Tony Hawk Foundation Raises Over $1-Million For Public Skatepark Development

Tony Hawk Foundation Raises Over $1-Million For Public Skatepark Development



Action-sports pros and the entertainment elite were on-hand Sunday for the fifth-annual Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks, where over $1-million was raised for the Tony Hawk Foundation and its mission to bring free, quality skateparks to low-income communities across the United States.



Held at an exclusive estate in Beverly Hills, attendees included Tony Hawk, Shaun White, Anthony Kiedis, David Spade, Jamie Lee Curtis, Perry Ferrell, Chris "Big Black" Boykin, Mia Hamm, Kathy Ireland, Bam Margera, BMX legend Mat Hoffman, Nomar Garciaparra of the L.A. Dodgers, UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva, Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, and others. The one-day action-sports carnival included games, activities, a special acoustic performance by Social Distortion, and a Vert Demo on Hawk's personal ramp, where he was joined by White, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Kevin Staab, and BMX riders John Parker and Dennis McCoy.



Fundraising efforts at the event kicked off with a special Pledge Drive for a skatepark in Hawk's childhood neighborhood of Tierrasanta in San Diego, California. The area is home to over 3,000 military families, many of whom have loved ones deployed overseas. Local youth, who had been pursuing a skatepark for two years before approaching the Foundation for assistance, joined Hawk and the other athletes on stage. Similar to past Stand Up For Skateparks events, where funds were raised for specific projects in Compton, California and New York City, the Pledge Drive raised over $78,000 to kick off the Tony Hawk Foundation's effort to break the million-dollar goal.



The Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks benefit committee included Tony Hawk, Lance Armstrong, Rob Dyrdek, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mia Hamm, Dana White, Jr., Jon Favreau, Mat Hoffman, Shaun White, Robert Kotick, Bob McKnight, Scott Greenstein, and Ron Burkle. The event was sponsored by Activision, Jeep, UFC, Dynacraft, T-Mobile Sidekick, Quiksilver, DUB, Wasserman Foundation, Six Flags, Ex Drinks, Kohl's, FIJI, Tech Deck, Got2be, Birdhouse Skateboards, Nixon, D.M. Steele Printing, Bell, Yucaipa Companies, and the Hotel Angeleno.



Some funds raised at Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks will be distributed to communities in December when the Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors announces its Fall 2008 skatepark-grant awards. For more information about the Tony Hawk Foundation and its skatepark-grant program, visit www.tonyhawkfoundation.org




A charitable, non-profit organization, the Tony Hawk Foundation was established in 2002 by its namesake, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, to promote and provide funds for high-quality public skateparks throughout the United States--with an emphasis on the word "quality." Since then, the Foundation has awarded over $2,400,000 to 392 communities. The Foundation focuses on working with local officials and grassroots, community-based organizations that plan to hire designers and contractors with strong experience designing and building skateparks.



The Tony Hawk Foundation was established by a gift from Tony Hawk. Its directors raise additional funds through events, industry donations, and continuing contributions from Tony and other entities. In addition to skateparks, the Foundation also makes donations to other children-related charities, as chosen by its Board Of Directors.



Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks Media photos available at: www.thfmedia.org


Tony Hawk flies an "Indy Air" over longtime friend and pro skater Kevin Staab. Photo: Jody Morris


Tony Hawk addresses the Press Corps during the press conference at Stand Up For Skateparks. Behind him, Lafter to Right, are Kevin Staab (pink hair), wife Lhotse Hawk with daughter Kadence (obscured), BMX legends Dennis McCoy, Matt Hoffman, and John Parker, Jamie Lee Curtis, and pro skater Andy Macdonald. Photo: Colin Vincent







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Posted on May 14, 2009 03:02 PM
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Posted on December 20, 2008 04:21 PM
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Posted on December 20, 2008 04:21 PM
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Posted on December 20, 2008 03:00 PM
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