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	<title>The Craigslist Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest</title>
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		<title>Dan Chung - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/dan-chung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan obviously has a worthy cause. Since I only had seven suits to give away I had to make some tough choices. Since Dan already had some gear, and because this was a school project that will probably have a decent time of getting more surf gear once the program get&#8217;s rolling, I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Cegelnik- Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/jim-cegelnik/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this for real? Does it matter? I emailed Jim to ask if it was true, as that would have a bearing on his chances of winning, but have yet to receive a response. Meanwhile enjoy his very creative -or- mearly biographical, essay.

Contest MC,
Hello, how are you? My name is Jim. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan Piazza - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/jan-piazza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan&#8217;s love for her boyfriend is heartwarming to say the least. However, six wetsuits for a semi-retired adult so he can have a dry one every day of the week? It&#8217;s a beautiful thought, and I admire Jan&#8217;s passion and creativity, but there were just too many more deserving individuals ahead of her. Check out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly McDonald - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/kelly-mcdonald/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed Kelly&#8217;s mini-memoir. Her hearts in the right place, but considering her income level, her obvious drive, passion and resourcefulness, and that she wants to start giving lessons and transition to a career in the surf industry, I figured she pretty much had a handle on it and the suits would be better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ben and Hallie - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/ben-and-hallie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Ben and Hallie have four boards already and they want some additional equipment to start giving surf lesson for profit, I just had to pass on their request. However, I think they already won the biggest prize of all, and that&#8217;s each other.
Three months ago i was on the east coast hitchhiking my was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jake - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/jake-pritchard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I&#8217;m just an old fuddy duddy but I can barely read this essay. Was it written on a phone? Is it a new form of haiku? Not the most convincing argument but at least he took the time to write. Now on to Jake&#8217;s essay.

dude  im 14 years old i surf i would love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnny Dibarto - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/johnny-dibartolo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnny&#8217;s essay still cracks me up. Not sure what his motives were for entering. It&#8217;s short and poetic and the &#8220;official entry&#8221; line tops it off nicely. Now on to his &#8220;no chance in hell of winning&#8221; essay.
i love the smell of piss and dead skin.
official entry.
Thanks

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		<title>Leandro Rosas - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/anonymous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leandro Rosas is working on an interesting project (see www.tierramotors.com) but I decided to pass on his request as I felt the impact on his life in getting a free wetsuit and surfboard would be less than some of the other entrants.

I grew up in Redwood City, California, but I have recently moved to Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colin Boyd - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/colin-boyd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/colin-boyd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Colin and Crew are headed for a seriously fun trip. It appears that he&#8217;s well on his way to getting everything together for his trip so I thought I&#8217;d pass on his request as some of the other contestants had more direct needs and would probably benefit from free gear to a greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quinn Rotchford - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Women&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/quinn-rotchford/</link>
		<comments>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/quinn-rotchford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s wetsuits but seven people I wanted to give them to. Fortunately my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alec Monaco - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Rip Curl Wetsuit and Twinzer Surfboard</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/alec-and-adam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was easy to pick Alec&#8217;s story as the big winning essay (both a board and a wetsuit). It contains all the best elements; Selflessness, a sense of purpose, and the potential to help someone in a very direct and profound way. As someone whose life revolves around surfing and the pleasure it provides, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benjamin Trendelkamp-Schroer - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/benjamin-trendelkamp-schroer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish I had a really profound reason for awarding Benjamin a wetsuit but the truth is I just really liked his sense of adventure. His Tigger wetsuit song was a factor as well. Yes, it doesn&#8217;t rhyme and the syllable structure is way off, but it was a nice effort. He&#8217;ll be here till [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Weissel - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit and Booties</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/greg-weissel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg was an easy one to choose. Anyone who has the balls to Boogie Board Ocean Beach without a wetsuit has proven himself worthy. I&#8217;m sure anyone&#8217;s who&#8217;s surfed OB would agree&#8230;it&#8217;s kind of mental to trunk it out there.

I just moved back to California from Chicago where I spent the longest, coldest year of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Eldridge - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit and Booties</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/mark-eldridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark&#8217;s essay was another easy choice. While many were looking for gear for themselves (which is totally fine and some of them are essay winners) a few were asking not for themselves, but for others. Altruistic moves rate big in my book. His friend Jalen is also a worthy recipient as well. Now on to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Howerton - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/grant-howerton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I selected Grant because of his nearly fanatical dedication to keeping used equipment functioning. It&#8217;s quite inspiring. I knew that my suit, though old to me, would be near new to him and he would probably squeeze out another 3 years of life out of it. By his profession you could clearly tell this was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luis Guzman - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Winner - 4/3 Men&#8217;s Hotline Wetsuit and Booties</title>
		<link>http://www.surfboardcontest.com/2008/10/luis-guzman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I selected Luis for both his dedication to keeping used equipment functioning and his passion for surfing that drives him to share that love with others. Nobody wants the crowds to increase, but Luis is introducing people to surfing the old fashioned way: person to person, no profit motive, take em&#8217; out and see if [...]]]></description>
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