What is the Giveback Getaway program at the Marina Del Rey location?
It’s working with the Bollona Wetlands, which is an area just outside of the area around Marina Del Rey. It’s working on moving invasive grasses. It’s an environmental project that we have had great feedback on. The people who have participated in it have been very positive. A lot of people don’t realize that there is a wetlands space there that is incredibly in danger because of the growth in and around LA. What is the program in Laguna Niguel? In Laguna we have two. One is called Surf as Healing. It is partnered with an organization that is teaching autistic children surfing. So the volunteer activity is around helping facilitate the event. There are professional surfing instructors that go out in the water with the children. It is an incredibly impactful program. There is a lot of research on the beneficial aspects of these children having the opportunity to surf with a professional, the sense of calm that it brings to the children. The other one that they are just in the process of
