Surfers Healing is a non-profit organization that seeks to enrich the lives of children with autism and their families by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing through workshops, summer camp, and other events.

You can contribute to this great cause Friday, May 29 at Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Wilmington, NC. For just $20 a person, you’ll get some great Italian grub, and all of the proceeds will go to Surfers Healing. Takeout for ticket holders is available beginning at 11 a.m., and the dine-in fundraising event will take place from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm.

For tickets and information, contact Sissy Priddy.

It’s not too late to register for the Run for Ray this weekend at Blue Clay Mountain Bike Trail in Wilmington NC!

Over 140 people have pre-registered for the 3- or 6-mile race, which takes place this Saturday morning. Registration fees are $20 for the 3-mile race and $25 for the 6-mile race. Visit the official Run for Ray blog for pre-registration instructions and directions to the park.

Race day registration will be available Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The race begins at 9 a.m. Parking will be limited, so race coordinators are requesting that participants carpool.

This is the first annual Run for Ray in honor of professional skater Ray Underhill, who passed away in August after two years battling a chordoma brain tumor. All proceeds will benefit Ray Underhill’s family and the Chordoma Foundation.

Hope you see you there to remember Ray and support this great cause!

For every TOMS + Element skateboard purchased, Element gives a skateboard to a child outside of Durban, South Africa to provide refuge from the dangerous areas in which they live.

TOMS was created with a singular mission — to make life more comfortable. In addition to the TOMS + Element skateboard, they offer a line of shoes with the same concept. For every pair purchased, they donate a pair to a child in need. You buy a pair of TOMS shoes or a TOMS + Element skateboard, and a child receives one.

For more information on this project, visit Element One for One or TOMS shoes.

On March 22, 2009 Eastern Skate Supply and partners are sponsoring the first annual Run for Ray in honor of professional skater Ray Underhill, who passed away in August after battling a chordoma brain tumor. All proceeds from the run, which will take place at Blue Clay Mountain Bike Trail, will benefit the Underhill family and the Chordoma Foundation.

For more information or to get involved, visit the Run for Ray blog. If you can’t participate in the fun, they are currently accepting donations to cover costs.

Warehouse Skateboards is proud to carry the Darkstar Grind for Life skateboard deck and Bones Grind for Life skateboard wheels. Proceeds from these products are donated to Grind for Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to cancer patients and their families traveling long distances to doctors and hospitals as well as educating and inspiring them on cancer survival and recovery. Grind for Life holds fundraising events and festivals where the Grind for Life skateboarding team performs.

It’s for a great cause, so get yours today!

Check out this moving story from the New York Times about how skateboarding is helping Afghani children overcome cultural divides.

Warehouse Skateboards is proud to carry the Gianni Pike Autism Speaks Skateboard by Real Skateboards. The idea for this skateboard came from John Pike of Eastern Skate Supply whose son, Gianni, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. All proceeds from the skateboard will go to Autism Speaks, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people living with autism and their families by raising awareness, fundraising, and searching for better ways to understand and treat autism.

The missing puzzle piece on the graphic represents the missing puzzle piece in our understanding of autism. Help fund the research that may find the answers by ordering your Real Gianni Pike Skateboard today.