Surfers Healing aims to provide surfing experiences for children with autism to help them accomplish goals and boost confidence. Trained volunteers guide children on surfboards to experience the ocean's therapeutic effects. These camps offer fun family days at the beach and show children with autism can succeed, defying expectations. The founder was inspired by his cousin with autism and wants to combine his love of surfing with helping people on the autism spectrum overcome barriers.

1. Surfers HealingKirk Fagan

3. The people who will be surfing with them will be highly trained and often are pros who are very humbled by this experience. Surfers Healing wants to provide a fun and eventful day at the beach for not only the child but the family as well. The Program

4. Here is a link to give a good idea of what Surfers Healing is all about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdp6gd5jNOs The Program

5. The reason I decided to use this non profit is because I believe children with autism can be productive people in our society, and I believe this program displays that point perfectly. Surfers Healing combines the love I have for surfing and the ocean with my beliefs I have about people with autism. My own cousin suffers from high functioning autism so I know first hand the struggles an barriers that effect children with autism. Personal Connection

6. Shuttleworth Foundation Shuttleworth Foundation They strive to help any organization, that has clear vision on how to bring change and make the world better. They believe in individual who believe in the change they want to see. Surfers Healing They strive to make the world a better place by making a great day for children who haven’t seen very many. Izzy Paskowitz exemplifies the type of person the Shuttleworth program promotes because of his use of critical thinking skills, that combine his love for his son and the ocean.

7. Shuttleworth foundationcontinued Shuttleworth foundation The Shuttleworth foundation appreciates fresh and innovative ideas. The reason Mark Shuttleworth started the foundation, was to push innovative and courageous ideas. Surfers Healing The Paskowitz family saw a need and used deductive reasoning to piece together a program that would be fresh and helpful. The program that Surfers Healing does is not only innovative but also very courageous, giving children with autism the chance to surf is something that has never been done before.

8. Autism affects 1 out of 110 children Autism is what doctors call a spectrum disorder, meaning that it does not effect everyone the same. Autism effects children differently from severe cases, leaving the child with major learning disabilities to mild cases, where the person has normal learning abilities. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/learning/autism.html# The Need

9. In the summer of 2011 there were 16 camps help for autistic children and there families. These event ranged from California to Puerto Rico, Hawaii to the East Coast. Output

10. The benefits that children and there families receive from there day at camp is beyond belief. As one woman’s said, it is like being with a family of people who understand there struggle’s The family gets to see the child succeed at something they probably never thought they would. We will be giving these children the satisfaction of accomplishments, and that means the world to them and their families. We want to allot the gift of the ocean to the autistic community Outcome

11. Some of Surfers Healing funds goes to equipment like wetsuits, surfboards, tents, rash guards, life vests, food and drinks. The rest of the funds go to insurance, beach permits, administration cost. Input

12. The camps Surfers Healing have are completely free and the only way we can fund them is with your help. To aggrandize the amount of camps we can hold we must be helped with donations. A $25 donation will pay for one third of a child’s day. Any donation are greatly appreciated http://www.surfershealing.org/helpus.html How you can help