SURF ADDICT PRESENTS “IT’S ABOUT SEA LIFE BENEFIT & PADDLE-OUT 2”, IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA, TO PROMOTE SEA LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO BENEFIT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: SURFAID INTERNATIONAL, SAVE THE WAVES COALITION, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION AND THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER.

Benefit – Friday, November 20th, 2009.

The benefit will take place in San Francisco – at the Aquarium of the Bay – in the evening of Friday, November 20th, 2009, from 7:30pm – 12am.  Attendees will be able to visit the Aquarium tanks/tunnels during the event.  Cocktail Reception kicks off at 7:30pm. Live Auction begins at 9:00pm.  Silent Auction bids end by 9:00pm.  Music and dancing follows.

Celebrity guests, artists, designers and pro-surfers are expected to attend. Daniel Castro Band www.danielcastro.com and Marc B. will www.marcbmusic.com will perform at the Aquarium of the Bay.

After-Party at the Hard Rock Café, at Fisherman’s Wharf, from 12:00am – 2:00am ~ Live Music by Tom Curren, Surf-Pro & Musician.

Paddle-Out – Saturday, November 21st, 2009.

In the morning of November 21st, at 9:30am, local surfers, ocean conservationists, animal & life lovers will perform a Ceremonial Paddle-Out, led by Rochelle Ballard, Pro-Surfer & Yoga Instructor (“Surf Into Yoga” DVD), at Crissy Field East Beach/Parking Lot. This will be an ocean and land ritual to offer prayers for all ocean creatures and sea-life protection.

The morning Paddle-Out Ceremony will be followed by an opportunity to speak to sea life protection and environmental non-profit organization representatives about their causes and quest to preserve the ocean and sea life. Paddle-out will be free and open to the public.

Yoga-Session – Sunday, November 22^nd, 2009.

On Sunday, November 22^nd, a Yoga Session will be led by Rochelle Ballard, at the San Francisco Bay Club.  RSVP required and $15.00 suggested donation will be reverted back to IASL’s 2009 Fund to be distributed to beneficiaries.  Rochelle Ballard’s new “Surf Into Yoga” DVD’s, www.surfintoyoga.com, will be available for sale and proceeds donated back to the cause.

Additional Info and tickets at www.itsaboutsealife.org and www.brownpapertickets.com

Check Out IASL 2008 Video and photos at http://www.itsaboutsealife.org/node/39.  IASL’s 2008 video was Produced and Edited by Jason Gittens, from KDJ Productions (Black Surfer Documentary coming 2010).  Photos by Rebecca Drake, from Squid Ink Photography.

IASL’s 2009 already confirmed partners and sponsors are Tom Curren (Surf-Pro & Musician), Rochelle Ballard’s “Surf Into Yoga” DVD, Daniel Castro Band, Marc. B.’s Band, Fuel TV, New Belgium Brewery, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Hard Rock Café Fisherman’s Wharf, ASR Biz, Hilton San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, Radisson Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco Bay Club, Luba Muzichenko (Zephyr Real Estate), Roberto Vezzone Productions, Dragon Alliance, Randy Cone Surfboards, Wise Surfboards, Jed Noll Surfboards, Jeff Clark Surfboards, Alex Martins Surfboard Repair, Giant Reef Limo, Noriega Produce, Rip Curl, Golden Gateway STC, Dr. Ana Amaya, Vans Off The Wall, Sam Henderson Photography (Benefit), Charlie Zabielskis Photography (Paddle-Out), Pacific-Visuals Photography, Extension Clothing, Top Education Guide, OCSC Sailing, Fish Restaurant, Thinknicity, Total Performance Health, Golden Gate Cycles, Frank Lew (State Farm), Robert Harris (artist), Ian Ross (artist), K9 Intel, Skull Candy, Nor Cal Surf Shop, Trog Wear, US Pure Water Corp., DJ Juan Data, DJ Benjah, Doug Ross (Artist), Java Beach Café, BeachString, Wdzfx, Rusty Surfboards, SF Vodka, Carly Ivan Garcia(Artist), Weaver’s Coffee & Tea, Island Ukuleles, TheSurfersChoice, St. Supery Winery, Hernan Rojas (Artist), and Mavericks Surf Ventures, amongst others yet to be confirmed..

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