Join us for our new Boardies Day fundraiser on Friday Feb 12th!
Saving lives costs money, and we need your help to keep South Australians safe on our beaches.
To help support Surf Life Saving SA and raise vital funds for the organisation, we’re encouraging you to wear your boardies in the classroom or the boardroom on Friday, February 12th!
With our beach loving culture and unique Aussie way of life, there’s no better way to celebrate summer than by donning your boardies for #BoardiesDaySA to help saves lives on SA beaches. Boardies Day is a great way to support the amazing efforts of our volunteer surf lifesavers as they keep you and your family safe on our beaches throughout summer.
Whether it’s boardies in the classroom or boardies in the board room, every dollar raised through Boardies Day will help save lives on South Aussie beaches. You can host a fundraising event at your school or workplace, or even raise funds as an individual! It’s up to you. We have a great range of tools and party resources to help you put on a fun and successful event. Simply follow the steps below to register your event with us, and start fundraising!
How to get involved
Your school
Ask your teacher to let you have a fun day with water safety activities while wearing your brightest boardies. If you and your school mates all bring a gold coin you'll make a huge difference. And next time you're on the beach, make sure to let the surf lifesavers know you support them
Your workplace
Thinking about the beach instead of work? Wear your boardies in the office, hold a bbq, or wear red and yellow for the day. If everyone contributes a small donation your workplace will be supporting the vital equipment and training of the volunteers that keep you safe on our South Aussie beaches.
Just You!
Just do you! Pick an activity, and ask your friends to support your challenge. Swim every morning, undertake a fitness challenge, or be creative with the red and yellow theme. The choice is yours. Whatever challenge you choose - you'll be helping our volunteer surf lifesavers save lives
Party Kit
Register your event with us, and you’ll get all of our party resources;
Event handbook
Party Kit
Promotional poster to print and hang in your office or school
Bunting flags to print and cut out and hang up
Surf Life Saving patrol caps to print and cut out and wear
Speech bubbles to print and cut out and use for social media photos
Rectangle patrol flags to print and cut out to hang in windows
Banking form
And more!
How it works
It’s easy to get involved! Once you’ve worked out how you’ll fund raise, simply follow the steps below.
Get in touch with Surf Life Saving SA to register your event (by doing this, you’ll get access to our event handbook and all of our party resources - and, we’ll also be able to thank you for your generous efforts and give a shout out to you, your school or your workplace!)
Receive your fundraising resources and start planning your event
Promote your event to your friends, family and colleagues
Start fundraising! Start whenever it suits you in the lead up to Friday February 12th! To make sure your donations are counted in the boardies day tally, just make sure you have donated your funds raised by February 19th.
Share your fundraising efforts on social media with the #boardiesdaySA and #showusyourboardies
How to make your donations
Once you’ve completed your fundraising, there’s numerous ways that you can make your donation;
By Electronic Funds Transfer to Surf Life Saving SA (contact us for the banking form)
By Direct Deposit and your nearest Westpac Branch (Westpac branches have our banking form on file)
By contacting the Surf Life Saving SA office and making a credit card payment over the phone (Call 08 8354 6900)
If you require a receipt for tax purposes, please let us know.
Please ensure that your donations are deposited within 7 days of your event to ensure that they are counted in the tally.
Register your fundraising event
To facilitate a Boardies Day fundraiser and get access to all of our party resources, please register your event by;
Completing the registration form below; or
Calling our office on 08 8354 6900; or
Emailing us at media@surflifesavingsa.com.au
Boardies Day Registration Form
Why fundraise?
We need your funds to help support Surf Life Saving in South Australia. Each year, our Lifesavers save on average more than 220 lives. Our specialised lifesaving equipment is a significant expense in the effort to keep our beaches safe, but it is also not the only cost. Our volunteer lifesavers also require comprehensive ongoing training to stay proficient, and our state based rescue assets such as the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter and our Jet Boats and Jet Skis, cannot operate without ongoing financial support.
Below is just an example of some of the expenses our beach patrols incur to setup a patrol.
Spread the word
Share the love for boardies day online and in person! For promotional and party resources, register your event with us.
Use the hastags:
#boardiesdaysa #showusyourboardies
We can’t wait to see all of the amazing pictures from the day.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Questions?
Phone 08 8354 6900, or
Email media@surflifesavingsa.com.au
