The Rotary Club of Huntington Beach Presents Surfboards On Parade 2016

Unveiling Party to Educate Attendees About Surf City’s Rich Heritage with Proceeds to Benefit Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center’s Fight Against Skin Cancer

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The Rotary Club of Huntington Beach is hosting Surfboards On Parade 2016, a participatory art experience and fundraising event where acclaimed artists create and display art on surfboards designed by legendary shapers. The unveiling of the 20 featured surfboards will be held at Shorebreak, a Kimpton Hotel, in Pacific City on June 16th at 6 p.m.

The artwork will then be on parade and displayed at sponsored locations throughout Huntington Beach including the Resorts of Huntington Beach, Duke’s, Sandy’s, Ola Mexican Kitchen, Ocean Blue Art + Design, Lemonade, Old Crow Smokehouse, Simmzy’s, Ways and Means Oyster House and Tommy Bahamas from June 16th to October 7th. The art exhibit will also educate audiences on Surf City USA’s rich surfing heritage through the cultural arts and event proceeds will help Orange Coast Memorial Foundation and the MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center’s continued efforts to increase awareness about the prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer.

World Surfing Champion Peter “PT” Townend will emcee the evening and a short film by Surf City Highlight's Matt Liffreing will show a behind the scenes glimpse of the inspiration and making of the art. The unveiling party also affords attendees the opportunity to meet and greet the artists, surfboard shapers, and other big names in surfing including Tim Stamps, Duke Aipa, Robert August, Bob Hurley, Jeff “Doc” Lausch, Steve Pesce, Jed Noll and acclaimed artists Rick Rietveld, Drew Brophy, Phil Roberts, John Van Hamersveld, Dave Hobrecht, Heather Brown, Josh Serafin Rhonda Jones and Joshua Paskowitz.

“Our goal with each art installation in Surfboards on Parade is to capture a 'wow' factor on the faces of the literally millions of people who will come see it this summer. Each piece tells its own story through one-of-a-kind expression of art on surfboards, many from world-renowned artists and shapers that will entice the viewing public to see all 20 boards on display throughout the city as well as donate to these important causes,” said Scott Smith at the Rotary Club of Huntington Beach.

Event sponsors include Greater Newport Physicians, Rainbow, A Republic Service Company, Edward Jones Investments – Scott Smith, Edinger Medical Group, MemorialCare Medical Group, HB Digital/Home Run Media Group, and Woody’s Diner.

Individual tickets for the unveiling party are $28 and includes entrance to an opportunity drawing, as well as food from Duke’s, Ola Mexican Kitchen, Old Crow Smokehouse and Lemonade. For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, please call Jodi McKay at 714-337-9176; e-mail surfcity2@verizon.net at or visit www.surfboardsonparade.org.

About Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center

At Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, patients can expect high quality, patient-focused care. Orange Coast Memorial is one of a select group of healthcare organizations nationwide to achieve Magnet®; a designation achieved for superiority in patient care and nursing professionalism. As a nonprofit hospital serving the community, Orange Coast Memorial offers care in nearly every medical specialty. Along with an award-winning Emergency Department, Orange Coast Memorial implements best practices in medicine through its Centers of Excellence. These include the MemorialCare Cancer Institute, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute and MemorialCare Breast Center. Orange Coast Memorial has repeatedly been voted one of the Best in Orange County, by readers of the Orange County Register. The hospital’s investment in the health of the community includes annual free screenings for skin cancer, breast cancer and hepatitis, among others. For more information, please log on to http://www.memorialcare.org/orange-coast-memorial.

About Rotary Club of Huntington Beach

Rotary Club of Huntington Beach is a group of service minded professionals who meet weekly. Our motto is “Service above self.” As a club, they participate in local, national and international service projects. “Be a Gift to the World” is the Rotary International theme for this year, and the club is rising to that challenge! If you want to help make a difference in the world, and have fun doing it, they encourage you to visit. They have two meeting times each week for your convenience – Thursday’s at noon and Tuesday’s at 6:30 pm As presenters of Surfboards On Parade, Rotary welcomes your participation and support! Proceeds will be used to help make the dream of building a universally accessible playground a reality on the sand in Huntington Beach and the many worthy causes of Rotary Club of Huntington Beach. Rotary is making a difference. To learn more about the Rotary Club of Huntington Beach, please visit www.HuntingtonBeachRotary.com.