Dealing With the Aftermath…

Posted on November 7, 2012 by dsabori

Wow. The reports that are coming in from friends and family are just astounding and heartbreaking – while the West Coast was seeing Summer in Fall, many of our loved ones on the East Coast were braving through some very, frightening, and trying times…our thoughts & hearts are with you all.

It’s almost paralyzing trying to imagine how we can help – there have been so many who have lost so much, and it seems there is so much needed. With that said, we’re hearing that any bit can help…here’s what we’re doing:

We’ve reached out to retail partners (most of them long-time) to to help on the business-end of things once they are up and running; we’re hearing it could be (many) months for many, and some don’t even have a definitive re-opening date.

Between Volcom Corporate, and Volcom Employees we are collecting as much as we can and distributing it to 2 direct contacts we have on the ground in NJ. Our 3-Day Relief Drive is collecting warm-weather gear, toiletries, blankets, shoes, etc. We’re also in touch with Rockaway Beach to get them support as well.

Lastly, a Disaster Relief Give Back tee is in the works and will be available soon. Similar to what we did with the Embrace Recovery project for Japan, profits will go to support relief in much needed areas.

So what can you do? If you haven’t already, and are in a position to lend a hand, here is what we’ve found are ways to support the relief effort:

And finally, please take a moment to watch this…it’s puts a personal touch on what happened last week…

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Down to the Wire…A Possible Give & Get (a Trip to the North Shore)!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by dsabori

With only 10 (or so) hours to go, we’re getting down to the wire if you’re interested in contributing to the Stokes Me fundraising drive. Support organizations like Life Rolls On, Stoked, Cystic Firbrosis Foundation and others.

In fact, how about this? How much would a trip for two to the North Shore, Dec 5th-8th, 2012 cost? 1 room, 3 nights at Turtle Bay. Two tix to the Surfer Poll awards, $1,000 gift certificate for Hawaiian Airlines? Well, you can win that (and more) if you’re the Top Stokes Me Fundraiser. Why not do it as a part of the New Future team! At last check, the Stokes Me website shows the current top leader at $6,445 raised. Maybe you can match that…take top honors!?

By the way, we’re offering a little “It’s still summer” pack to the first fundraiser to raise/contribute $200 today.

It’s simple: Join our team here, contribute, get in the running. The campaign ends tonight, 10/30/12 11:59 pm PST.

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Two Ways to Support Stoked!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by dsabori

This month, you can support Stoked by supporting our Give Back Series, or by supporting the Stokes Me! campaign – a part of the SIMA Humanitarian Fund.

As of today, there are only 6 days left to support some of your favorite surf-related non-profits this month, during the Surfers Helping Humans drive campaign called Stokes Me! One of our favorites is Stoked – a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth through action sports.

Our goal is to collectively, with you on our team, raise $5,000 bucks for any one of the great causes here. Today, Stoked is our featured beneficiary! Get your shirt here, and then head on over to our Stokes Me team page at my.stokesme.org/volcom to show them some more support!

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Give Jeans a Chance – 2012…A DIY Challenge!

Posted on October 19, 2012 by dsabori

All summer long, they’ve been sitting in your closet while your boardshorts and bikinis saw all the action. Well, there’s more then just a change of weather in the air…’Tis the season for Giving Jeans a Chance!

Last year, with the help of Coastal Edge, you, our retail partners and our global Volcom family, and in partnership with National Coalition for the Homeless, we collected and distributed almost 35,000 pairs of jeans to those in need in multiple communities scattered across the globe. This year we’d like to do the same, and we’re challenging you to rise to the DIY (Do It Yourself) challenge!

Here’s the deal:

We give you the tools; you hold and promote your drive.

That means, you collect jeans in good, wearable condition, donate them to a local homeless shelter/service provider in your area, and then post and tell us your story with words and pics or in any other form you see fit. Post it on any & all of your social media outlets tagging Facebook.com/GiveJeansAChance and/or posting to Instagram and/or Twitter with #GJAC. Visit Facebook.com/GiveJeansAChance to stay up to date on the latest developments across the National Give Jeans A Chance community.

So, as you embark on your journey, please send in your stories! We’re keeping count and we’re hoping to at least match (if not beat) the nearly 35,000 that we collected last year with your help.

And if doing good weren’t enough, tere’s an added benefit…Best story gets a $1,000 grant donated to a youth related non-profit or a homeless shelter of your choice…AND, the campaign organizer wins a $1,000 (retail value) worth of Volcom products! Runner up, gets a $500 grant donated to a to a youth related non-profit of their choice.

Now what?
Go to Volcom.com/givejeansachance, click the “Start Your Own Campaign” link and download your promotional tools. The following items are available for you:
8×12 Give Jeans a Chance Announcement & Drop Location Print-Ready Poster
11×17 Give Jeans a Chance Announcement & Drop Location Print-Ready Poster
GJAC JPEG to post/share with your local community

Some basic guidelines (official rules here): You can collect jeans as often as you’d like, but to be eligible for the contest, all GJAC Stories must be emailed to us at givejeansachance@volcom.com by 12:00 am, PST, Jan 1st, 2013. That means, get them in before the New Year!

Our esteemed GJAC Community here at Volcom HQ along with our friends at National Coalition for the Homeless will vote on winning entries, and the winner will be announced on Friday January 25th on our Give Jeans a Chance Facebook page and elsewhere.

Good Luck with your Good Cause!

