March 10, 2019, a beautiful and sunny day at Carcavelos beach, Lisbon. A young and professional Portuguese surfing community and the Lombos School helped the Lovexair Foundation and our Happyair Ambassador, Arran Strong, to organize an awareness event for World Rare Disease Day.

The event consisted of surf and yoga therapies with the aim of promoting lung health, physical activity and breathing for the benefit of affected individuals and families.

Our Happyair ambassador has Alpha-1 but that doesn't stop him from trying to live his big dream. At Lovexair we meet special people from all over the world who challenge their illness, no matter what it is: the sea air and the “good vibes” can help us all feel different and live our lives differently, as well as encouraging us to share our experience and inspire other people.

On behalf of Lovexair, a big thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this event a reality!

We want to grow communities that can support, care for and share the good things in life and help people to be happier and healthier, in mind and body.

HappyAir, our way of showing that we care about you!

Last updated on 7 March, 2026