The new Flying Fish Restaurant in Barefoot Landing (beside Alabama Theater) has teamed up with the Grand Strand Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in an exciting new venture. Flying Fish is a new restaurant owned by the TBonz Group, who is leading the way in our area in environmentally-friendly business practices including using eco-friendly to-go containers and cups, recycling of cardboard and fryer oil for biodiesel, a no-styrofoam policy, and a policy of using sustainable fish allowing them to be an initiative member with South Carolina Aquarium.
Along with these green policies, FF also wanted to team up with our chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and proposed naming one of their entrees and one of their specialty drinks in honor of Surfrider for our work in helping to protect our oceans and beaches. Flying Fish have offered to donate $1 for every one of these entrees and drinks sold, to our chapter of Surfrider. They chose the “Low Country Steamer Feast” entree and the “Hang Ten” specialty drink. The restaurant also proposed that we display information regarding the Surfrider Foundation and our mission in the lobby area of the restaurant.
Flying Fish had their soft opening weekend on April 17 and 18 and allowed Surfrider to set up an information table in the lobby. All food was free to patrons, but they did ask them to donate $5 to our chapter on the way out the door. Surfrider received over $1,000 from Flying Fish for the weekend event.
Surfrider is very excited about our future relationship with the Flying Fish and appreciative of their generosity. We encourage everyone to visit them at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach.
Volunteer Cindy Goode maintaining the Surfrider booth at Flying Fish
