[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 199 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SURFING SANTAS

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2023

  Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. George Trosset of 
Rockledge, Florida, for his charitable work in creating and organizing 
a popular local event called Surfing Santas. Surfing Santas is an 
annual event hosted by the Florida Surf Museum Charity in Cocoa Beach 
that raises money for charities like Grind for Life, which helps 
individuals with cancer.
  Surfing Santas is a Christmas Eve spectacle where participants are 
encouraged to wear Christmas attire and surf on Cocoa Beach. When 
Trosset began the organization in 2009, there were two participants, 
himself surfing as Santa, and his son, George Jr., surfing as an elf. 
Trosset also had two spectators, his wife Nina, and their grandson 
Anderson.
  Today, Surfing Santas regularly has 400 to 500 participants and close 
to 10,000 spectators. The Christmas event, which is now in its 15th 
year, has grown to include a costume contest, live music, and a show by 
a local Hawaiian Dancers group.
  Surfing Santas is a widely beloved event that has made at least 8 
billion people around the world smile and has raised close to $250,000 
dollars towards charity. Last year a Surfing Santa plush toy blasted or 
aboard a private Blue Origin space mission.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in recognizing George Trosset and his family, as well as 
saluting all the Surfing Santas participants for their charitable 
spirit and their efforts to bring people together in a fun and festive 
way during the holidays. SurfIng Santas is an incredible community 
event that has quickly become a tradition for families on the Space 
Coast.

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