O-Matic Snowboards has teamed up with ESPN and The V Foundation to help raise money for cancer research.

Encinitas, CA – January 14, 2008 - For the second consecutive year, O-Matic Snowboards has teamed up with ESPN and The V Foundation to help raise money for cancer research through snowboarding. “After a successful fundraiser last year, O-Matic Snowboards has doubled their efforts in creating more boards to help deliver the knockout blow in the cancer fight” says Marketing Director and Pro shredder Todd Richards. Our boards will be partnered with signature artists, athletes and celebrities where they will then be auctioned off at Winter X Games 12 in Aspen, CO, as well on www.expn.com with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the V Foundation’s efforts.

Together with ESPN, O-Matic is giving people a chance to not only help raise money for a great cause, but to do it through art and snowboarding as a celebration of the common threads that bring us all to the hill every chance we get.. Each artist, athlete or celebrity puts their personal mark on it, creating a piece that is bigger than simply a snowboard. It’s a sidewalled sword in the cancer battle.

The V Foundation was founded in 1993 by former North Carolina State men’s basketball coach and ESPN commentator, Jim Valvano. Since 1993, The V Foundation has raised more than $70 million, and has awarded hundreds of cancer research grants nationwide for all types of cancers. The V Foundation now awards 100% of all new direct cash donations and net proceeds of events directly to cancer research and related programs.

Learn more about The V Foundation at: www.jimmyv.com

O-Matic Snowboards
O-Matic Snowboards is a rider-owned and rider-driven brand. O-Matic began in 2005 by bringing together pro snowboarders Todd Richards, Tara Dakides, Louie Vito and Chanelle Sladics and most recently Hampus Mosesson to create a new vision. Using the expertise of team riders and overall technical snowboard wizardry, O-Matic snowboards are designed to perform. At O-Matic, we are proudly manufacturing top quality, high performance snowboards that are affordable and fun to ride. www.omaticsnowboards.com