Surfrider chapters depend on volunteers to help support our mission of protecting our ocean, waves, and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Surfrider is only as strong as the great people that are involved to help protect the coast. It can be challenging at times, but it is also fun and very rewarding. Some of our California chapters are looking for help with specific roles.
Surfrider San Luis Obispo is looking for a volunteer Communications Coordinator to help with social media, blogs, a chapter newsletter, and/or website updates. Instagram is our main social media platform. We use Hubspot for our chapter website, blog, and newsletters. This role will likely average a flexible 2-4 hours per week. The SLO Chapter is also looking for volunteers to help support local campaigns and other efforts.
Surfrider Santa Cruz is looking for Core Volunteers to help lead beach cleanups. Carolyn, the Beach Cleanup Coordinator, could use help running the monthly cleanups. In addition to spending 2-3 hours leading each cleanup, we would like some assistance with planning, promoting, and recapping each cleanup. A Core Volunteer is someone who contributes their time on a regular basis. We love to help develop Core Volunteers into leaders who help to plan events and guide the chapter, eventually becoming Executive Committee members if you are interested. The Santa Cruz Chapter is also looking for a volunteer to lead their local Ocean Friendly Restaurants (OFR) program. This is a flexible position geared toward signing up restaurants for the free OFR program, providing copy and photos to help promote OFRs, and organizing social mixers at OFRs.
Surfrider Santa Barbara is also looking for core volunteers to help lead beach cleanups. Jess, the Beach Cleanup Coordinator, could use help running the bi-monthly cleanups. In addition to spending 2-3 hours leading each cleanup, we would like some assistance with planning, promoting, and recapping each cleanup. The Santa Barbara Chapter is also looking for a volunteer to lead their local Ocean Friendly Restaurants (OFR) program with a description similar to the Santa Cruz OFR lead above. Finally, Surfrider Santa Barbara is also looking for a volunteer Communications Coordinator to help with social media, blogs, a chapter newsletter, and/or website updates. Instagram is our main social media platform. We use Hubspot for our chapter website, blog, and newsletters. This role will likely average a flexible 2-4 hours per week.
Surfrider South Orange County has a number of open roles currently. Click here for all of the details.
Please email Bill Hickman bhickman@surfrider.org if you are local and interested in any of these opportunities. All of our chapters in California and across the country always welcome new volunteers to help at beach cleanups and other program events along with attending public chapter meetings to learn more about Surfrider and how to get involved locally. Click here to find you local chapter.
Bill is excited to help chapters in the Central Coast region tackle pollution issues that are affecting the marine environment. I grew up on the East Coast and was fortunate to have grandparents who lived near the beach in Delaware. At the age of six, I wanted to be like my big brother so I ‘borrowed’ his surfboard at every chance and caught the surfing bug early on. All my early memories are of clean beaches but later in high school and through college I started to see and feel the impact of litter and pollution. When I moved to California after college, I wanted to volunteer for an environmental organization and Surfrider was a perfect fit. After years of volunteering, I applied for a job with the San Diego Chapter, where I worked for over five years, followed by a couple of years as the Rise Above Plastics program coordinator. Now, I am stoked to be helping Surfrider chapters in Southern California fulfill the mission. Surfrider is an easy place to get involved and make a positive impact to protect our coasts, so I encourage you to help out with your local chapter and make a difference!