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.
Elemental Awareness Wintercount 2017
Every year the Elemental Awareness crew crams our van full of dudes, a bunch of skateboards, lots of crafting materials, a dog, and hits the road for a week in the Sonoran Desert at Wintercount skills gathering.
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!
PUSHING FOUR PINK 2
Breast cancer awareness through skateboarding with Spitfire Wheels.
Skate & Music Event at Hard Rock San Diego w/ The Sheckler Foundation
On Saturday, January 14th, 2017 Skatelite went to the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and get “Slightly Stoopid” with a night of music, skateboarding, and more!
NYJAH CLAUS 2017!
Nyjah brought local kids from Elemental Awareness and Next Up foundation to his private park for some Christmas spirit and shredding! Check it out!
2nd Annual Abstract Habit Holiday Drive
“The 2nd Annual Abstract Habit Holiday Drive went OFF!! Together through skateboarding, we can give back to the community and help create the next generation of skateboarders in Oakland. Thank you to everyone who came out.” – Cameron Eichenbaum
Red Bull presents: Secret Santa: Ollie Jolly Christmas
Joey Brezinski, Zion Wright, Alex Midler, Jamie Foy, and Daniel Espinoza hook up some kids for the holidays.
Diamond x Hood Santa 2016
The guys from Diamond Supply dressed up like Santa and hit the streets giving away free gear.
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.
Thunder X Skateistan
For the release of the Thunder x Skateistan Trucks we got together with Mikey Taylor, Chris Cole, Erik Ellington and Neen Williams to learn more about Skateistan’s amazing work across the globe using Skateboarding and Education for Youth Empowerment.
Sheckler Foundation Presents Coping Mechanism as its 7th “Be the Change” Recipient
Professional skateboarder, Ryan Sheckler and the Sheckler Foundation joined COPING MECHANISM at Parisite DIY Skatepark to celebrate the expansion of the first public skatepark in New Orleans’ history. It has taken COPING MECHANISM two years to get Parisite DIY Skatepark legalized but now it’s New Orleans’ first public skatepark – designed, built and run by skateboarders. Parisite DIY Skatepark was ready for its next build but needed help with a crucial part of the skatepark: the coping. As the Sheckler Foundation’s 7th “Be the Change” beneficiary, Ryan Sheckler presented Parisite DIY Skatepark with support and a $10,000 financial grant to help implement quality steel coping and other metal work to create a public skatepark in New Orleans that will last decades.