Skatelite teamed up with Elliot Sloan and his apparel brand Sloan Wolf Co. to bring you two new limited edition Skatelite Henleys. For every shirt sold Skatelite will donate $10 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Pick up a shirt HERE.
How Skateboarding Is Transforming The Lives Of Kenyan Street Youth | SKATE AFRICA Part Two
So, ladies and gentlemen, if you have not already had the pleasure then allow us to introduce you to George Zuko – a candidate for raddest human in the world today. As with Sandy Alibo in Ghana, George has been a talismanic figure in the development of skateboard culture here in Kenya.
How about this: George is a skater who helps run skate camps at an educational orphanage where the country’s first skatepark resides. Think about that for a moment. Children sleeping on the streets are by no means uncommon in Nairobi, and George introduced us to two young rippers who once slept right by the local skate spot – and started skating as a result. With George’s introduction of skating into their lives, The Keedz (‘the pair’) are off the streets, enrolled in school, and ripping.
Samuel Mwangi and Ezra Nyongesa – everyone calls him Balo, though – proved constant companions for Jaakko Ojanen, Chenai Gwandure, Yann Horowitz and Jackson Pilz as our joy bus spent a week rolling around with the skate scene of Nairobi. Sam even shot Balo’s front board photo from this feature on his first try with a camera. Fast learner!
The Shangilia association which runs the educational orphanage space where the radiant skatepark resides work with hundreds of such children every day. Watch Patrik Wallner’s superb documentary on Jaakko and friends’ skate mission with the local rippers of Nairobi above.
Sean Malto Back to KC: The DIY – Mountain Dew
Watch as DEW skateboarder Sean Malto works with a local build crew to give back to his hometown community by constructing a new skate feature at a legendary DIY park.
GFL Series at The Boardr HQ in Tampa Presented by Marinela
Grind For Life presented by Marinela at Tampa, Florida went down last weekend. It was also the Annual Awards and last stop for the year. GFL is a series of street and bowl contests that benefits the Grind for Life Organization that assists cancer patients with travel expenses for treatment. Check the results and more HERE.
Skatelite x Bridge to Skate
Bridge to Skate is a nonprofit that empowers today’s youth by offering skateboarding as a vehicle for creative expression and a way of owning their own wheels.
Oliver Flores and David Reyes recently organized a bike ride from Phoenix to Long Beach to raise money for Bridge to Skate. The donations were directly used to update dilapidated ramps at the Compton Youth Activities League facility.
Keen Ramps donated their labor and Skatelite chipped in some brand new surfacing for the ramps. To learn more about Bridge to Skate follow them on Insta or visit the link HERE to donate!
GFL Series at Cocoa Beach Presented by Marinela
#Grind For Life Series Presented by Marinela at Cocoa Beach, Florida went down last weekend. It’s a series of street and bowl contests that benefits the Grind for Life Organization that assists cancer patients with travel expenses for treatment.
Fallen x Hope For The Warriors
Fallen is proud to partner with the Hope For The Warriors foundation to support those who protect us. For each shoe sold Fallen will donate $3 back to the foundation to support retired veterans, military injured in combat, and family of military lost in the war.
GFL Series at Fort Lauderdale Presented by Marinela
Grind For Life presented by Marinela at Fort Lauderdale, Florida went down last weekend with full social distancing and CDC guidelines. Checkout this recap on the action that went down!
Skatepark 101 – The Skatepark Project
Learn how to get a skatepark in your town! This Skatepark 101 Webinar goes over the basic process to get a new public skatepark in your town. #skatepark project. Learn more at www.skatepark.org
Summer Giveback 2020 – Atlas Skateboarding
A recap of the first annual Summer Giveback. Many thanks to everyone that donated, volunteered and helped raise awareness to help keep skateboards under the feet of the Bay Area youth. Filmed and edited by Justin Albert, produced by Field Perspective.
GFL Series at Lakeland Presented by Marinela
Grind For Life Presented by Marinela went down last weekend with full social distancing and CDC guidelines.
Cody Lockwood puts the New LTD Edition Creature x skate-aid deck to the test!
Creature is proud to officially announce thier partnership with skate-aid by introducing this LTD Edition deck designed by the great and powerful, Florian Bertmer. For every LTD Edition deck sold, Creature will give a deck to skate-aid in support of their mission to empower kids worldwide through Skateboarding. Get yours HERE and help them make a positive impact on the greater skate community!