Remember last year when Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian partnered with Omaze to give away a trip to Fiji? The premise was simple: donate as little as ten measly bucks to one of four charities, and you were entered to hang out with Slater and Dorian in Fiji. Well, Omaze is doing it again, only this time, they’ve replaced Kelly Slater with Jamie O’Brien, and they’ve replaced Fiji with the Maldives.
Here’s the deal, according to the press release: “Pledges start at just $10 for 100 entries to the competition and the winner will not only get to surf and hang out with Shane and Jamie, but will also get the chance to watch things unfold at the invite only Surfing Champions Trophy. You will also share a dawn patrol with Shane, ride the giant Supsquatch blindfolded with J.O.B, and receive coaching and surfing tips from the pair of them whilst also enjoying the delights of the Four Seasons Kuda Huraa resort. The Maldives is truly one of the best places on the planet to surf so just imagine what it would be like to share it with two of the biggest names in the sport too.”
Of course, many surfers’ true natures were revealed last year after Kelly and Shane picked a woman who didn’t surf. People were so pissed. They screamed at their computers, their fat, red, jealous faces, bursting with rage. “SHE DOESN’T SURF!” they smashed into their keyboards. “IT SHOULD BE ME BECAUSE I HAVE SURFED!” It was disgusting. I’m sure the trip went well, despite a handful of assholes who felt that the winner of something that raised money for charities should have been someone who surfed, for some reason.
This year, the charity in question is something called MORE Than Sport, which is a little confusing, because MORE Than Sport is a fundraiser themselves–so essentially, this is a fundraiser for a fundraiser. But they’re a good place to give money to, if you’re not a selfish prick. In a nutshell, MORE Than Sport uses athletes to promote “amazing products, service trips, and fundraising opportunities to support clean water, food, medical care, education, and housing for those in need.”
So open up your wallet and donate a few bucks. You were just going to spend it on beer, anyway. And hell, you might end up in the Maldives because of it. So much better than beer!
