Surfing Swami Foundation takes this opportunity to thank Karnataka State Minerals Limited for sponsoring 10 full sets of surfing boards and accessories worth 5lakhs through the CSR initiative. The surfing boards were distributed to 10 girls and boys by Shri Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman of NMPT (New Mangalore Port Trust), along with Directors of Surfing Swami Foundation, Dhananjay Shetty, Gaurav Hegde, Shamanth Kumar, Kiran Kumar, and Rammohan Paranjape Vice president for Surfing Federation of India.
The foundation conducts free training and provides various types of equipment and scholarships for over 25 children in Surfing, Beach Lifeguarding, Surf Instructor, and Stand up paddling from less privileged sections of the society.
The objective of this program is to empower skill development and scout new talents along the coast of Karnataka. The foundation has been carrying such programs for over a decade and has produced International and national level surfing and stand-up paddling champions.