2026 SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM BEACH FEST

We’re thrilled to be back as an event partner of the Switchfoot BRO-AM & Rob Machado Bro-Junior, happening on Saturday, June 13 at Moonlight Beach.  We love being a part of this fun day of surf, music, and community! The event benefits some amazing local non-profits that provide services to unhoused, at-risk and disadvantaged youth, […]

BEACH LIFE FESTIVAL: 16,000 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES ELIMINATED

We’re thrilled to be a part of another amazing BeachLife Festival over the weekend–providing water refill stations to help eliminate single-use plastics at the Redondo Beach music festival. Together we were able to ELIMINATE over 16,000 single-use bottles from ending up in the landfill or worse in the ocean! A lot goes into making (1) […]

CREEK TO BAY EARTH WEEK CLEANUP

We were honored to be the site captain at Seaside Cardiff State Beach for the annual Creek To Bay over the weekend. Our cleanup site was one of nearly a hundred cleanup sites countywide organized through our friends at I Love A Clean San Diego. Thank you to the 50+ volunteers who came out and […]

EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMMING

We were founded on the belief that our planet needs to be taken care of, and there’s no better place to start than with our local communities and our children. Over the past few years we’ve expanded our reusable water bottle program to reach over 55,000 students in San Diego County.Additionally, we’ve partnered with our […]

GOOD VIBES AT CAMP SHRED

Camp Shred is always a good vibe and we’re stoked to be a part of the world’s largest surf demo to provide free & clean water—in an effort to eliminate single-use plastics.  With YOUR SUPPORT, simply by bringing a reusable vessel, we were able to ELIMINATE over 3,149 (17 Oz) single-use bottles.  By bringing your […]

RMF NAMED AS JACK JOHNSON, ALL AT ONCE NON-PROFIT PARTNER FOR 2026 SUMMER TOUR

We are excited to team up with Jack Johnson as an All At Once Non-Profit Partner on his 2026 Summer Tour! Come see us at the Village Green in Chula Vista at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater on 10/9/26 to connect, learn, & take action with us!  All At Once is Jack’s social action network connecting nonprofits […]

ENCINITAS OKTOBERFEST & ARTISAN FAIRE

Rob Machado Foundation is looking forward to partnering with the 28th Annual Encinitas Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 29, 2024. We’ll be providing a water refill station again this year, so that attendees can stay hydrated throughout the day for FREE, all while helping to reduce single-use plastics at the event! This free […]

40TH ANNUAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY

Join us this Saturday, September 21st for a global day of impact and San Diego County’s largest single-day environmental cleanup in coordination with I Love A Clean San Diego & CA Coastal Commission.  Rob Machado Foundation is honored to be a site captain for the “HWY 101 Encinitas Street Sweep” location. Meaning we’re going to walk around […]

THANK YOU MAREA SESSIONS

We recently wrapped up summer with some fun vibes at Marea Sessions, the summer concert series at Alila Marea Resort, with an epic dance party and DJ Set by Poolside. THANK YOU to all who came out and supported the shows that featured Ghostland Observatory and Poolside. It’s always a blast when we can gather […]

BI-COASTAL CLEANUP DAY WITH DRAGON & SURFRIDER

Our friends at Dragon invited us to participate in their annual bi-coastal cleanup day. We were honored to join them & Surfrider for a cleanup at Seaside in Cardiff! Thirty-one pounds of trash was collected that mostly consisted of micro-plastics, small pieces of foam, cigarette butts, and plastic bottle caps, etc. Thank you to all […]