Boarding for Breast Cancer
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 06:35PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Skateboarding


Skate the Coast - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

In celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 150 Skaters  push-off from Santa Monica Beach during Boarding  for Breast Cancer’s  Fifth Annual Skate the Coast on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

Skate the Coast  is an 18-mile longboard-a-thon event that started at Santa Monica Pier and ended at Redondo Beach Riviera Plaza as part of the Be Healthy.  Get Active.  Ride! Initiative  to promote participation in board sports and a positive approach to living a healthy, active lifestyle.

Skate the Coast  was presented by Sun Bum.

BOARDING FOR BREAST CANCER (B4BC) is a 501c3 youth-focused non-profit foundation that advocates early detection + a healthy, active lifestyle as the best means of breast cancer prevention. Since 1996, B4BC has been dedicated to providing education, support and prevention programs, including the Be Healthy.  Get Active.  Ride! initiative promotes participation in board sports through signature board-a-thon and community events.  To view the calendar of events and learn how to get involved, visit B4BC.org.

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