California Pizza Kitchen Seal Beach Hosts Philanthropizza for ISLA's Junior Lifeguard Scholarship

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Founded in 2008, ISLA’s mission is to reduce the number of drownings worldwide by building a culture of water safety. Comprised of volunteer lifeguards, the organization provides training, medical supplies, disaster relief, and emergency personnel to beach communities around the world.

As a new initiative to promote water safety, ISLA is providing a scholarship to a youth to participate in a junior lifeguard program. The ISLA Junior Lifeguard scholarship is designed to introduce the world of lifeguarding to someone who has dreams of a career in Marine Safety, Oceanography, or Marine Biology and who would benefit from experiencing the educational program.

To apply for the application, the applicant must be between the ages of nine and seventeen at the time of application, must have their parent or legal guardians permission, must live at least twelve miles away from their nearest beach, must be able to show proof of financial hardship (2012 IRS Tax filings under $50,000, and must submit a three-hundred word essay. To be considered for the 2012 ISLA Junior Lifeguard Scholarship, essays must be submitted to info@islasurf.org by May 4, 2012. For official requirements, please visit http://www.islasurf.org/isla-junior-lifeguard-scholarship/.

“With the money we raise from the Philanthropizza event at California Pizza Kitchen, we can offer the Junior Lifeguard Scholarship,” said ISLA President Henry Reyes. “We look forward to presenting the scholarship and giving back to the local community.”

To print the ISLA CPK fundraiser flyer, please visit http://www.islasurf.org/cpk-rossmoor-philanthropizza/. Supporters will be able to download a special flyer to donate 20 percent of their bill to ISLA.   To learn more about ISLA’s Junior Lifeguard scholarship, please visit http://www.islasurf.org/isla-junior-lifeguard-scholarship/. Learn more about ISLA's projects at http://www.islasurf.org/.

International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) exists as a California Public Benefit Company 501c(3) which works to reduce drownings worldwide by providing ocean-minded educational programs and resources.