Tag Archives | Surf Mentor

Stoked LA "Surfing Safari" Summer Recap

This summer Stoked embarked on a surfing safari! Stoked LA surfed the southern California coast from Malibu down to San Clemente.  Over 50 Stokers learned to surf and most paddled into waves on their own! Stokers got a taste of the pro-circuit too. They attended the US Open of Surf and the X-Games. See pictures [...]

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Revelatory Surf Documentary opens in LA

White Wash, a documentary that dismantles the white surfer bro stereotype and reveals a succession of African American champions, opens Friday, September 9, in Los Angeles. The film features interviews with 10 time ASP World  Champion Kelly Slater, Stoked Co-founder Sal Masekela, surf legend Rob Machado, and more heavy-hitters in surfing. Director Ted Wood combines original [...]

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NY Surf Mentor, Last Session of the Season Coming Up

The last Surf Mentor 2011 session will go down this Saturday, September 10, at the Surf Shack on Rockaway Beach at 10am. It has been an excellent season and we’re amped for the final go! Click here to see pics of stokers carving it up.  

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Stoked's Surf Mentor NY written up in Brooklyn Based

Click here to read the rest of the article. Thank you to Krista and Brooklyn Based for paying us a visit!

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Surf Mentor Open House

Email charlie@stoked.org with any questions.

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Summer Surf Mentor Program: LA and NYC

Interested in teaching LA or NYC youth how to surf this summer with Stoked!? Find out how you can help change the lives of youth through surfing! Stoked, in partnership with other youth development organizations in LA and NYC, will once again teach under-served youth how to surf this summer through Surf Mentor. In addition [...]

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The North Face Explore Fund awards $2,500 to Stoked

The North Face provides grants to non-profit organizations that help children and families explore the outdoors. Through their Explore Fund, Stoked has been awarded a grant of $2,500 to support our Snow Mentor and Surf Mentor programs for New York City youth. The grant is part of the inaugural commitment of $250,000 from The North Face [...]

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Stoked Pic of the Day

This is a picture from our recent surfing program in New York. Every week has a different theme and we ask the kids to reflect on those themes throughout the day. Activities & life skills workshops aside from the sports are done during the season. Mark holds up the theme, “The Power of Positivity.”

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George C Fund x Stoked

Earlier this year, we were put in touch with the family of George C. Chatzopoulos. Last year, he tragically passed away while surfing in El Salvador. His family and friends have set up the George C Fund in his honor. His passing has enabled Stoked to serve over 150 youth this summer through our surfing [...]

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Surf Mentor Kicks off

Summer time is usually a very busy time for us… That’s because we’re surfing in NYC & LA. Here are some pics from our NYC program.

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