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YOLO-Seaside Celebration raises $11,250.00 for local charities

Posted on: 2009-09-20

YOLO Board Seaside Celebration and Paddleboard Race to Benefit Locals Holly Burke and Jason Thompson Raises $11,250.00

proceeds to aid Burke and Thompson in their fights against cancer

Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. – The YOLO Board-Seaside Celebration on Saturday, September 19^th in Seaside, FL, was a huge success thanks to the local community's generosity! The celebration included a fun-filled day on the water with morning paddleboard races in the gulf, YOLOyak raffle, a silent auction and a concert from the popular Gulf coast group HERITAGE. Bernadette Leach was the lucky winner of the YOLOyak raffle. Proceeds from the events will benefit both Holly Burke, an 18-year-old Destin resident suffering from clear cell sarcoma, a rare aggressive melanoma, and 28-year-old South Walton resident Jason Thompson, who is fighting a rare form of leukemia. YOLO Board and Seaside want to thank everyone that came out and ‘stood up’ in support of Holly and Jason.

Top finishers in the paddleboard races were:

Gary Wise-1st-unlimited

Justin Cook- 1st Overall 12'6" and under (Winner of a new YOLO Board!)

Matt McDonald- 2nd Overall 12'6" and under (Winner of a Kialoa Paddle)

Jo Serrato-3rd Overall 12'6" and under (Winner of a YOLO board bag)

David Slemp - 1st- 12'6" and under (40+)

Sean Huges - 2nd- 12'6" and under (40+)

Dave Meadows - 3rd- 12'6 and under (40+)

Dawne Raulet- 1st- Overall 12'6" and under(Donated her newly won YOLO board to the silent auction - Thank you Dawne!)

Debbie Hunter- 2nd- Overall 12'6" and under (Winner of a Kialoa Paddle)

Bernadette Leach- 3rd- Overall 12'6" and under (Winner of a YOLO Board Bag)

Jessica D'Aleo - 1st - 12'6" and under(<40)

Stephanie Williams - 2nd - 12'6" and under (<40)

Tracey Buckner - 3rd - 12'6" and under (<40)

Kevin Bandy - 1st (40+ Time Trial)

David Buckner - 1st (Under 40 Time Trial)

Matt Wise - 1st (13-16 Time Trial)

Melissa Cordell - 1st (under 40 Time Trial)

Thanks to all of the stand up paddleboard racers who braved the high seas of the gulf!

HERITAGE performed a concert from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the Seaside Amphitheatre. The music was amazing-a perfect fit for the celebration.

"This community continues to amaze me. The generosity shown today is proof that we live in a very special place,” said Jeff Archer, co-founder of YOLO Board LLC.

We'd like to acknowlege our sponsors- Kialoa Paddles, The Merchants of Seaside, Seaside Beach, Aesthetic Clinique, Beach Properties of FL, Bud & Alley's, Copy Systems, Swantree Concierge, M-Public Relations, I Will Design for Food, Modus Photography, Buckner Productions.