Awarded for their effortsNonprofit members recognized for teaching safety abroad.BY LAYLAN CONNELLYSTAFF WRITERSurfer Nate Halberson couldn’t help but stop and ask about the shiny medals hanging from the necks of three people standing near the boardwalk in Huntington Beach.When he heard how the group working with the International Surf Lifesaving Association was given the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the White House, he was impressed.“Even today, there was a really strong south current and it was pretty dangerous. Even for someone who is experienced like me, you can get swept away,” said Halberson of Lomita. “I take li-SEE AWARDS* PAGE 6) : il 111International Surf Lifesavinq Association members, from left, Raquel Li-zarraqa, Henry Reyes and Olin Patterson, hold up their awards.L.