When REAL first asked Cairo Foster what he thought about doing a re-issue of his ‘Hammerhead’ graphic he suggested making it an Actions REALized with a portion of the proceeds going directly to The Ben Raemers Foundation to continue their work for suicide prevention and mental health advocacy in skateboarding and beyond.
We recently took a trip down memory lane with Cairo in Portland to learn more about the project and skate “The Courts”… Cairo hasn’t missed a step! Get a closer look at the boards and learn more HERE.
Our journey with Nate Viands started over 3 years ago when his Dad Scott reached out to REAL after Nate was diagnosed with Leukemia a few months before his 4th birthday.
Nate couldn’t play normal sports with other kids because of the shared germs that could be life threatening to his weakened immune system. Scott, who had grown up skating in Philly but had been off the board for over a decade, thought he could use skateboarding as a way for them both to take their minds off the rigorous cancer treatments. A quick trip to Exit Skateshop and Nate has been skating relentlessly ever since…
A simple ‘Thank You for making a board small enough for my son’ message has grown into a friendship with the Viands family that REAL wouldn’t trade for anything.
REAL flew Nate out to SF to surprise him with a new Actions REALized board to raise money for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Needless to say he skated non-stop the entire time.
See all the photos from his trip to SF as well as the LTD REALentless Board and Shirt, benefiting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on https://actionsrealized.com.
Don’t stop pushing Nate. Just take a break once and awhile, you’re making the rest of the team look bad…
A portion of the proceeds from these Steve Olson – Actions REALized decks will go to the “Let The People Paint’ program to help youth and developmentally disabled adults experience the feeling of painting and creating art.
