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etnies East Coast Surf Tour!

Check the piece on the etnies East Coast Surf Tour over at surfermag.com!

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Samoa Contest Winner!

CJ is stoked!

Mucho conrats to Karlene from Encinitas California for winning a free trip to surf Samoa with the etnies team! Karlene won with an entry sent via regular US Mail! Can you believe that? Wow, just goes to show technology isn't the best for everything now is it? She will be hitting the beach with CJ Kanuha, Jonathon and David Dupont, Mary Osborne and Jeff Flindt, editor of Surfing magazine. Congrats Karlene!

The rest of you will see photos and news from her trip once all is said and done. As for the future, there will be more contests soon. Don't give up! Thanks to all who entered.

Shall We Play A Little Game?

Ok, here's the deal. We want you to read to these lyrics, when you get to the bottom, where you see the Submit form your job is to write the last line of the song and submit it to us for a special prize. Don't forget to turn up the volume.

Good Luck! etnies loves you.

Toby Martin Added!

Toby Martin.

New Team Pages Added!

Matthews!

Check out new interviews in the Team section from Jay Thompson, Ellis Ericson, Kai Otton, Mark Matthews and Ryan Campbell!

ASR Photo Gallery!

Check out the ASR Photo Gallery!

BooooTayyyyy!

Lending a Helping Hand...

etnies CEO Pierre Andre Senizergues and employees sending off their donation to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina

Today at the etnies warehouse in Lake Forest, CEO Pierre Andre Senizergues and his employees joined together in sending off their gift-in-kind donation of 5,000 pairs of shoes and 5,000 pieces of apparel to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

In a semi truck filled to the brim, the wearable contribution will head from Orange County straight to devastated areas and into the hands of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Those touched by the natural disaster are still in vital need of the basics and etnies found an organization willing to make the connection.

While many nonprofits are collecting only monetary donations for Hurricane Katrina relief, the United Way’s funded organization Giving Children Hope has made the effort to accept any and all donations possible. The Orange County based organization aims to help children and their families gain self sufficiency and promises that “over 99% of all contributions provide direct aid to those who are helped!”

etnies and Giving Children Hope representatives worked together with forklifts to successfully load all 449 boxes on 16 pallets which totaled 9,091 pounds. In response to receiving a gift of this size, Giving Children Hope’s director of operations Kevin Turrill said, “We don’t see these kinds of gifts very often. I think it’s wonderful.”

Again Pierre Andre Senizergues displayed his dedication to helping those in need, especially when relating to children and young adults. He has answered the national call to action and furthered his support by agreeing to match all monetary donations made by his etnies employees. Senizergues responded, “As a company we were shocked by the amount of devastation that Hurricane Katrina left. It is not only a privilege to be in a position to help in a meaningful way, but it is our responsibility as a corporation to make a difference in the lives of those who have lost so much–even the shoes on their feet.”

etnies Presents the Sixth Annual Nixon Surf Challenge!

From September 16th-18th, 28 of the world’s best surfers, including etnies’ CJ Kanuha, David & Jonathon Dupont, Benjamin Sanchis (France), Fredo Robin (France) and Samba Mann (Australia), will make their way to the Basque shores of San Sebastian, Spain to take part in the invitation only Nixon Surf Challenge.

Presented by etnies, the event is a far cry from other high-stress competitions where points, individual wave scores and rankings count for everything. The judging format allows for a more open and free surfing style with the invited surfers scoring their peers performance in the semi’s and finals, basing points on style, continuity, airs and innovation.

The Nixon Surf Challenge is a gathering of friends from across the globe and an event that has become a haven of good waves, calm atmosphere and relaxing fun in the hectic calendar of professional surfers. Due to its growing popularity, this year showed an overwhelming demand of surfers wanting to join the competition, resulting in shifting the format to allow for four more surfers, increasing the original invitational total from 24 to 28.

In a world where the pressure of competitions often takes over the pleasure of a passion, it is sometimes good to remind yourself why you surf – fun, friends and ridin’ waves.

September Surf Report!

CJ

Chris, Keith and Dan Malloy all just got back from a boat trip to Indonesia with Laird Hamilton where they got some amazing waves.

Jun Jo is in Japan for some JPSA contests and then he's onto meeting up with CJ Kanuha and Keith Malloy in Forida for an East Coast bus tour.

But not before CJ and the Dupont Twins (David and Jonathon) head Spain on Wednesday for the etnies, Nixon Surf Challenge in San Sebastian Spain.

Otto Flores and Aamion Goodwin just got back from Chile, Aamion and Casey Brown are both on the East Coast for WQS contests. Casey just took got 17th and Tommy O'Brien got 7th in the Rusty Bel Mar Pro WQS contest in New Jersey.

Short, sweet, over, out! Stay tuned for the etnies Wave house ASR party recap and photos!

The Arto: A Favorite Shoe Amongst Kittens!

Even at six weeks old, Kinky the kitten is stoked on the Artos!

More Pix Added To The Burnout Gallery!

The etnies car raisin' hell!

The sequel to 2004’s Racing Game of the Year, Burnout Revenge straps you into the fastest, most dangerous racer on the road. Fight dirty or go down in flames – the only rule is complete automotive anarchy. Featuring mulit-level tracks designed for fighting, wicked vertical takedowns, and wide open crash courses for epic crash sequences that put Hollywood to shame. Burnout Revenge redefines speed and aggression for the ultimate in vehicular combat. Revenge is available Sept 13 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Burnout Legends for the PSP will be released on September 20.

See the rest of the pix in the gallery.

Toby Martin Takes 3rd In Japan!

Toby Martin, who rides for Quattro Sports, the etnies distributor in Australia just took 3rd in the 2005 Quiksilver Pro Japan. Way to go Toby!

etnies Hot Rod!

etnies got its own racecar for the upcoming Burnout video game. Check the photos in the Gallery!

Samoa Craze!

Just a little heads up that the Samoa Surf contest has ended and we are in the process of choosing a winner. We didn't forget about you. Keep your fingers crossed. Good Luck!

etnies Burns Out!

etnies got its own racecar for the upcoming Burnout video game. Check the photos in the Gallery!