Quinn Rotchford - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Women’s Hotline Wetsuit
I selected Quinn because I was impressed with his altruist tendencies and the origins of his non-profit. If more people just got off their ass and acted on their conscience the world would be a far better place. I had only six men’s wetsuits but seven people I wanted to give them to. Fortunately my friend Ariana donated one of her old women’s suits. Quinn said that would be great as women’s suits are really hard to come by in Peru. Plus it could also fit a young boy as well. Everyone wins. Now on to his winning essay.
Quinn Rotchford, Winner of 4/3 Women's Hotline Wetsuit
Hey there,
This isn’t going to be an essay, or even entertaining, but it is a great place to donate a wetsuit. I was surfing in Peru this past winter which led me to write this article. Which left me no real choice but to start this super simple non-profit www.awarmcurrent.org.
This winter and spring we’re going to be delivering wetsuits to www.wavesfordevelopment.org as well as another group that gives free lessons and board rentals to kids in Huanchaco, a small town in northern Peru.
A lot of these kids come from families that make less than $350…a month. These are the kids with the taped up soccer balls, the teenagers waking up early to twelve hour days, working the streets just to make end’s meet: the sweaty, dusty, too real cliches. The good ol’ Pacific can’t cure everything, but she has a way with sweat and dust. And damn do these kids know how to have fun in the water! Heartstrings sounding? I can’t think of a better cause round about here.
Thanks for your consideration,
Quinn Rotchford
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