Rotary Club of Morro Bay Meets Project Surf Camp

And the winner is.....   EVERYBODY!!!!

I can tell you from personal experience that this is probably one of the single most positive experiences that a person can have...   granted - you may have to climb out of your comfort zone a tad bit (or for some of us - a whole lot)...   but once and if you do - you will be so glad you did...   so our crew shows up for the most part, bright eyed and bushy tailed at 8am...  a big thanks to Doug Riddell, Mike Pond (and Michelle and Nikki Subler), Rob Livick, Andrea Lueker, Amy Christey, Sarah Ketchum (and Amber and Nephi Derbitge), Nancy Guthrie, John Weiss (and 4 members of the Tobin family), David Owens (and Dex) and Dan Costley for sharing the morning with us...  We get our orientation speech - pretty much tag teamed from PSC stars Matt and Caleb with a few additional comments from John and William...  then the kids show up - we get to put their wet suits on them and us (much tougher than it sounds) and which creates lots of laughs...   then onto the beach where we get our stretching in, in anticipation of getting wet...   we team up with our surfing kids and hit the water...   some go right in - some can already surf - some need a bit of hand holding - some want to build sand castles - but ALL experienced the time of their lives...  Here's what a few of us had to say about our day... 

Sarah Ketchum - "Adie became my friend instantly, it was awesome seeing her scared then a second later laughing as she stood on the board. I will definitely participate next year."

Jamie Boucher - Nothing better than to see a child laughing and knowing that you played a big a part in their happiness...  it was my second year but definitely not my last."

Amy Christey - "Project Surf Camp was amazing!  Thank you campers, PSC and Morro Bay Rotary volunteers."

David Owens - "Volunteers for Project Surf Camp wth Rotary.  Awesome time!  and "Fantastic time!  My son Dex loved it!"

Mike Pond - "My daughter and I had an awesome time at Project Surf Camp. The campers confidence and ability grew throughout the day. The joy of riding a wave beamed from huge smiles and many high fives. If I weren't injured I'd do it all over again. It was a great day out serving with my fellow Rotarians."

A special shout out to the Fennacy clan as they provided us with a scrumptious lunch of gourmet hot dogs, chips, fruit, and lots of candy!!!!!