What a month this has been!

[dash]

I didn't know it was a yearly event until I read it here. What a great tradition!

[booger]

Booger posted this on April 21st - before the Bash on the 24th:

"Giving back
I have been fortunate to meet a lot of great travelers who not only take in all Negril and Jamaica has to offer, but make a point to give a little back. From getting kids to school, donate a brick to the Travelers NEET program, spay and neuter clinics in cooperation with Debbile Lightheart, trash pickups, school supplies, etc.

April 27th is another chance to participate for those of you in town for the Boardie Bash. If you attend the bash you will be able to help NEET out as described in the Boardie Bash thread. And if you are still in town you can visit Seastar on April 27th at 1PM to observe the 3rd annual belly flop. Admission is free and any donation of any size is welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Get To School program for local youth. The last two have been a blast and this one will only be bigger. Thank you to Muzicdoc Phil for taking the lead and keeping th vibe right.

All are welcome....."

http://negril.com/forum/showthread.p...lop#post159467

So it was advertised on Negril.com. Booger asked Boardies to show up. It was attended by Boardies and happened during Boardie week. The whole point of setting the Boardie Bash on the last Friday in April is to get people here during the beginning of slow season.

Thank you all for being down here and helping out the Negril economy during what used to be a slow week!

Thank you Rob for allowing the Flop to have some exposure. I started it as a new thread to get the word out and within 10 minutes my thread was moved to the annual boardie bash thread and i'm afraid it was lost in translation. However, I appreciate that it was allowed to stay on the site and gain exposure so other travelers could join.

This years bellyflop was AMAZING. The first one brought in just short of $200, the second one was close to $800, and this year was over $2000. The turn out was amazing, the vibe was right as usual, and the travelers showed their love in giving back to the kiddos in Negril. Big thanks to Chris and Francine at Seastar for hosting the event, and to the usual cast of characters who contributed countless hours to make it all happen.

I have zero plans to return to Negril, however if another flop is set up I would feel blessed to be there. Love my peeps who give back in addition to their vacation. Father Jim, I hope this group made you smile and give you the slightest bit of comfort that you can feed a few more kiddos on their way to school.

I know I had an amazing time, and if you showed and contributed and it sucked please share so my friends can make it better. Nothing made my travel better than this event. And thank you to the numerous event sponsors who made this happen. You know who you.....

[Flipadelphia26]

Glad everyone enjoyed themselves. looked like fun on Facebook. All of the events.

[groove16]

I think IRIEchic is a ghost...i waited around with jojo a couple of times to meet you...has anyone seen jojo and iriechic in the same room at the same time?lol

I was there but I missed EVERYTING! guess I have to go back next year for the 2016 "April Crowd"!
Thanks Rob!

[groove16]

I can honestly say that i have a great time almost every day in Negril....i can also honestly say that the 2 bellyflop events that i have been apart of have been the most fun 2 days I can remember....the money raised for a great cause, the cast of characters that i have become friends with, and all the craziness that goes along with it..... for those who haven't seen videos and pics of one of these events, u are missing out..many posted on facebook now

[TizzyATX]

Kicking myself for missing out on all the April festivities this year.... Missed seeing everybody.

1Love

[MissB]

I was there for the first and second boardie bash. I feel I played a part in the beginning of negril.com. Rob has been the mainstay of this website. I hope I can come for the
2016 Boardie Bash. I'm one of those who just shows up any time of year because Negril is sort of "home". I will return again and again "cause I love it". Rob, Job well done!

[Muzikdoc]

I'm sorry to have missed the boardie bash..1st one I missed in years..and the belly Flop was a huge success. It doesn't matter to me who promotes it where its promoted. It was for a good cause and EVERYONE had a good time and a lot of money was raised..and THATS what it's all about.....ONE LOVE...

[BostonBob]

Yes Doc ... Perfect

[BostonBob]

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