Direct Donation to Sumatran Surfariis:

We began our efforts on 12/27, the day after the quake, and were the first to take action by leaving for the islands on 12/31. We did not hesitate or seek help from others before starting our efforts: we have literally used all of our off-season savings and are operating on credit to purchase goods and provide relief for villagers in the most remote islands in Western and Northern Sumatra. Hopefully you can see from pictures and updates on the site that your donations have been put to good use so far, and will continue to be put to good use in the future.

Danny Siudara (Partner/US Rep of Sumatran Surfariis) and Scuzz’s dad Hal are serving as regional collection centers for the US and Australia. If you send a donation via check or money order to Danny or Hal, please make them out Danny or Hal at the following addresses.

Any American donations be sent ASAP to:

Danny Siudara
3302 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94118 USA

Any Australian donations sent ASAP to:

Hal Scurrah
77 Koornalla Cres
Mt. Eliza, Victoria 3930 Australia

Well-concealed cash will also be accepted, but we do not recommend sending cash in the mail. Should you need a receipt for your records, or see receipts of how your money is being spent, we can provide that as needed.

Donations to the Clean Ocean Foundation (Aussies Only):

*Quick Note: We've recently learned that Clean Ocean can only cash Australian cheques. Dawn has received a few donations in U.S. dollars, and Slayer will soon be returning them to the donors. If you wish to make a donation via check in U.S. dollars, please send them to Danny at the address above.

For donations that need to be tax deductible, we recommend that you make your donations through the Clean Ocean Foundation, www.cleanocean.org. We have worked with the Clean Ocean Foundation for several years now and they do amazing work, so please feel free to check out their site to see what they are all about. Please make sure to make note that your donation is for the Sumatran Surfariis Relief Effort and include your address info in order to receive you receipt and DVD when AK gets back to the US.

There are a few ways of donating through Clean Ocean. The first is an electronic bank transfer. Here are Clean Ocean’s bank details:

Bank: National Australia Bank, 445-447 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin East, Victoria, 3189
International Transfers Quote Swift Code: NATAAU3303M
Account Name: Clean Ocean Fund
BSB: 083 535
Account: 533966529

You can also make a donation via check. Their address for check donations is:

Clean Ocean Foundation
PO Box 810
Mornington VIC 3931 Australia

Dawn Forrest is our point person at the Clean Ocean Foundation, and when you make a donation you can forward your details (name, address and the amount of the donation) by the following methods:

Email to: dawn@cleanocean.org
Mail to: Dawn Forrest, Clean Ocean Foundation, PO Box 810, Mornington VIC 3931 Australia
Fax to: Dawn Forrest, Clean Ocean Foundation, +61 3 5973 6799
Phone: Dawn Forrest, Clean Ocean Foundation +61 3 5973 6788

Dawn will then post a Tax Deductible Receipt out for your taxation purposes. As stated earlier, Sumatran Surfariis can issue a receipt as well, but donating through the Clean Ocean Foundation is the cleanest and best way for us to keep track of your tax-deductible donations.

IDEP:

The aid organization "Indonesian Development of Education and Permaculture" (IDEP) has been working extremely hard with us from practically the very beginning. IDEP is an Indonesian NGO based in Bali that works to develop education, permaculture and training in Indonesia to encourage the restoration of ecological systems, and to support the realization of sustainable lifestyles. Team workers Petra Schneider, Sam Schultz, and Lee Downey (among many others) have been a constant presence at the hotel and have brought literally tons of medical supplies up from Bali to help those in need. Their organization and actual legwork around the hotel and in the field has been essential in process of saving and rebuilding lives. Christina is working with Petra to keep aid money coming in to supply the boats with supplies they may need. IDEP worked with Microsoft to put together an online donation facility. Please log on to www.idepfoundation.org for more details and updates. They have set up a PayPal link so you can make quick, reliable donations.