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

11/9/08 (Beverly Hills, CA) - 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.

View Gallery of the event.

In-Kind Sponsors

Auction Items

Many one-of-a-kind items and experiences were at auction at Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks.

2008 Hawkized Jeep Wrangler - DUB Edition
2009 Hawkized Jeep Commander - DUB Edition
Yamaha TTR 50 (includes Yamaha gear from Fox Racing)
Punta Mita, Mexico Vacation
Signed Flea Bass Guitar
Signed Kevin Robinson BMX bike
Tony Hawk Signature HuckJam Series bikes
Tony Hawk LTD collection of watches from Nixon
"The Office" TV show set visit
"My Name is Earl" TV show set visit
Apple Computer package includes MacBook Pro and iPod
X-Games VIP package
Signed framed Shaun White skateboard

Contact Info

Event info, Tickets, and Sponsorship

C.C. Flashman: (760) 477-2479

Kim Novick: (949) 715-9843

Press/Media

Emily Miller: (916) 719-9949

2007 Stand Up For Skateparks Highlights

2008 Bridgehampton, NY Stand Up For Skateparks Highlights

Past Celebrity Attendees

Pam Anderson, Lance Armstrong, Travis Barker, Steve Berra, Chris "Big Black" Boykin, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Benicio Del Toro, Fred Durst, Jakob Dylan, Rashad Evans, Jon Favreau, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), John Fogerty, Patrick Fugit, Kenny G, Leeza Gibbons, Todd Glass, Tom Green, Arsenio Hall, Ed Helms, Kathy Ireland, Anthony Kiedis, Lisa Kudrow, Stefan Lessard, Chuck Lidell, Cindy Margolis, Sal Masekela, Marlee Matlin, B.J. Novak, Holly Robinson Peete, Rodney Peete, Michael Rapaport, Trent Reznor, Paul Rodriguez Sr., Russell Simmons, David Spade, Shaun White.

Past Athlete Attendees

Tony Hawk, Kenny Anderson, Joey Brezinski, Bob Burnquist, Jason Ellis, Jesse Fritsch, Pierre Luc Gagon, Mat Hoffman, Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Danny Montoya, Rodney Mullen, Jean Postec, Kevin Robinson, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Ryan Sheckler, Kevin Staab, Brian Sumner, Lincoln Ueda, Mike Vallely, Danny Way, Shaun White.

Past Musical Acts

Blink 182 (2004), Pennywise (2005), Lupe Fiasco (2005), Anarchy Orchestra with guest appearances by Perry Farrell and Colin Haye (2006), Me First And The Gimme Gimmes (2007).

Past Sponsors

Activision, Cartoon Network, Dynacraft, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), göt2b, Adio, Quiksilver, Jeep, DUB, FUEL TV, The Wasserman Foundation, The Yucaipa Companies, McDonald's, Math Moves You, Six Flags, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Tech Decks, X Games, Nixon, Bell, CAA, Lego, Birdhouse, Roosevelt Hotel, D.M. Steele Printing.