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The Skatepark Project, formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation, is a nonprofit skateboarding organization that helps communities build public skate parks for youth in underserved communities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Hawk created the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002 in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America. [82] As of June 2018, his foundation has awarded US$5.8 million, aiding 596 skatepark projects. [ 83 ]
Pearl Jam and VANS collaborated on a skate shoe, donating they money raised from the shoe to help the skatepark raise the money to build the first stage of the skatepark. The Tony Hawk Foundation helped with the park as well, working with the Stronghold Society, a skateboarding non-profit founded by Walt Pourier and Jim Murphy. [3] [8]
Jersey City officials marked the grand opening of the Berry Lane Skate Park, which was funded in part by the Tony Hawk Foundation.
Tony Hawk has never been to Dodge Skate Park. Although Hawk retired from competing professionally in 2003, the 53-year-old still skates often and had apparently never been to Dodge Skate Park.
"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" dropped on Sept. 29, 1999, becoming an instant hit that not only introduced skateboarding to an audience of millions, but also exposed a new generation to punk music ...
The Tony Hawk Foundation acknowledged the efforts of this community project with a $10,000 grant initially through NewSunRising.org 501c3 who was the sponsor of this grant. Initially, Pitcher Park supporters tried to place this in Dormont, PA, the home town of Vincent & Stephen Pitcher but this effort was unsuccessful.
The Skatepark Project, formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation [2] Andy Kessler Foundation [3] Ben Raemers Foundation [4] Bronx Girls Skate [5] Dylan Rieder Foundation [6] Look Back Library [7] Make Life Skate Life [8] NYC Skateboard Coalition [9] Pablo Ramirez Foundation [10] Rob Dyrdek Foundation [11] Ryan Sheckler Foundation [12] Skateboarding ...