‘Throw Down’ raises $2,000 for lifeguards by admin on August 31, 2014 in Community Support TCPALM.COM / VERONEWS.COM – August 2014 To help raise money for the City of Vero Beach lifeguards, Ellison organized the Inaugural shore lb. Throw Down skim contest presented by Skim City on Aug. 23, where 95 skimboarders and hundreds of spectators converged on the sand at Sexton Plaza.