Water-sport companies in Israel got together this week and donated 10 surfboards, each worth around $450, to children in the Gaza Strip, at the behest of a California surfer - Seweryn Sztalkoper. He took the action after being captivated by an LA Times’ article entitled "Gaza Surfers Find Freedom in the Sea”. Sztalkoper hopes to collect 25-30 surfboards in all and distribute them in Gaza.