According to SurfingMagazine.com Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama are co-chairing the PacSun Pipeline to a Cure Dinner Gala, on July 19 at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach. The event will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The correlation between surfing and healing surfaced two years ago when patients with cystic fibrosis in Sydney, Australia reported feeling better after hitting the waves, stating that their chests felt relieved as the ocean water cleared the mucus from their and sinuses and lungs. The finding made complete sense, as the top daily treatment for the disease, Hypertonic Saline Solution, mimics a “surf session” for the lungs.
“Our duties as co-chairmen are to help push the snowball over the hill,” Kalama explained. “We want to help raise as much awareness and get as many people on board as possible by lending our name to the cause. Surfing has been so great to us and now it is our chance to give back.”
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[Link: Pipeline To A Cure via Surfingmagazine.com]
