Christian Surfers UK remember tsunami on Boxing Day
Aragum Bay : photo Christian Surfers UK
Tsunami Anniversary
Tsunami - Second Anniversary: Christian Surfers UK Stall - Baggie Point, Boxing Day
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 22 December, 2006 : - - On the second anniversary of the catastrophic south eastern Asia tsunami, Christian Surfers UK will be putting on a Boxing Day stall/exhibition in the National Trust Car park, towards Baggy Point, Croyde Bay, North Devon. All surfers and walkers will be offered free teas and coffees with mince pies.
The reason for this stall is to encourage people to reflect back to the disaster that occurred just two years ago. In addition to refreshments, there will be a display of the various projects undertaken in the devastated area by Christian Surfers UK, Surf Relief UK (previously Tsunami Surf Relief UK), Paddle for Relief and others organisations involved in the initiatives.
In total these organisations raised around £50,000 to fund much needed restoration work, particularly in the Arugam Bay area, on the eastern side of Sri Lanka. Despite the current political unrest in the country, many of the original projects have been completed and have made a real difference to the lives of the people in the area.
If you are surfing in the Croyde Bay area on boxing day, please do take time out to visit the stall and look at the display over a drink and a mince pie. This is a time of great joy, but also a time of sadness for the relatives and friends of the 300,000 killed during the disaster.
For any more information on the work carried out in the area e-mail phil@christiansurfers.co.uk
www.christiansurfers.co.uk
www.tsunamisurfrelief.co.uk
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