A special social distancing edition of the Grind For Life Series Presented by Marinela went down last weekend at The Boardr HQ in Tampa.
Ish Cepeda & Ronnie Kessner Keep It Rolling
Ronnie Kessner and Ish Cepeda with a little spring cleaning to collect some used gear donations for Keep It Rolling.
If you have used gear collecting dust at your house, gather it up, then drop it in your local shop’s Keep It Rolling collection box when it’s safe.
Your shop decides what organization or person it gets passed on.
REgrowth – Dwindle Distribution
To celebrate Mother Nature Dwindle Distribution is officially launching their REgrowth program with all the deck brands. REgrowth is Dwindle’s way of reducing carbon footprint and making skateboarding more sustainable. For every tree they use to make skateboards, Dwindle plants 3+!
Nora Vasconcellos Donates ENTIRE Product Pillage To WHO?! | KRUX TRUCKS
Nora Vasconcellos rolled thru HQ with friends Nicole Hause and Mimi Knoop to cop some of the Holy-est Trucks in the world, and a ton of other cool stuff! Nora’s Product Pillage went to Ryan Lay’s non-profit Skate After School in Arizona. Krux wants to thank all of the volunteers at SAS for their work with the kids in Arizona! Check out Skate After School for more info!
etnies – Buy A Shoe, Donate A Shoe
For etnies, it is a tradition to celebrate Good Friday on Skid Row giving shoes to the homeless during the Los Angeles Mission Easter Event, which is cancelled this year. However, that is not stopping the company from continuing with their giving tradition to the city’s most vulnerable.
For the past two decades, etnies has collectively donated tens of thousands of shoes. This year, the brand is extending the opportunity to its loyal fans to help the brand reach an all-time total goal of 50,000 shoes to those in need through the giveback program. For every pair of shoes sold on the etnies site from Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 12, 2020, the brand will donate an additional pair of shoes to the homeless.
“Doing something meaningful and purposeful for the homeless community has always been very important to me,” said Pierre Andre Senizergues, CEO of etnies. “It means even more right now, knowing the heightened state of vulnerability so many people are living in as the Covid-19 crisis continues. Providing shoes to them is not only a necessity but a symbol of the kindness and concern we feel for the homeless population each day.”
etnies has been giving shoes to the homeless though the Los Angeles Mission since 1998. The Los Angeles Mission is a nonprofit, privately supported organization that serves the immediate and long-term needs of the homeless.
Grind For Life Series Presented by Marinela at Zephyrhills, Florida
The GFL Series is a US national series of street and bowl contests that leads to the Annual Awards at the end of the year in Tampa. Check the schedule for 2020 HERE!
Skaters Keeping It Rolling : Jamestown Community Center
Phil McCormick and The Jamestown Community Center provide youth in the Mission District of San Francisco a place to skateboard, have fun and be creative in a safe environment. Their organization and others like it rely exclusively on donations of skate gear to provide kids the opportunity to skate.
Donations from skaters and skateshops can help keep these organizations going or create new ones in places they don’t yet exist.
‘Keep It Rolling’ collection boxes are in skate shops now to help pass used gear onto organizations like these and other people who can use it.
Skate ‘Em – Pass ‘Em On
You don’t need trucks with supernatural powers to Keep It Rolling. Skate ’em and pass ’em on. Be on the lookout for the new Keep It Rolling boxes in your local shop now. Skate shops will be collecting used gear and passing it on to organizations or people who can use them. Done is not Done. Let’s Keep It Rolling.
DONE IS NOT DONE – KEEP IT ROLLING
Always listen to Frank. When a deck is ‘done’ for you it may not be done for someone else. If you have used decks, trucks or wheels that are still skateable, be on the lookout for the new Keep It Rolling collection boxes at your local shop, so they can be passed on to someone who can use them. Check out more information HERE.
KEEP IT ROLLING
Skateboard products can be re-used and passed on to others who need them. The Keep It Rolling collection boxes are for skate shops and their communities to collect for the organization, artists, or people of their choice.
Together we can help others roll, create and love skating as much as we do. Plus, it keeps skate products out of landfills and into the right hands.
Done is not Done. Let’s Keep It Rolling. For more info Click HERE.
Nine Club EXPERIENCE #83 – 5Boro’s “Apt. 5B”, Versace Plug, #Shuvitcancer
We discuss the 5Boro’s “Apt. 5B” Video, Leo Valls and Tom Botwid for Film Trucks, Hyun Kummer’s “Versace Plug” Part, Hypebeast Diaries: Evan Mock, #shuvitcancer, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) won an Oscar, Chris Roberts & Roger Bagley Skate the Santa Monica Curbs and much more!
Sky Brown x Skateistan Board by Almost Skateboards
Almost announces the launch of the Sky Brown signature board advocating Skateistan. The board represents the empowerment of children through skateboarding and education. Sky is not only a major supporter of Skateistan, but she embodies their philosophy and dedication to help others. These boards were designed with her favorite colors and dove graphics to represent peace on a global level. 20% of sales proceeds from this board go directly to Skateistan.