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Entries from August 2009

Motivational Monday – Lance Armstrong

August 31st, 2009 No Comments

”If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.”
Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) [...]

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Stoked x Nike 6.0 – Motel No Tell

August 26th, 2009 No Comments

Over the course of 6 sessions, Nike 6.0 is sponsoring our Surf Mentor LA program at the Motel No Tell a branded Nike 6.0 Motel for the summer. On Tuesdays, our Stoked Mentees take the train from LA to San Clemente to do art, photography, and design projects. On Saturdays, they do beach clean ups, [...]

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Motivational Monday – Billie Jean King

August 24th, 2009 No Comments

“Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.”
Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a tennis player from the United States. She won 12 [...]

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Stoked LA: Surf Mentor 2009

August 7th, 2009 No Comments

This summer Stoked LA is proud to have the support of Fuel TV and popchips for Surf Mentor 2009! We also welcome a handful of new mentoring pairs who are already stoked on surfing, thanks to our fearless leader Peter Paris of GoSurfLA.com!

And the surf instruction begins…

Mentoring pair Hector and Mark are old pros in [...]

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Run a Half Marathon or Marathon for Stoked

June 4th, 2009 No Comments

[ August 16, 2009; November 1, 2009; ] For the 3rd Year in a row, Stoked Mentoring is a charity partner for the NYC Half Marathon. We’re also the charity partner for the ING Marathon in November. Here’s your opportunity to challenge yourself by running in a half marathon or a marathon while supporting Stoked.  We have a limited amount of spaces available [...]

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