VetSurf/Surf on Saturdays Events in Pismo Beach

AmpSurf™MISSION -AmpSurf™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established toPromote,Inspire,Educate, andRehabilitate (PIER) all people with disabilities and their families through adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities.WHO WE SUPPORT -One in five Americans struggle with a life-long disability. Nearly two million men and women have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are coming home looking for ways to feel whole again and to fit back in to normal life. Whether they are an amputee, visually impaired, suffer from PTS (post traumatic stress), or have quadriplegia. Whether they served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf war, Iraq or Afghanistan. Whether they are an autistic child or a young woman who has lost a limb to cancer, AmpSurf™ offers a unique program to bring the healing power of the ocean and adaptive surfing together for an experience that is both mentally and physically one of the best forms of rehabilitation on the planet.Our goal is simple, we want to help our disabled veterans, adults and children focus on their abilities not their disabilities. To do this we strive toPromote,Inspire,Educate, andRehabilitate (PIER™) these great Americans and the public by providing a quality program and the opportunity for the participants and volunteers to come together and feel the joy and healing of the ocean and surfing. AmpSurf™ has provided our Learn to Surf Clinics to hundreds of our disabled veterans, adults and children who probably never would have had this experience if it hadn’t been for our program.HOW WE DO IT -For over 19 years AmpSurf™ has been providing our Learn to Surf clinics to serve those who need us. We have served hundreds of our disabled veteran American heroes as well as disabled adults and children who probably never would have had this experience if it hadn’t been for our program.Para Surf League™/ PLS™MISSION -Para Surf League™ / PSL™is a division of AmpSurf established toPromote,Inspire,Educate, andRehabilitate (PIER) Adaptive/ Para Surfing athletes and events around the world for all people with disabilities.WHO WE SUPPORT -Contests and athletes engaged in the promotion and establishment of para surfing contest around the globe.Our goal is simple, we want to help establish a series of contests with partners around the globe to give adaptive athletes a platform to excel at adaptive/para surfing on a world class level.HOW WE DO IT -For over 19 years AmpSurf™ has been providing our Learn to Surf clinics to serve those who need us and supporting adaptive surfers and contests around the world from regional and national events to the World Para Surfing Championships in 2020, ' 21, and '22. The Para Surf League™/PSL™ has been created to organize and run the contests program and separate the responsibilities of AmpSurf™ into two distinct programs focused on those served by each. the PSL™ focus will be primarily on athlete and contest development, while AmpSurf™ will primarily focus on teaching those with disabilities, Veterans and First Responders how to surf and do other outdoor activities.Contact email: surf@ampsurf.org