Long Island Surfer and Environmentalist Honored with Beach Clean-Up

In late July, Long Island teacher Daniel Bobis traveled to Indonesia on a surfing vacation.  The high school teacher, according to the Surfrider Foundation Central Long Island Chapter, was also "head coach of the surf team, loving husband, surfer, musician, environmental activist, martial arts master, and friend to all."  But Bobis never returned from his Indonesian excursion; he was killed while surfing a 10-foot wave.

Bobis, a dedicated environmentalist, was a member of the Sludge Stoppers Task Force, "a group that advocates for clean beaches in Long Beach," reports SeattlePI.com.  That's why approximately a dozen people came together at the Laurelton Boulevard boardwalk in Long Beach, NY for an organized beach clean-up on Sunday.  Together, participants not only cleaned up Long Beach, but also commemorated Bobis' life and contribution to keeping Long Island beaches safe and sanitary.

The event was sponsored by the Surfrider Foundation's Central Long Island Chapter.  If you share Bobis' passion for keeping the coast clean and would like to celebrate his life, find your local chapter today and get involved today!