Posted: May 16, 2011
A Decade Of Funding Skateparks
Now in its tenth year helping fund public skateparks, the Tony Hawk Foundation launches its Summer 2011 grant season today.
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Posted: May 3, 2011
Brooklyn Skate Jam - Gowanus Grind III
Skaters turned out in full force for Gowanus Grind III, the opening of what is slated to become a full skateboarding plaza within the next several years. Organized by the Friends of Thomas Greene Park, the day's events included a skate competition, free instruction for novice skateboarders, as well as music and t-shirt silk screening for the younger kids.
Posted: May 2, 2011
Stoked For A Skatepark
The Stevens Point, Wisconsin skatepark was decades in the making, and underscores the tenacity and persistence of local skaters and advocates. A Tony Hawk Foundation grant of $10,000 in 2008 helped make it happen.
Posted: April 19, 2011
Cleveland Rocks!
Tony Hawk Foundation grants help bring skateparks to urban Midwest and rural Native America.
Posted: April 6, 2011
Tony Hawk To Deliver Keynote Address To U.S. Parks Officials
Tony Hawk will address parks-and-recreation officials at this year's national convention.
Posted: February 28, 2011
Advancing Skatepark Advocacy
The Tony Hawk Foundation has hired premier skatepark advocate Peter Whitley as its Programs Director. With nearly a decade of work promoting skatepark development, most notably as Co-Founder and former Director of Skaters For Public Skateparks and author of the Public Skatepark Development Guide, Whitley brings tremendous experience and a new perspective to THF.
Posted: January 27, 2011
Funding Skateparks, Hiring Staff
Communities striving to build free, public skateparks may now apply for grants to help build their parks. And talented individuals with a passion for skatepark development have the chance to apply for either of two staff positions at the Tony Hawk Foundation.
