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October, 2008

MOvember is Coming

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 22nd, 2008

Ready………Set…………Grow that Mo Bros and bring the support Mo Sistas!!!

The month of November is right around the corner… And you know what that means…. Its time to grow some hair on that upper lip!!

Starting November 1st, let those MOustaches grow guys and learn to love those Mo’s ladies to show your support

If you thought last years MOvember was a crazy month, just wait till you see what we have in store for you this year.

Last year we had over one hundred employees participate (the largest participating team) and raised over $64,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. This year we want to MO even harder!

There are two ways to sign up this year, you can join our very own Quiksilver team or start your own team and compete in the DC Challenge for the chance to win an all expenses paid trip for your team to Park City Utah, Mo to toe snowboard gear set including board, boots and outerwear (pants and jacket), and a day of private snowboarding at DC’s private MTN.LAB.

Be a hero, sign up now and help the fight against prostate cancer. Here are your options:

1. Join the Quiksilver company team, called MOuntain and Wave, at: http://us.movember.com/register/register-team.php?join=1

Our Team Registration number: 1348401

Captain’s email: ryan.ashton@quiksilver.com

2. Start your own team, keep it to 4 or less and compete in the DC Challenge. Register at: http://us.movember.com/register/index.php

Once registered you’ll be sent all the information you need to get donations and get growing. Then head to the front desk in HQ and pick up your MO comb to keep it neat, MOvember wrist band, sticker set and beer cozy.

Like last year the best and worst MOustaches at Quiksilver will win electric razors, and Quiksilver / MOvember t-shirts, VIP MOvember gala tickets.

This year lets put the MO back on the face of America’s men and in the process raise funds and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

For more information please visit www.movember.com

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We Ride by Night

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 17th, 2008

“We Ride By Night”, “Rock and Roller Party” and “Wheel Women” Bike Tour at Quiksilver’s siteLA This Weekend.

Dorothy Le, siteLA resident and bicycle activist, will be hosting two bicycle-related events this weekend as a part of her ongoing “We Ride By Night” exhibition at Quiksilver’s siteLA.

Tomorrow night, Saturday October 18th, Dorothy is throwing a fun-raiser party at siteLA to raise money for the Encino Velodrome – www.encinovelodrome.org. The party will feature “roller races” (races in which bicycles are placed on top of rollers so that participants can race while stationary), music, free drinks, slide shows and more! Party starts at 7pm.

On Sunday, October 19th from 4-6pm, Dorothy will host another exciting bike ride tour of the Silver Lake/Echo Park area. This ride, appropriately titled “Wheel Women”, will focus on the the fantastic imprint that women have made in the Los Angeles biking community.

Roll to www.sitela.org to learn more about Dorothy and her month of bicycle fun at siteLA.

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Sumba Foundation Dinner and Auction

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 15th, 2008

"A Vision of Hope…. A Child’s Passport to the Future" fundraising dinner – featuring a live and silent auction will be held on November 1, 2008.

Click here
to download the invitation. If you would like to join the evening,
please complete, print out and fax to int + 1 949 – 643 -7873

If you would like further information about this event please email sean@sumbafoundation.org or visit The Sumba Foundation website.

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SurfScience

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 13th, 2008

The 1st Annual SurfScience Teen Conference is Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Ocean Institute, Dana Point

Join the Ocean Institute for this exciting event exclusively for
teens! Open to 8th through 12th grade students with an interest in surf,
ocean science, conservation and general ocean appreciation.

What’s Cool:

Work with pro surfer, Lisa Andersen
Fun mini-workshop on wave forecasting with Surfline scientist – Kevin Wallis
Bus trip to Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego
Currents experiment from the Scripps pier
Pizza lunch
Tour of giant experimental Wave Tank

For sign-ups and more details please click here

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The QuikSCience Challenge 2009

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 9th, 2008

The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Quiksilver,
Inc. have created an exciting new event in science education. The
Challenge is a multi-faceted competition for student teams designed to
spark their interest in science and the oceans. The Challenge also
seeks to foster leadership qualities in young people through
environmental awareness and stewardship. There are two Challenge
competitions, one for middle school teams (grades 7-8) and one for high
school teams…visit the QuikSCience site for more details and sign up today!

Registration due: 11-14-08
Team names, Parental Consent due: 12-12-08
Projects due: 2-13-09
Open House – winners announcement: 3-19-09
Click here to view QuikSCience Challenge Flyer

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3rd Annual Think Pink Day

By Taylor Cotton | Published October 8th, 2008

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Roxy and the Quiksilver Foundation held a fun filled event to support the Keep a Breast Foundation at Quiksilver headquarters. Pink champagne, beer, cotton candy and a raffle was enjoyed while attendees were treated to a wonderful bust art display and a special live performance by Ashley Lloyd.

Another highlight from the event was Keep a Breast’s Shaney Jo Darden who discussed their mission to help eradicate breast cancer by spreading the word about early awareness and educating women on how to perform self examinations.

Roxy pro surfers Jen Smith, Julie Cox and Lisa Anderson were also on hand to kick off the Keep a Breast/Roxy/Emergen-C Pink bus tour in support of breast cancer awareness…be on the look out for them this October as they travel to different California college campuses!

The Hard Facts

According to the The National Breast Cancer Foundation, each year over 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and for over 40,000, it is fatal.

One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.

Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die each year.

If detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer exceeds 96%.

Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram.

The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that women in their forties and older have mammograms every one to two years.

To learn more please visit www.keep-a-breast.org and www.emergencpinktour.com