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In "Nosara Podcasts with Rich Burnam", Rich discusses numerous issues and narratives with special guests in each episode.
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Gnome Surf is back with updates about Happy Camp in CR which starts in February 2023. Here’s the show notes from another great conversation with Mr. Chris Antao:
- Chris needs shoulder help after 800 lessons
- Happy Camp happening in February
- Happy Camp non profit 501c3 autism, ADD ADHD, depression & anxiety
- families from all over coming
- gnome traveling to Texas, CR, not just northeast
- Chris done with investment banking job and now a firefighter due to gnomes growth
- Gnome doing well was on PBS, the good news movement, more corporate sponsors and hitting sustainability limits for survival
- used to be 200 to 400 families, now 3000+
- looking to build camp in NE similar to Happy Camp in CR
- Rich rants about surfing going from a bad thing to being cool & socially accepted
- Chris explains how at first surf therapy wasn’t accepted. But now is. Kids aren’t just learning to surf… They are learning to get back up again
- Chris explains naysayers always existed and some still do. Rich asks chris to explain further
- Chris says knew surf therapy real because helped him
- Brown University, Harvard, etc wanting to work with Gnome
- rich asks if struggle over. Chris says struggle was real but door now closed. CVS & others giving funds and product for Gnome athletes
- Pharmaceutical bad joke from rich
- Over 20 paid instructors in US, 4 years ago just chris
- In US 25 to 40 lessons per day on weekends event days
- Gnome doesn’t need big waves
- 50 to 75 passes sold for next season already. Over 10 week long camps out of Rhode Island
- Gnome is: Inclusion, Love and Kindness for all kids
- Good PR is foundation for rough times and people knowing Gnome stands for inclusion and acceptance
- Biking, snowboarding on way
- In Nosara Chris wants to help local kids with autism, Down syndrome, anxiety, etc
- Goal is one local camp per year
- Feb 18th week
- inquiries coming in about Nosara Happy Camps so need help from locals
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