LA JOLLA – About $300,000 was raised for the Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center at its 13th annual luau and longboard invitational, attended by about 1,000 people Sunday.

Organizers were still counting receipts from raffles, auctions and merchandise sales, and were hoping to beat last year’s record of almost $300,000, said the event’s Jason Foster.

Over 13 years, about $1.8 million has been raised for the cancer center, Foster said.

A 9-foot, 2-inch balsa longboard formed by Keith Melville was bought by John Moores, the Padres owner and philanthropist, for $50,000, Foster said.

A cruise to Indonesia went for $13,000, he said.

Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler was presented with the Rell Sunn “Queen of Makaha” award for research and service activities related to the center’s community outreach program.

Before the luau, a team of surfers representing the Walton Family Foundation won a surfing competition that featured the sport’s luminaries, including Robert August, Debbie Beacham, Mike Doyle, Skip Frye, Michael Hynson and Rusty Preisendorfer.

Source: Sign On San Diego