By Daily Press staff
International surfing company Rip Curl, which has a retail outlet on the Third Street Promenade, has created Rip Curl Indian Ocean Aid to provide what it calls “practical support” to the surfing areas of Sumatra and the Maldives.
The company has chartered a 200-ton ship to carry food, health, sanitation, emergency shelter and personal care items needed by people living along the west coast of Sumatra. The vessel also will carry water drilling kits and other equipment needed to restore drinking water. Contributions to the Rip Curl effort should be sent to: Rip Curl Indian Ocean Aid ANZ Bank, Torquay, Australia BSB: 013839 Account No: 837536464 A picked poem could be grand
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 18, 2005. Read the original PDF.