B4BC 4 MEGS – A fundraiser for B4BC & snowboarding’s friend, Megan Pischke

Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) needs your help. Megan Pischke, pro snowboarder, B4BC ambassador, and wife to DCP and mother of their two children, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. B4BC is hosting a fundraiser appropriately dubbed “B4BC 4 Megs” in Whistler, BC on April 17th to raise support for her ongoing treatment.

“Megs is very dear to our organization – she has been a B4BC ambassador for 17 years now and has been collaborating with B4BC to provide wellness retreats for breast cancer survivors through her ReTreat Yourself weekends. Over the past five years, 60 women have benefited from the B4BC Mountain & Ocean ReTreat experience,” says B4BC.

If you’re unable to attend the event in Whistler, there are several ways you can help out Megan and her family. Check it out:

A Fundraising Benefit for Megan Pischke

April 17, 2013

3PM – 6PM après | 7PM – 2:00AM event

Merlin’s Bar & Grill in Whistler Blackcomb, BC

Silent Auction | Raffle | Live Art | Good Vibes

Music by Scott Sullivan and Wes Makepeace, Northwest Scott with

Live art by: Shanna Duncan, Matt French, Vanessa Stark, Mark Kowalchuk, Matel and more… DJ TROUBLE Andrew and special guest

Here’s how you can help:

1. Purchase EventTicket(s). Tickets are $20.00 at the door and includes a free Kokanee and

raffle ticket. Doors open at 7PM.

2. Make a Donation*. If you are unable to attend, please consider making a cash donation

through the online fundraising page at www.stayclassy.org/B4BC4Megs

*Please email inquiries regarding tax-deductible contributions in the U.S./Canada to Erika@B4BC.org

3. Adopt B4BC4Megs logo and promote via social media/personal networks. Help raise

awareness while promoting healthy, active living and the local community of doctors, therapists

and integrated health care providers that are supporting Megs and other breast cancer patients.

To learn more about her story and why It’s Personal for Megan Pischke,

visit www.B4BC.org/B4BC-4-Megs

Thank you for your support,

David Porcheron Lisa Hudson, B4BC Co-Founder Erika Seward, B4BC Executive Director

Spy and DCP Team Up with Protect Our Winters

Author: Katie Schlicht, Snowboardmag.com

CARLSBAD, Calif.—SPY Optic™ today announced a partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) and SPY Professional Snowboarder David Carrier Porcheron (DCP). DCP’s relationship with POW reaffirms his commitment to promoting environmental consciousness. He is active in a number of POW interests, including its Riders Alliance initiative—an athlete coalition—and Hot Planets/Cool Athletes program—a youth education series administered in conjunction with Alliance for Climate Education (ACE).

“The POW Hot Planets/Cool Athletes program affords DCP the opportunity to engage kids about climate change and help influence the next generation of sustainability leaders,” say Kevin Casillo, SPY Snow Segment manager. “DCP is a longtime proponent of reducing his carbon footprint and, working with POW, he has a chance to reach an entirely new, young audience and connect to the snow industry at the same time.”

With respect to the POW Riders Alliance, DCP joins a list of esteemed fellow athletes, including Gretchen Bleiler and Jeremy Jones, in leveraging their collective influence to affect public policy and promote environmental responsibility. Throughout the year, POW rallies the Riders Alliance behind renewable energy initiatives and enterprises designed to heighten awareness of greenness through community education, outreach and action, from local levels to Capitol Hill.

“I have become aware of my impact on the planet in recent years and, a snowboarder, I appreciate being in nature so much—my career completely depends on it,” says DCP. “SPY and POW help me give back to the environment with a portion of sales of my signature snow goggle going to POW’s reinvestment with organizations that share our sustainability mission and focus.”

For more information about POW, its programs, success stories, members, sponsors and grant recipients, log-on at www.protectourwinters.org.  For details about the SPY + DCP + Yes™ Zed™ goggle, go tohttp://www.spyoptic.com/zed/d/1057_c_200. For more information about SPY, log-on atwww.spyoptic.com and www.facebook.com/spyoptic.