Best Day Foundation- Ventura

Mission

Best Day Foundation enables children and young adults with special needs to build confidence and self-esteem through adventure activities which stretch their limits, expand their true potential, reinforce their achievement, & connect them with diverse populations in their community.

Special needs supported;

• Autism
• Blindness
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Down syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Other injury, illness or developmental challenges

Current activities include;

• Tandem surfing
• Body boarding
• Kayaking
• SUP (stand up paddling)
• Outrigger canoeing
• Beach activities
• Snow sports

Strategy

We achieve this by empowering communities across the country to offer special days at the beach and snow to children with special needs. Best Day provides back-end services, support, training, and business resources to ensure that safe, self-sufficient programs are created. The program is funded through donations, grants and sponsorships.

Best Day currently has chapters serving;

• Chesapeake Bay Virginia and Northern North Carolina
• Florida
• New Jersey
• Los Angeles county California
• Orange county, California
• San Diego, county, California
• Santa Barbara county, California
• Ventura county, California

History

Best Day is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit (Tax-ID 26-2223078) founded in March 2008 in Santa Cruz, CA by Brooks Lambert and Max Montgomery, two long-time Ride a Wave volunteers who wished to share a similar program with other communities.