SurfWriter Girls Celebrate Ten Years

 

A Labor of Love

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

Labor Day is the perfect day to celebrate the tenth year of our SurfWriter Girls beach and environmental lifestyles blog because it has been a labor of love from the very start.

 

Since writing the first SurfWriter Girls blog post on July 11, 2011, we've posted 305 feature stories about the people, places, events, organizations, and more that are making a positive difference in the quality of life on our planet, whether it's the ocean, beach, environment, or lifestyle.

 

We haven't been seeking fame or fortune. We've just wanted to use our writing and journalism skills to showcase the world around us and to make it a little better place. 

We've written about America's first surfer George Freeth, the US Open of Surfing, Surfrider Foundation's quest for clean beaches, board shaper Ben Aipa, surf artists and tiki culture, endangered species, Dr. Sylvia Earle, surfing champion Kelly Slater, Captain Charles Moore, the coral reef bleaching crisis, Aussie skateboarding cat Didga, Patagonia, Quiksilver, Volcom and Vans, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and more. 

 

We couldn't have reached this special milestone – ten years! – without the help of two very important people to us. Patti's husband Greg Kishel, who's always there to support us, cheer us on, and take photos! He's even appeared in some of our stories, including Energy Czar and How to Grill the Perfect Steak. 

 

And our friend and mentor Tony Soriano, the Surfrider Foundation's Huntington/Seal Beach chapter advisor, who got us involved in the Surfrider Foundation and keeps coming up with great story ideas for us.

 

They say, "Time flies when you're having fun" and that's what it's been for us. Even during the last difficult year that we've all gone through. We just love sharing stories and enjoying this writing adventure together. Working together is what makes it fun. As Greg says, we're "Two peas in a pod."

 

Thanks to our readers and supporters all these years and best wishes to you as we start the next decade. 

 

SurfWriter Girls

Surf’n Beach Scene Magazine

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