All About Best Day
Best Day Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit (Tax ID 87-4526520) that enables children and young adults with special needs to build confidence and self-esteem through adventure activities which stretch their limits, expand their true potential, reinforce their achievement, & connect them with diverse populations in their community.
Special needs supported:
• Autism
• Blindness
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Down syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Other injury, illness or developmental challenges
Current activities include:
• Tandem surfing
• Body boarding
• Kayaking
• SUP (stand up paddling)
• Beach activities
Strategy
We achieve this by empowering communities across the country to offer special days at the beach and snow to children with special needs. Best Day provides back-end services, support, training, and business resources to ensure that safe, self-sufficient programs are created. The program is funded through donations, grants and sponsorships.
History
Best Day is a non-profit founded in March 2008 in Santa Cruz, CA by Brooks Lambert and Max Montgomery, two long-time Ride a Wave volunteers who wished to share a similar program with other communities. The first chapter was started in 2008 in New Jersey with co-chairs Alexis and Lake Downham, and Best Day grew from there to include chapters in California, Florida, and Virginia. With the passing of our founder, Brooks, in the fall of 2021, Best Day Foundation took a shift in the organizational aspect, but not in the mission or vision. Best Day now serves the communities on the Virginia and New Jersey coast.
