B4BC SKATE SERIES

Join our growing community of riders committed to the cause! Each year, B4BC hosts longboard-a-thons (shortboards allowed… and cyclists, unicyclists, and inline skaters) that unite communities while promoting an active and sustainable lifestyle in a super fun way! Net proceeds raised by sponsors and participants are allocated to B4BC’s prevention programs as well as local area non-profits that support B4BC’s mission. To date, our signature Skate series has raised over $255,000 through both Skate the Lake™ (Tahoe) and Skate the Coast™ (L.A. County)!

SHRED THE LOVE™ BOARD-A-THON AND FUNDRAISING WINTER SERIES

Front page: Shred the Love is a way of being – healthy, active, sustainable and aware. Since 1998, B4BC has been hosting grassroots events in partnership with local mountains as a platform to promote healthy, active, and sustainable living. In 2011, B4BC created the Shred the Love campaign to elevate awareness of our Winter Board-a-thon Series and encourage nationwide participation in the program through online and on-mountain activities. In 2012, the campaign received a nomination for the Most Creative Fundraiser by the Stay Classy Awards!

B4BC BASECAMP

B4BC Basecamp is a health & wellness, and sustainability platform with information and fun, immersive activities such as upcycling, under one area through the support of the SIMA Humanitarian Fund and other supportive partners. B4BC Basecamp comes to life in key areas including our print journal, mobile app and online information, and on-site experiences at events such as Shaun White’s Air & Style and the Supergirl Pro. We are excited to bring B4BC Basecamp to more events in the future.

THE CHASING SUNSHINE SURVIVOR RETREATS

B4BC recognizes the growing need to support the breast cancer community, especially young women who have a different set of needs, with over 3 million survivors in the U.S. alone. In 2009, B4BC established the B4BC Survivorship Fund to connect breast cancer survivors with nature-based wellness and sustainability experiences that enhance their path of healing and long-term survivorship. With the debut of B4BC’s documentary, Chasing Sunshine in 2015, the fund was rebranded as the Chasing Sunshine Project and now provides valuable information in addition to annual Mountain + Ocean retreats.

B4BC YOGA HEALS

B4BC Yoga Heals is a community-based program that seeks to promote health + wellness through yoga, while fundraising for the B4BC Survivorship Fund. Feel great about your health while paying it forward for those in need of support. Yoga does, in fact, heal!

B4BC ZERO WASTE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM

Join our growing community of sustainability ambassadors and partners! A healthy environment equates to healthier human beings and a reduced cancer risk. The environment has always been a part of the B4BC mission, and moving into our 20th Anniversary year, we are stepping-up our responsibility to seek solutions towards limiting and erasing our organization’s carbon-footprint all together.

A look inside the 2012 Ocean ReTreat Yourself

From Sept. 14-16, B4BC hosted the first ever Ocean ReTreat Yourself for 9 breast cancer survivors from the ages of 26-56 in a beautiful, ocean front house in Encinitas, Calif. Together with B4BC Wellness Ambassador and The North Face sponsored pro snowboarder Megan Pischke Porcheron, we were excited to offer a weekend focused on wellness,…

OCEAN RETREAT // B4BC SURVIVORSHIP FUND

OCEAN RETREAT // B4BC Survivorship Fund Sept. 14-16 (Encinitas, CA) OCEAN RETREAT SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2012 (Encinitas, CA) // Survivor Scholarship Application Thanks to the support of The North Face and the B4BC Survivorship Fund, Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) is pleased to present (6) Southern California breast cancer survivors with a grant to participate in a rejuvenating…

RIP // Tom Sims

 We were saddend to hear the news earlier today that snowboarding pioneer Tom Sims has passed away. Tom’s innovation in snow and skate helped revolutionize the two worlds! He’s credited with creating the world’s first metal-edged snowboards, freestyle snowboards, the first women specific boards and pro-models, building the first snow half-pipe, and the list goes…