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Impact Report · April 2026
We Showed Up for the Ocean, the Land, and the Community
Do Good Surf Club · Long Beach, CA · April 2026
April was a lot. In the best possible way.
This month, Do Good Surf Club showed up at the shore, in a middle school garden, in the water, and at the drawing board for a new collection that we're genuinely excited about. If you've been following along since the beginning, this is the kind of month that reminds us why we built this brand. Here's a full look at what your support made possible.
Where Your Dollars Went
As a proud member of 1% for the Planet, we commit a percentage of every sale to environmental causes — not after we "hit a goal," but as a built-in part of how we operate. This month we gave to four organizations doing some of the most critical ocean and coastal work on the planet:
These aren't just logos we put on a checkout page. They're organizations we follow, trust, and align with because the ocean doesn't have time for performative giving.
"The ocean gave us this brand. Giving back to it isn't optional — it's the whole point."
129 Pounds of Trash — Gone
This month, our community pulled 129 pounds of trash from local beaches and coastal areas. That's plastic bags, cigarette butts, fishing line, foam pieces, single-use packaging — the stuff that ends up in the gut of a sea turtle or tangled around a pelican if we don't get there first.
Every DGSC purchase contributes directly to continued ocean cleanup efforts through our partnership with 4ocean. But it's the people who show up in person, hands in the sand, who make this feel real. Thank you for being those people.
Earth Day at the Garden — Roots, Seeds, and Kids Who Get It
On Earth Day, we were at the Long Beach middle school community garden — a space we've been nurturing since we won a mini grant earlier this year — for an afternoon that felt like exactly what community is supposed to look like.
In partnership with Long Beach Community Compost, we hosted a hands-on workshop teaching students and parents about composting, sustainable growing, and what it actually means to care for the land beneath our feet. We walked through raised beds and trellises, talked about soil health, and let kids get their hands dirty — literally.
At the end of the day, every family went home with seedlings, seed packets, and a bag of compost to get growing at home. Watching a kid tuck a seedling into a pot and understand that they made that happen — that something will grow because of them — that's the work.
Why Land Care Is Ocean Care
Healthy soil keeps runoff out of our waterways. Composting reduces methane from landfills. Community gardens build food access in neighborhoods that historically haven't had it. It's all connected — and that's exactly what we want the next generation to understand.
Teaching kids that they can be stewards of the earth isn't environmental education. It's a life orientation.
This garden space will continue to grow as a youth workshop hub covering sustainability, nutrition, wellness, composting, and — yes — ocean safety and surf fundamentals this summer. Stay tuned.
Trauma-Informed Surf Therapy: We're Almost There
This is a big one for us. This month, we completed our training hours toward a trauma-informed surf therapy certification through Groundswell Community — an organization building the evidence base and practitioner framework for surf therapy as a clinical modality.
For those who don't know: Groundswell is doing serious, research-backed work to establish surf therapy as a recognized healing practice. And for DGSC, this certification isn't a side project — it's a natural extension of who we are. Our founder is a nurse practitioner with psychiatric and CBT training, and this certification brings that clinical background directly into the water.
What this means for our community
Starting this summer, we'll be hosting trauma-informed surf therapy workshops with a sliding-scale fee model — meaning cost will never be the barrier to access. Some workshops will be completely free. We believe healing through movement and the ocean should be available to everyone, not just people who can afford a premium wellness experience.
More details on dates, locations, and how to sign up will be coming soon. If you or someone you know could benefit, keep following along.
What We're Building Next: Amnisoul Eco
We can't say too much yet, but we're deep in development on a new collection using Amnisoul Eco — a newer biodegradable fabric engineered specifically for swimwear. This is genuinely exciting territory.
Most "sustainable" swimwear relies on recycled synthetics like REPREVE® or ECONYL® — and those are meaningful, important materials that we continue to use. But biodegradable fabric represents a different kind of innovation: what happens to the garment at the end of its life, not just at the beginning? Amnisoul Eco is designed to break down without leaving microplastic behind — a real answer to one of the textile industry's most stubborn problems.
We're still in development, and we're being intentional about it. But this collection is coming — and it's going to be worth the wait.
"We're not chasing trends. We're building a brand that looks good, feels good, and holds up to scrutiny — at every stage of a garment's life."
Thank You for Making This Month Possible
Every purchase, every share, every time you tag us in your beach cleanup photo or show up to a workshop — that's what keeps this moving. We're a small brand with a big scope, and we don't take for granted that you're choosing to spend your money here.
We'll keep showing up. For the ocean. For the community. For the kids in that garden who are going to grow something incredible.
With gratitude and saltwater,
The Do Good Surf Club Team 🌊