Category: Charity

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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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.

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Harold Hunter Foundation 2016: TRANSFORMING LIVES

The Harold Hunter Foundation is dedicated to providing support, advocacy and opportunity to skateboarders in NYC and beyond. Visit http://bit.ly/2016HHF and join our campaign to raise $20,000 by November 22nd, which will allow us to continue to help young people use their love of skateboarding to achieve educational, occupational, and personal success.

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