Kid Creature Launches Exclusive Surfboard Line

Kid Creature Launches Exclusive Surfboard Line With Shaper Studios

May 12th Charity Event to Benefit Pipeline To A Cure; Will Serve as Official After-Party for the San Diego Surf Film Festival

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 3, 2012) – Kid Creature, the brain child of 12-year old surfer and Newport Beach native Calvin Saxton, is officially launching ‘Kid Creature Surfboards’, an exclusive surfboard line that he hand shaped and painted at Shaper Studios, California’s first surfboard workshop. The entire collection will be on display at a launch event taking place at Shaper Studios on Saturday, May 12th.

The Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party which will also serve as the official after-party for the San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural film festival, taking place on May 11-13th, will feature 13 feature length films and 22 shorts films from around the world revolving around surfing. The event is expected to draw filmmakers, surfers and surf enthusiasts from around the globe.

Event Details:
What: Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party
Where: Shaper Studios (6310 Riverdale Street, San Diego, CA 92120)
When: Saturday, May 12th from 6PM – 2AM
Why: $10 entry fee to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Pipeline To A Cure
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“We’ve been a huge supporter of Calvin and his Kid Creature line for some time now, so it is amazing to see his imaginative creations transform into a global surfboard line,” said Chris Clark, founder of Shaper Studios. “Calvin has a tremendous heart and passion for helping others, and we’re excited to help him give back by hosting his surfboard launch at our shop with a benefit event, which also coincides with the San Diego Surf Film Festival, another event that we’re extremely excited to be a part of.”

Michael Weybret, resident videographer of Shaper Studios and director of the group’s ‘Foam & Friends’ video series, will be included in the SDSFF with his short video, “Margaux.” The film was recently awarded first place at the Board Shorts Film Festival.

A lifelong asthmatic, Calvin Saxton donates ten percent of all Kid Creature products and collaborations to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Pipeline To A Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support kids who have cystic fibrosis by raising awareness and support for the disease from the action sports industry.

For more information on the Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party, please visit: www.shaperstudios.com/kidcreature

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"I have a student in my class who doesn't want to give his best effort. He has a difficult time getting his homework done and often doesn't demonstrate appropriate behavior in class. We have had an auction every month since the 2nd month of school. Ever since I put the first few pairs of socks in my auction (the month of December) I started to notice a small change in this student's attitude. Well, at today's auction he purchased his first auction prize of the year, and as you can probably guess it was a pair of Stance socks (Lizard King glow in the dark). After the class was dismissed, my student approached me with tears in his eyes gave me a hug and said "thanks for the socks". It was one of the moments teachers live for. I thought you should know the impact your socks are having on my kids."

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