The Surfing Swami Foundation, Mulki, has distributed 10 full sets of surf boards and accessories to 10 girls and boys. The boards and accessories were worth ₹5 lakh and was provided to the foundation by Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd, as a part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives. New Mangalore Port Trust Chairman A.V. Ramana handed over the boards and accessories to the beneficiaries at a programme. The foundation conducts free training and provides equipment and scholarships for over 25 children in training in surfing, being a lifeguard, a surf instructor, and stand up paddling from less privileged sections of the society. The foundation has been carrying such programmes for over a decade and has produced international and national level surfing and stand-up paddling champions. Those interested in taking up surfing and stand up paddling as a career may contact surfingfoundation@gmail.com or call 70224 08328, 83103 84842, said the Foundation in a release here.