to ride motorbikes safely, and have developed a system for maintaining the bikes in Africa’s harsh environment.

Women's Motorcyclist Foundation
Women riding to end breast cancer.

Boarding for Breast Cancer
Using boarding and music to raise money for research and educate young women about breast cancer.

Rell Sunn Educational Fund
Founded by Rell's daughter, Jan Carreira, the Fund has 2 parts: The Menehunes~Future Legends Program, and works directly with Kapiolani Hospital on Oahu for Breast Cancer Research. This program gives individuals at high risk free screening, counseling, a nutritionist, and education while funding research.

Surfers Healing
A free surf camp for autistic children.

Ty's Reef
Introducing children to adventures at sea.

Dear to my heart:

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fighting to protect our privacy and personal freedoms in the digital age. They were among my greatest allies as an online political chat show producer.

Coalition for the Homeless
Literally getting people off the street and providing political advocacy. I've worked with the Boston chapter and a similar SF based group. These groups are tirelessly involved and passionately convicted.

Food Not Bombs
An alternative meditation in motion, chop vegetables for soup served to hungry people.

Catholic Charities
Saved my home when I lost my job the day the towers came down. Still directly helping families in crisis in our neighborhoods with compassion and dignity, regardless of religious beliefs.

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Beryl Swain
The first solo woman rider in a TT race at the infamous Isle of Man in 1962. After finishing 22nd (ahead of many men) on her 50cc italian Itom, Beryl announced her intent to move up in class to race larger bikes. As a result, her racing licence was revoked on the grounds that racing "was not suitable for women".

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Suzy Rytting
(on the world's first chair lift in Sun Valley)
Dominant ski racer of the 1940's, From 1947 (only 5 years after she first put on skies) through 1952 she was National Slalom, Downhill and Giant Slalom Champion and was National Medalist eight times. She was stripped of her Olympic team position in 1952 for becoming pregnant.

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Jericho Poppler
The 1970 US Champ to become the World Champion on the very first women's world pro tour in 1976. She was also Women's Pro Longboarding Champion in 1992. Amazingly, she has never had consistent sponsor support, but continued to give as a pioneering environmentalist and co-founder of the Women's International Surfing Association and the Surfrider Foundation. Jericho is still a hot, ultra aggressive surfer in the lineup.

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