WATCH: The 2021 Beautifully Flawed Retreat Recap
After postponing our annual retreat last year due to COVID-19, we pulled out all the stops for our first retreat of 2021 and were even able to host it on our home island of Kauai, Hawaii! Designed for young women ages 14-25 who face limb difference, our Beautifully Flawed Retreat is a place of healing, rehabilitation, […]
A Community Effort
When this foundation launched in 2007, the simple mission was to share in the grace of abundance. In the wake of Bethany Hamilton’s infamous shark attack, there was an excess of financial support for her family that led to the formation of our roots, what was then known as Friends of Bethany. And as stories do, we […]
With a Little Help from our Friends
We had less than two months to pull off the Beautifully Flawed Retreat and we did it. There are very few of us that make up the staff of this foundation, but there’s an entire team of people that is meant by “we.” The volunteers, sponsors, and corporate support that make this and every retreat possible is who […]
Surf’s Up – We’re Having a Retreat!
It is with great pleasure that we announce that we are hosting our first Beautifully Flawed retreat of the year! We are hosting a private event on Kauai May 23-28! With the announcement of the reopening of our island and in careful coordination with local regulators, we are excited to restore this in-person experience for girls […]
“It’s Just an Arm” – Logan Aldridge
Did you know? April is Limb Loss Awareness Month! More than 2 million Americans live with limb loss or limb difference, and more than 28 million are at risk of amputation surgery. Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. We love being a part of this community of resilient people and so that’s […]
Miracle in Manhattan – Reilly Hamilton
Did you know? April is Limb Loss Awareness Month! More than 2 million Americans live with limb loss or limb difference, and more than 28 million are at risk of amputation surgery. Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. We love being a part of this community of resilient people and so that’s […]
He Is Risen and You Are Too!
The surf scene might seem void of seasons. The ever temperate climate that categorizes the lifestyle seems as perpetually warm as the lifestyle that accompanies it. It just looks easy. What we have done with the Beautifully Flawed Foundation is to demonstrate and honor the reality that life often strikes us in the blows of deep winter […]
2021 Retreat Applications Now Open!
Our 2021 retreat applications for young men and women who face limb difference are now open! This year we will be hosting our Beautifully Flawed Retreat for young women and our Forge Retreat for young men at the same time this October in Del Mar, California. Although the two retreats will coincide, they are two separate events so that […]
Her “Thing” – Liv Wins Gold
“Having a gold medal placed around my shoulders was the best moment of my life. You really can’t beat that.” -Liv Stone Liv Stone is a 17-year old Para Surf World Champion. What’s even more impressive is that she rode her first wave just two and a half years prior at our Beautifully Flawed Retreat. Liv […]
Stepping in Grace – Callie’s Story
Callie Colwick embodies the fullness of God’s grace. Her story is hardly a short one, she will tell you, but it’s not a lamentation of tragedy as much as it is a fierce story of redemption and beauty. If it weren’t for people as strong as Callie, we may never have a depiction of God’s goodness […]