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Life Rolls On 2nd annual Hawaii TWSA | White Plains Beach, Hi

gayla — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:55:22 +0000

The 2nd annual They Will Surf Again Hawaii took place today at White Plains Beach, Hawaii and it was another huge success. We had another beautiful day, despite original forecasts of rain. It was gorgeous. Pro surfers Roy Powers and Leila Hurst were on hand, along with a ton of awesome volunteers to assist with our adaptive surfers. The day started with the sounds of the conch shell blown by Kahu; Manu Mook and followed by a beautiful prayer which set the mood for the day. Everyone was excited to hit the waves and surprised to see an endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal who decided to roll up and take a front row seat in front of the ocean as we all hit the water. And this seal was totally soaking up the rays and rolling in the sand. So cute!

The local news station; KHON 2 came out and covered the amazing event and did a story on a local boy, Tusi from Kahuku. He was on his way to college when he dove into water at Seal Beach, CA and became a quadriplegic. He has since returned to the islands and today was the first day he hit the water since his accident 11 years ago. It is such a touching story and so touching to see the support of his friends family. Incredible.

We had some great food from Lulu’s, Duke’s Waikiki and homemade chili from my mom’s kitchen. Yup, chili and rice are always a big hit at the beach. Thanks mom and Aunty Paulyne. Ono stuff

Our fundraiser was held on Friday at Wahoo’s and a huge success. We had a great drawing and our grand prize was the autographed Hawaii Five-O surfboard. Our lucky winner was Lesley Wilmoth who purchased tickets online … Congratulations Lesley!

Our fundraiser and They Will Surf Again Hawaii program was a huge success and wouldn’t be possible with the amazing volunteers and a few key sponsors:

Hawaii 5-0

Tanioka’s Fish Market

Samuel L. Jackson

Frank Darabont

Hawaiian Island Creations

Carosuel Candyland

Shutterbooth Hawaii

Ezekiel Hawaii

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Win a surfboard autographed by Hawaii 5-0 cast!

gayla — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:47:41 +0000

Life Rolls On returns for the 2nd annual They Will Surf Again in Hawaii on 3/24/12 and to kickoff our fundraiser, I have a surfboard autographed by the Hawaii 5-0 cast up for grabs. Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park signed the brand new Super Fish 7s surfboard by Global Surf Industries last week in hopes to raise money for a great program and organization. Life Rolls On is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes action sports as a platform to demonstrate the infinite possibilities beyond paralysis.

The surfboard will be given away at our fundraiser Friday 3/23/12 at Wahoo’s Kahala which starts at 6:30PM. If you would like to participate in the drawing ahead of time, simply go to http://twsa-hawaii-2012.eventbrite.com/ or click here to get your chance to win the autographed surfboard. You do NOT need to be present to win; however, the winner will be responsible for any shipping costs. This is open to EVERYONE! Help a great cause and get a chance for an awesome drawing!

If you would like to participate or volunteer for They Will Surf Again, be sure to register online by going to www.liferollson.org/hawaii or click here.

Note: Alex O’Loughlin was not on set and available for the photo, but he did sign it!

Check out the video at the end of the post to see photos of Life Rolls On They Will Surf Again signature program. Or click here to view.

Win an autographed surfboard from Hawaii 5-0!

gayla — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:50:54 +0000

Only 2 days left to win this awesome autographed surfboard from the Hawaii 5-0 cast: Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park. A $10 donation to Life Rolls On will give you an opportunity to win this great prize and help an organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury and utilizes action sports as a platform to inspire infinite possibilites despite paralysis. 100% of your donation goes to Life Rolls On. Winners will be announced this Friday 4/29 night at Wahoo’s Kahala at our kick off fundraiser event. You do NOT have to be present to win! Anyone can participate by going the http://twsa-hawaii.eventbrite.com/. Feel free to join us for night of inspiration.

Join us Sat 4/30 at 9:00 as we take those suffering from paralysis surfing at White Plains Beach in Ewa. If you know anyone living with paralysis, we have a few slots available. Register now by going to www.liferollson.org/hawaii. It’s FREE to register! Come join us for a day filled with food, fun, inspiration and surfing. Hope to see you there!

Little Maile will be one of those surfing too thanks to Life Rolls On. Be sure to click play below…

My hero Maile from Gayla Elizabeth on Vimeo.

See more of Alex and Scott with the surfboard by clicking here: