GFH BOARDS News

Each year we at GFH Boards continue to do our part to help out those that are less fortunate and other non profit charitable organizations that bring aid. So with each longboard skateboard and retro mini skateboard that you purchase from GFH Boards you help to contribute to our cause.

Each year we proudly support schools, hospitals, shelters and clubs of all shapes and sizes.

If you are interested in supporting some of the organizations that GFH supports please email info@gfhboards.com to find out how you can help.

Merry Christmas from the GFH Boards crew!

We developed the GFH Fatties almost 2 years ago and after producing those wheels we knew we must come out with a wheel that is specifically designed for our mini’s. A wheel that not only looks great, but that performs. A wheel that is made with a high grade urethane compound that has excellent rebound and a long life. We designed many of our mini’s around the GFH 3” truck and we wanted to design a wheel with the same ideas in mind. The GFH Chubbie is such a wheel. The size, shape and premium urethane formula makes them perfect for our mini’s, allowing the rider to carve, slide, grip and rip up the city streets. Soon we will come out with new colors and different Durometer to meet all riding styles, but we wanted to use the very best wheel on our first batch and we certainly have done that.

I hope you are as pleased with the new wheel as we are.

The Staff at GFH Boards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNCW Entrepreneurs Try New Idea to Save a Stranger’s Life

A group of UNCW entrepreneurs have organized a one of a kind charity event aimed at saving a child’s life. The event features a benefit concert led by the band Rehab, an amateur pro skate contest, and an artist exhibition, all in one day.

WILMINGTON, NC – MARCH 6, 2009 – A group of young entrepreneurs have teamed up with Gift of Life International to raise the thousands of dollars necessary to treat a child dying from a terminal heart disorder. Surprisingly, they are using music, art, and extreme sports to reach their goal.

A group of UNCW graduates has stepped forward and created a unique charity event as the main source of funding to pay for this dying child’s medical needs. They plan to raise thousands of dollars to bring this child from his home in The Republic of Uganda to North Carolina for the proper diagnoses and life saving treatment he desperately needs.

The event, dubbed “Live for Life,” will be held on April 4^th, 2009 at Ogden Park off of Gordon Rd. in Wilmington. It includes a multiple band concert led by Rehab (“Bartender Song”) and followed by Almost Kings, Kepteclectic, Psycho Rainbow, and I-Junk. “What’s better than going to concert and helping save a kid’s life at the same time?” asks Chris Kluesener, Promotions Director for the event. “Even in our first year, we’ve attracted such talented bands that it proves how worthy this cause really is” Kluesener continues. In addition to the concert, everyone in attendance will enjoy an amateur pro team skate competition to be held on a skate park built exclusively for the event. Teams of three will be made up of sponsored skaters from all over the South East, all competing for bragging rights and to show their support for the cause.

Spectators will also have the privilege to witness the artist exhibition happening live alongside the concert and competition. A crew of fifteen artists from all over North Carolina will each paint a separate mural piece throughout the day, with the final pieces going to auction afterwards. The money generated from the auction goes to the child’s donation.

In addition to saving a child’s life, this event was designed to help support North Carolina businesses, musicians, athletes, and artists, who are all struggling during these difficult economic times.

About Gift of Life:

Gift of Life International, founded in 1975, is a non-profit organization with a vast global network of people dedicated to finding and helping children with terminal heart conditions. The country of Uganda lacks the necessary medical technology to perform certain cardiac life saving treatments, and as a result has become an area of interest for GOL. This particular child’s family doesn’t have the money to send their child abroad for life saving treatment, and therefore we are his only hope.

About Thrust:

Thrust is an event development company that originally started out producing surf/skate clothing. Founded in 2003 by a group of UNC Wilmington alumni, they specialize in unique and innovative action sports, music, or art related events and promotions, and have prior experience working with non-profit organizations and local municipalities for charity causes. For tickets or to donate directly to Gift of Life, please visit www.thrustclothing.com.

Contact:

Chris Kluesener, Promotions Director

Thrust Worldwide LLC

20 B Channel Avenue

Wrightsville Beach NC, 28480

(631) 375-0865

Chris@thrustclothing.com

GFH Boards Supports SurfAid International Swimming to Save Lives: West Coast 2009

-Humanitarians Join Together to Raise Money for SurfAid International -

On Saturday March 21, SurfAid International is starting its 3rd annual Swim 4 Life fundraising events.

GFH Boards is sponsoring the event by donating skateboards for the event’s important fundraising milestones. Teams and individuals participating in Swim 4 Life will work to gain sponsors for their 30-minute swim. The money raised goes to SurfAid International and its efforts to improve the health, well being and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing. Get a team together, raise some money and maybe you’ll even win a GFH Board.

Register for Swim 4 Life today at www.surfaidinternational.org/swim4life09

Come show your support at one of the following events:

Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ 12:30PM: Coggan Aquatic Complex, 800 Nautilus Street, La Jolla 92037

Sunday, March 29, 2009 @ 12noon: Pepperdine University, 24255 PCH, Malibu, 90263

Saturday, April 4, 2009 @ 11AM: Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club, 370 Drumm Street, SF 94111

Fulcrum Surf School and GFH Skateboards held our first Movie and Skate Night this past Friday with great success. We had the ramp going, surf movies, free pizza and drinks, giveaways and a spray paint station where you could make your own GFH lid. Come join us when we premier the new Kelly Slater/Andy Irons film, A Fly in the Champagne. Time TBA. Check out the photo gallery for some great shots. http://surf.transworld.net/tag/kelly-slater/