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The Quiksilver Foundation, in recognition of Kelly Slater's tenth ASP World Surfing Championship, announced Tuesday the 10 for Ten campgain, in which $10,000 will be given to ten non-profit organizations of Slater's choosing, reports.
“Ten $10,000 donations is really special,” Slater said. “As a kid I could not have fathomed being able to give such a nice gift to charities I believe in and it was totally unexpected!”
Ryan Ashton, director of the , said, “All of his selections fall in line with the Quiksilver Foundation’s mission to support environmental, educational, health and humanitarian projects.”
The ten beneficiaries are:
$10K – Mauli Ola Foundation
$10K – Na Kalai Wa’a Moku O Hawai’i
$10K – Kokua Hawai’i Foundation
$10K – Space Coast Early Intervention Center
$10K – Best Friends Animal Society
$10K – Boys and Girls Club of San Clemente
$10K – Smile Train
$10K – Waves for Water
$10K – LA Surf Bus Foundation
$10K – SurfAid
For more on Slater and a gathering of the world's top surfers, check out the February issue of ϳԹ.
–Michael Webster