Ozstar Dejourday is working to save the environment one beach at a time. Since moving to La Jolla nearly 44 years ago, the local surfer has kept active in pushing clean-water initiatives. Dejourday serves as a member of the Windansea Surf Club, a nonprofit organization created in 1962 that seeks to promote clean-water programs both locally and worldwide. The organization also keeps active in the community, working with poor residents and disabled athletes. On Aug. 14, the group will stage a benefit event at La Jolla Shores for the St. Vincent De Paul Center for homeless children. Dejourday said club officials will distribute goody bags, a free lunch and T-shirts to about 60 kids. “It’s a way to give back,” said the 53-year-old, which also has worked with the Junior Foundation for the Blind, Archie Moore’s “Any Boy Can” program, the Cancer Research Foundation, the California Police Olympics, the Las Colinas Girl’s Rehabilitation Clinic and the University of California San Diego’s narcotics awareness program. “If you love surfing, it’s a great thing to get behind and it’s such a good cause to get the ocean clean,” Dejourday said. His passion for the waves ignited in 1967 when he and a friend began honing their skills at such surfing spots as Windansea and Big Rock. Dejourday still keeps active in the sport, surfing nearly every day. He’s currently teaching his 10-year-old daughter how to surf. In addition to his efforts with the Windansea Surf Club, Dejourday also serves as a member of the Coalition of the Surfing Clubs, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for clean water initiatives through surfing tournaments. The organization, which consists of about 32 clubs, hosts at least seven tournaments each year. In 1997, Dejourday and other club officials traveled to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to compete in a surfing cultural exchange. “Basically, we’re really concerned about our water,” said Dejourday, and “promoting that up and down the California coast.” When Dejourday is not hitting the waves, the longtime La Jolla resident is selling real estate. He works as an agent for Coldwell Banker and has been in the real estate business since 1977. Between making a living as a businessman, though, the surfing enthusiast still makes time to hit the beach. “It’s like a natural vitamin. You don’t need anything else,” said Dejourday. “You come and you’re a completely much happier person than when you went in before. It’s almost like going to church without the church emblem. It’s all God. It’s all nature.” For more information on the Windansea Surf Club or to get involved, visit www.windansea.org.