Thanks to the Chambers Family Foundation for their $2,000 grant award to Skaters for Eugene Skateparks – BuildIT!!!

Keep an eye out for when Tony Hawk: Ride for the Wii game drops. You might just see something about SkateEugene! Click here to check out the THRide.com website.

Some of the SES crew was on hand to celebrate with our Whitaker neighbors at the August 1st Whitaker Block party. Festival visitors to the SES table expressed a strong interest in our ideas and goals. All in all, a couple thousand people walked through, or stayed to enjoy the festivities. It was a hot afternoon, so the slip-and-slide had a very long line. The SES crew enjoyed the added bonus of hot dogs and twizzlers! MySpaceWhitaker and the WBP website.

Click here to view the article in Skateboarder. Click here to view the article at RedBullSkateboarding.

Thanks to the Boy Scouts of America for endorsing the skatepark! Check out the letter by clicking here.

Check out the RG article – “We’re on board – Skateboarding slides into the mainstream, with a boost from Oregon.” Also, here is a link to the KMTR article – Group eyes future Eugene covered skate park.

Thanks to the City of Eugene Recreation coordinators and sponsors Tactics, Boardsports, and Cactus. The turnout for the skate competition at Cal Young was great and well attended by all ages. Here are the results: 12 and under: 1st – Joey Winn; 2nd – Drake K. Moody; 3rd – Jacob Williams. 13-16: 1st – Sofa King; 2nd – NuNu; 3rd – Tyler Percell. Sponsored/17 and up: 1st – Calvin Ngo; 2nd – Nick Ricker; 3rd – Jeff Tufts. Thanks to the SES volunteers and donors at the event, over $300 was raised for SES! Click here see a couple more pics: Pic 1 or Pic 2.

SES volunteers were on hand Saturday, June 20th, at Eugene’s EMS Safet Fest in Alton Baker Park to promote the use of skateboarding helmets and instruct visitors on the proper use and fitting of protective gear such as wristguards, elbow pads, and knee pads. Thanks to Tactics for donating several skateboard helmets that were offered in the giveaway raffle.

SES raised almost $200 at the éS Shoes/Tactics Game of SKATE. For video and pics, check out the full review from Transworld by clicking here. To see the report on the éS Shoes website, click here.