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Escape to Reality - An Interview with Jon Sundt for Risen Magazine

The oldest of three brothers, Jon had learned a quick and relatively painless lesson, while his younger brothers Eric and Steven apparently never saw the train coming. Burying young family members as a result of their drug use stimulated Jon in a way no chemical ever could, and it was this pain that launched the Sundt Memorial Foundation. Read full article.

 
The Magic Formula for Keeping Your Students Engaged in Drug Prevention

It is no joke that substance abuse affects and impacts a wide range of individuals, especially our young people. With the lack of relevant prevention programs available, it appears as if the average age students begin experimenting with drugs is increasingly getting younger. However, as an educator, there is something you can do to help. Read More

La Jolla Light 2/12/09 - Philanthropy Spotlight: Sundt Memorial Foundation

Kids Learn How to get High in Schools

LA JOLLA, Calif. February 2008 - Picture this, your in 8th grade. You’re bored out of your mind in Health, and your teacher announces the class is going to watch a drug prevention DVD. Just before you role your eyes and put your head down to nap, you see Tony Hawk, your beloved hero since the 3rd grade do a full 360 barrel role in a circular ramp, virtually impossible to any other skater. This is followed by Tony saying, “Who needs drugs? There are much better ways to get high”. Read More

La Jolla Light 1/12/95: Surf contest organizer raises $13,000 for support programs (.pdf)


San Diego Union-Tribune 1/15/95: Surfing contest to be a memorial (.pdf)


La Jolla Light 1/26/95 - Cover Article (.pdf)


San Diego Union-Tribune 4/99: Sundt's true worth is sending a sobering message to youth (.pdf)


La Jolla Village News 2/9/00: UCSD hosts surf contest at Blacks (.pdf)


La Jolla Light 2/17/00: Surfing contest raises money for anti-drug programs (.pdf)


San Diego Daily Transcript 9/30/02: Sundt gets a natural high from helping investors and youth (.pdf)


La Jolla Light 9/16/04: He's fighting the war on drigs with extreme sports athletes (.pdf)


It's Cool to be Drug Free (.pdf)


Skateboarder Paradise (.pdf)