Whether you paddle around the pier on Sunday or simply attend to support clean water, your presence makes an impact.

The paddle around the OB Pier features all sorts of paddlecraft – surfboards, SUPs, kayaks, outrigger canoes, etc. – in a non-competitive paddle to raise awareness to pollution problems along San Diego's coastline. We will be featuring our Know your H2O program this year. We encourage people to walk, bike, carpool or take public transport to the OB Pier on Sunday. (by the corners of Newport and Abbot Ave's in Ocean Beach) To make it easier, Ocean Beach Surf and Skate will be offering loaner boards to experienced paddlers, Click Here for more info.

Join us to welcome Margo to Ocean Beach! On July 3rd ocean activist Margo Pellegrino launched a two month paddling journey on the Pacific Ocean in her outrigger canoe. Beginning in Seattle, she plans to complete her voyage in San Diego at the Paddle For Clean Water. During the two months of her journey, she will paddle approximately 1,500 miles making around 60 stops along the West Coast to highlight the need for coastal conservation and pollution prevention.

Thanks to Clif Bar for sponsoring the event again this year. Additional sponsors include Stone Brewing Co., Cali Bamboo, 91X, Ocean Minded, Ocean Beach Surf and Skate, Surfrshot.com, SIMR Surfboards, Ocean Beach Geriatric Surf Club and Caffé Calabria. Pick up your video camera and win $500. Create a video about the Paddle For Clean Water and enter it in the My Local Lineup Short Film Challenge, more info below.

Recap of September Surfrider Events:
September is Surfrider Month at En Fuego Cantina and Grill Surfrider Month at En Fuego Cantina and Grill in Del Mar! All month long $1 from every Stone IPA goes to SurfriderSD!! On Monday September 20th we will be hosting a fundraiser from 6-10pm where 10% of all sales go directly to our chapter. There will be a special appearance from Stone CEO and co-founder Greg Koch along with celebrity bartenders for the evening. En Fuego Cantina and Grill is located at 1342 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar.

Tuesday the 14th - Rise Above Plastics meeting at 7pm. 'Trash is not food... or is it? Plastic Marine Debris from an Ecotoxicological Perspective.' Chelsea Rochman, a third year PhD student in the fields of Marine Ecology and Environmental Toxicology who's dissertation work is focused on the trophic effects of adsorption of persistent organic contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, OCs, and PBDEs) to plastic debris in the marine environment as well as desorption of contaminants from plastic debris (BPA and phthalates) into the marine environment and its inhabitants. Come here Chelsea talk about how toxicants associated with marine plastics transfer to the food chain and consequently any adverse effects that occur when trash becomes food. Last summer she visited the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre as part of the SEAPLEX science crew with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This fall, she will journey across the South Atlantic with the non-profit group 5Gyres to explore toxicological questions regarding plastic marine debris if and when we come across another large plastic accumulation in the South Atlantic Gyre. The meeting will be held in the UTC/La Jolla area (but NOT Forum Hall), Click Here for directions and info.

Wednesday the 15th - General Chapter Meeting/Mixer at 7pm. In a effort to kick off Coastal Cleanup Day and Tijuana River Action Month, this month's chapter meeting will focus on Beach Cleanups and Border Sewage and is honored to have Bob Scott give a presentation. Bob is a Professional Geologist and Certified Hydrogeologist at URS Corporation here in San Diego where he has been employed for over 20 years. He currently manages its local site assessment and remediation group and conducts work related to soil and groundwater contamination. He recently completed a study funded by the State for the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team to identify the locations, quantity and characteristics of trash and sediment that gets transported downstream from Mexico during rain events. The information that his team has collected will help in developing a program to address this problem. Bob will share the results of the study and work that is currently being done in the valley related to trash and sediment. We'll also cover general chapter updates and ways to get involved with Surfrider. You don't need to be a Surfrider member but it's always encouraged. This one is at Forum Hall in UTC / La Jolla, Click Here for directions.

Core Volunteer Training on Wed 9/22, 7pm at Forum Hall in UTC/La Jolla. Core Volunteer Orientation is designed as a way to get more people familiar with Surfrider at a higher, more involved level and develop more environmental activists. The training lasts about 60 minutes and we will cover some background info on Surfrider and our chapter along with training and insight on getting involved with organizing fundraising and outreach events, coordinating beach cleanups, the Policy Committee, Ocean Friendly Gardens, Kids For Clean Water education presentations, computer based help and more. This is also at Forum Hall in UTC/La Jolla (4315 La Jolla Village Dr., above Wells Fargo branch that is adjacent to the mall). You can rsvp (not required) on Volgistics (info below), email donna@surfriderSD.org or simply show up on Wednesday 9/22. Core Volunteer Training is a requirement to serve on our local Executive Committee and this is the last training before the vote for the 2011 EC this Fall.

Beach Cleanups: Sun. the 12th there will be a beach cleanup as part of the Paddle For Clean Water in Ocean Beach from 9-noon, Sat. Sept 18th we'll be at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas and the big cleanup day is Sat Sept 25th: Coastal Cleanup Day! Surfrider is hosting cleanups in south Imperial Beach and the Ocean Beach Pier. There are over 80 cleanups throughout SD County, Click Here for more info and thanks to Coastkeeper and I Love A Clean San Diego for helping to organize this great day. The south IB cleanup kicks off 'Tijuana River Action Month' from 9/25 to 10/30, stay tuned for info on a series of events in the Tijuana Watershed.

Surf For The Sea surf contest is back in Oceanside September 11th and 12th. This fun contest is a benefit for Surfrider and other local charities. Click Here for an entry form with more info.

Town Hall Meeting on I-5 Expansion in Encinitas on Mon 9/13, 7pm. Inform yourself about the proposed CalTrans $4 billion 40 year expansion project to widen I-5 to as many as 18 lanes between Torrey Pines and Oceanside. Click Here for more info.

The 'My Local Lineup Short Film Challenge'
Seeks Aspiring Filmmakers and Raises Funds for SFSD!

Join our MeetUp.com group or Fan Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter and/or join our Linkedin group for more ways to stay connected with SurfriderSD!

If you would like to sign up for volunteer opportunities, help organize our beach cleanups, help at fun events and much more, then Volgistics is for you. For all volunteers without a Surfrider Volgistics account, please fill out our volunteer form now and choose the opportunities that interest you: Click Here for the Volunteer Application Form Once you have an account you can post hours, sign up for new assignments or set your preferences. Click Here to Log Into Your Account. We will be sure to keep a reminder for you at the bottom of these chapter emails. (Ongoing events such as our beach cleanups, chapter meetings and committee meetings don't require a sign up or rsvp, the more the merrier!)

Iron Surfer Membership Challenge is back! You have the power to change people by encouraging your friends to become Surfrider members. If everyone signs up just one friend, our impact will double! And when you sign up five friends you'll be recognized as an Iron Surfer with a limited edition 2010 Iron Surfer t-shirt. As an Iron Surfer you can make five times the impact on the health of our oceans, waves and beaches today and long into the future.

And if you're one of the top three Iron Surfers who recruit the most new members by October 31, 2010, you'll win: GRAND PRIZE Surf trip to the QuiksilverTravel Surf House in the Dominican Republic!! SECOND PRIZE is a head to toe package from Quicksilver plus a signed Clay Marzo "Madness" model board by SUPERbrand. THIRD PRIZE is a head to toe Quicksilver package. For more info visit www.surfrider.org/ironsurfer


Share the Surfrider stoke and ask your friends and family to become Surfrider members. By providing them with your membership number, you can win great prizes.