Life Rolls On- They Will Surf Again Event July 25th, 2009 Cocoa Beach, Florida

Filmed & edited by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski. Life Rolls On Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to be a grassroots resource that provides help and is an advocate on behalf of young people whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injuries.
Life Rolls On Foundation's program called "They Will Surf Again" is an adptive surf program where people with disabilities mostly with spinal cord injuries get the chance to surf. Some have never surfed before, some surf all the time, and some have not surfed since sustaining their injury.

http://www.liferollson.org

On Saturday July 25th, 2009 Life Rolls On/ They Will Surf Again event was held at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Approximately 120 volunteers were on hand to help 15 individuals who would venture into 2-3 foot surf. Most of the participants had never surfed a day in their lives until this day. One individual had never even been in the ocean before. Several individuals had surfed prior to their accidents. It was a beautiful day and truly an inspiration for all of us that often take life for granted. The participants you have seen in this film were truly amazing, they were so grateful to be spending the day on the beach and in the ocean. Once again, I left this event realizing that at any moment your life as it is at the present can drastically change within seconds, and without warning.

I have volunteered countless hours during my 50 years on this planet but this is by far the most rewarding volunteer experience I have ever participated in. I encourage each of you to find out when the next LRO, TWSA event is taking place on your coast and get involved in whatever capacity you are able and willing to. I want to personally thank each of the 15 LRO participants who I feel so grateful to have met.

Thank you to the following businesses for their donations:
Publix- Merritt Island
Sandbar,- Cocoa Beach
BJ's - Merritt Island
Subway- Merritt Island & Cocoa Beach
Ocean Potion
Ron Jon's Surf School
Jetty Park
Bob O'Connell Rental Center
Cocoa Beach Surf Company
Bagel World Merritt Island
Oceanside Cafe- Cape Canaveral
Tropical Smoothie
Chili's -Merritt Island
Hooter's- M.I.
Neilson's Surf Shop
Cocoa Beach Surf & Skate
Balsa Bill's
One World Surf Shop
The Surf Gallery

Thank you to the Cocoa Beach Life Guards
Christian Surfers
Surfrider Foundation Cocoa Beach Chapter
To all the volunteers
16streets and 2ndLight volunteers

Thank you to Rob Arrouet for the photos seen at the end of this video.

http://www.mywavepix.com

Thank you to Tim Ebaugh for the photos seen at the end of this video.

http://www.timebaughdesigns.com

"Colours" background music provided by Gas band of Australia. My son Ian is the vocalist and sax player in the band. Thanks Ian and Toni.

http://www.myspace.com/gasbandgoldcoast

Physical Therapy Equipment

http://www.vertimax.com

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[TheSurfingIndian]

Thank you so much Diane im sending this on to my grind and fuel profiles with your URL...God Bless and thank you so much Sharkey

[drdianascience]

Sharky, it was great meeting you at the event. Bless you.

[jeffparkerinsb]

This the coolest stuff ever!

[drdianascience]

Yes it is. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[JoeCubicle]

First off; great job on the video, well done!

Second; what a great event, watching it started my day off nicely, it made me happy for all involved.

[drdianascience]

Thanks Joe for commenting and watching. It was a fantastic day for everyone involved.

[lisap86]

This is just a truly amazing organization. This video alone brought me to tears. Keep up the great work!

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[HarlieQhuinn]

Oh snap! I see my buddy Ty @ 0:05. Awesome job on the vid and what an absolutely amazing thing to do for people! W00T!

[h20poloforever]

This is absolutely amazing great job guys. You guys rock for giving those people a chance to enjoy that.