'Service through surfing:' Local charity helping Veterans, First Responders through surf trips

SWEL (Surf Waves Enjoy Life) is reinvigorating our heroes through surf missions

WATER A CHARITY THAT TAKESVETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERSSURFING IS BACK FROM ITS FIRSTTRIP.KMBC9 S ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS WHYIT’S A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCEFOR OUR HEROES.I LOVE TO SURF BUT YOU KNOW, ILOVE THE SERVE MORE THAN SURFROB’S ANDERSON RECENTLY RETIREDFROM THE LENEXA POLICEDEPARTMENT AND CO-FOUNDED SWELLSURF WAVES.ENJOY LIFE THE CHARITY THATTAKES VETERANS AND FIRSTRESPONDERS SURFING TO BE ABLE TOGIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OFLONGEVITY IN THEIR CAREER AND ARELEASE VALVE IS VERY IMPORTANTTO ME THE CHARITY RECENTLY TOOKTHEIR INAUGURAL TRIP TO SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA WITH SEVERAL VETERANSAND OFFICERS WITH THE OVERLANDPARK POLICE DEPARTMENT.YOU CAN KIND O SLOWLY SEE THELAYERS CHIPPED AWAY.A TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEYWERE ABLE TO RELAX AND TAKE ANAP THE BEACH OR YOU KNOW.FOR THE MOMENT THE TRIP WAS ANOPPORTUNITY TO DECOMPRESS ANDUNPLUG.IT WAS A BLAST JUST BEING ABLETO RELAX DON’T HAVE TO WORRYABOUT ANYTHING THAT WORKANYTHING BACK HOME.JUST HANG OUT AT THE BEACH ANDHAVE A GOOD TIME AND THERE AREMORE TO COME.IT’S ROB AND HIS TEAM CONTINUETHEIR MISSION OF REINVIGORATINGOUR HEROES ONE WAVE AT A TIME.I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THATWE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE GOODPOLICE OFFICERS THE GOODVETERANS THAT COULD FIRSTRESPONDERS THAT WE DO HAVE.PROFESSOR ROB HUGHES KMBC 9 NEWSMATURITY COVERS THE COST PERPARTICIPANT THE NEXT TRIP ISALREADY BEING PLANNED FOR