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Learn More About the Stokes Me Challenge

Posted on October 3, 2012 by dsabori

This video explaining more about the Stokes Me Challenge definitely Stokes Us! Be sure to join us in the challenge in hitting & blowing through our goal! Join us at my.stokesme.org/volcom

 

#StokesMe 2012 from Stokes Me on Vimeo.

Stokes me is a 30 day fundraising contest, put on by the SIMA Humanitarian Fund, during which surf brands and any surfer anywhere can compete to raise the most money and in turn win some cool prizes. All money raised goes directly to the 10 SIMA Humanitarian Fund beneficiaries for their efforts in areas like spinal cord injury rehabilitation and prevention, breast cancer education, malaria prevention, urban youth outreach, mental health, and autism.

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Join Us for the Stokes Me Challenge!

Posted on October 1, 2012 by dsabori

Interested in helping benefit some of the organizations we’ve supported through our Give Back Series? Great groups like Stoked, Life Rolls On, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and many (actually 7) others!?  Well, October is the month to do it! Join us as October becomes the month of Surfers Helping Humans!

How!? Well, we’ve started a team page at my.stokesme.org/volcom. For starters, go there, join our team, donate anything you can, build a following, and help us, help humans! Great prizes for the Top Fundraisers…see below and be sure to join TEAM Volcom-New Future!

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Picturing a New Future!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by dsabori

 

Congrats to the two winners of our Picture a New Future photo contest in partnership with Envirosurfer. We challenged you with this:

As you know, Volcom’s New Future is cleaner, more conscious, renewable, efficient, regenerative, sustainable and less impactful. Now, it’s time to ask, “What’s your New Future look like? Show us and you might win! On Instagram follow @envirosurfer and @volcom and then begin posting your best New Future photos & captions with #Volcomnewfuture. Volcom & EnviroSurfer will select a favorite and send a V.Co-logical product package ($250 estimated retail value) your way!

We’ll select one winner for all entries by midnight PDT, Friday, Sept. 7th and a second winner for all entries by midnight PDT, Friday, Sept. 21st.

Well, the judges have spoken and the winners are locked in! Thanks to those that played and congrats to @coastalplayground and @rp4rk3r!

R.1 Winner

R. 2 Winner

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Volcom x Loloma Foundation: Support for Medical Supplies in Fiji

Posted on September 18, 2012 by dsabori

Big thanks to our Volcom Fiji Pro Give Back Series partner Loloma Foundation for giving us the chance to join them at their Summer fundraising gala this past weekend!

What a great organization, doing amazing medical based work in Fiji. Doctors and community volunteering their time & services, collecting supplies and just generally giving back to many communities in Fiji. Good, good stuff…

Before the contest started, we had reached out to our friends at Tavarua Island Resort asking for a lead on organizations that were really making a positive impact, and their reply was quick: Loloma Foundation. So it was with much stoke that we presented what they called a “Leadership Fundraising” check for over $6,000 to be earmarked for medical supplies. The check, from funds raised through the sales of our Fiji Pro Give Back Series for Loloma Foundation merchandise, kicked off a round of contributions from the crowd that helped push them over the $10,000 mark for much needed supplies.

Additionally, Jess Ponting, PhD, Associate Professor at SDSU and founder of their Center for Surf Research was also on hand to present a check for the funds that were raised through his innovative Surf Credits program which we we helped launch at the inaugural Volcom Fiji Pro.

Check presented to a Loloma Dr. and her volunteering kids


Jess presents his check from Surf Credits


Fun night on the beach for a great cause

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Coastal Cleanup Day, Sept. 15, 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by dsabori

From our friends at Newport Bay Conservancy:

Groups and individuals are needed on this Coastal Cleanup Day, Sept. 15, 2012, to help pick up trash that has accumulated in the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve.  Join volunteers from the Newport Bay Conservancy to help restore the beauty of this beautiful 900 acres in the heart of Newport Beach.  Land-based cleanup will meet at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, at 2301 University Drive (corner of University and Irvine Avenue) in Newport Beach.

Volunteers will be given trash bags, gloves, data sheets and pencils. Volunteers should wear old clothes, old shoes and sun protection to participate in this yearly event.  On previous Cleanup Days at the Bay, volunteers have consistently picked up 20,000 pounds of trash. There will also be community service learning projects such as invasive plant removal and native planting. Additionally All Green Electronic Recycling will be on site accenting electronic waste for free. http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/

Food will be available for purchase from both the California Grill Truck or the Tamarindo Food Truck.

For information and directions on the day of the event, call (949) 640-6712.  For water based cleanup contact Robin Madrid at the Department of Fish and Game at (949) 640-9956.  Hope to see you there.

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Limited, Repurposed Tote Bags Benefitting Kona School

Posted on August 28, 2012 by dsabori

How cool is this? A big hearty, “Nice work” goes out to our boy Daniel Terry on the East Coast who just sent in a dispatch with the details on the latest repurposing project he’s just wrapped up. It’s part V.Co-logical, part Give Back Series!

Catch the story by  Jack Twachtman, here at BurroBags.com:

Several months ago, our friend Daniel from VOLCOM East approached us with a grip of old promotional materials that he and VOLCOM wanted to put to good use. VOLCOM is one of many forward-thinking brands that embraces sustainability and eco-conscious values. Needless to say, we were more than happy to oblige in their efforts to become a greener business and reduce waste…more here.

Thanks to Daniel and Burro for making this happen!

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