Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel Surfboard Auction Benefits Children with Autism

By Carly Zinderman Nov. 16th, 2010

Charity Auctions: The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is getting ready for the Third Annual Holiday Surfboard Auction to benefit Surfers Healing, a surf camp, which introduces children with autism and their families to the therapeutic properties of surfing. The event is part of the luxury hotel's Community Footprints Program.

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Former competitive surfer, Israel Paskowitz and his wife Danielle founded Surfers Healing after their son, Isaiah, was diagnosed with Autism at age 3. Like other Autistic children, Isaiah suffers from sensory overload, but found being in the ocean on a surfboard soothing and the Paskowitz family wanted to share their experience with other families.

The auction includes surfboards from such legends as Andy Irons, Dustin Baraca, Shane Beschan, Garrett McNamara, and Clay Marzo, as well as celebrities Pierce Brosnan and Sarah McLaughlin.

All items will be on display at the stunning Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel from Sunday, November 21 through December 31, 2010 with the bidding closing at noon on December 31, 2010. Interested buyers can also Bid Online

Carly Zinderman

Carly Zinderman is a Senior Staff Writer for JustLuxe, based just outside of Los Angeles, CA. Since graduating from Occidental College with a degree in English and Comparative Literary Studies, she has written on a variety of topics for books, magazines and online publications, but loves fashion and style best. In her spare time, when she?s not writing, Carly enjoys watching old movies, reading an...(Read More)