#etniesGivesBack at the LA Mission 2017

When etnies owner, Pierre-Andre Senizergues first arrived in America to pursue his dream to skate, he found himself homeless on the streets of Venice, California. Today, this experience is still one of the reasons why he is passionate and proud that etnies has given away a total 45,500 pairs of shoes worth $2.7 million in retail value in downtown Los Angeles, the nation’s largest concentration of homeless people living and sleeping on public sidewalks.

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Next Up Foundation Pro Guest Nyjah Huston

Published on Feb 13, 2017
On January 24th, Nyjah Huston paid a visit to Next Up headquarters, drawing a huge crowd of Next Up participants and local skaters from Anaheim. It goes without saying that Nyjah’s skills on a skateboard are impressive, but to see him perform up close and personal is another story! He tore up our little skate park, landing a majority of his tricks first try and getting everyone hyped. Nyjah was a also powerful mentor to the kids, taking time for photos, high fives, and autographs, answering questions, and giving advice. It is not every day that these young skateboarders get to interact with such a renowned figure in the skateboarding community, but the impact it has on their self-confidence, passion, and overall character is incredible. We would like to offer our kindest gratitude to Nyjah Huston for his support of Next Up Foundation and look forward to the next visit! Thank you, Nyjah!

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Next Up Foundation Pro Guest Daewon Song

On Nov. 22, 2016, NextUp had the honor to host professional skateboarder, Daewon Song. He brought so much stoke to our skatepark; it was something very unique. He not only brought stoke, but he also brought something very special: our collab deck with Almost Skateboards! We would like to thank everyone at Dwindle Distribution who were involved in this project.

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