Tony Hawk’s Helmet Donations

by The Editors on September 10, 2011

Thf Helmet Program Long Beach Ca SmNot only is the Tony Hawk Foundation continuing with its mission to help build permanent skateboard parks around the United States, now the organization is also providing helmets and skateboards to by used by kids visiting the skateboard parks.

The Donate A Skate helmet-and-board program distributes skateboards and helmets to youth in communities where the foundation has helped to open a skatepark. With the goal of encouraging young skaters to use the skateparks safely, and to reach those youth whose families could not otherwise afford the equipment, to-date the foundation has distributed over 400 helmets and 200 skateboards to youth at skateparks that received Tony Hawk Foundation grants.

If you would like to help Tony get helmets and skateboards on the kids who need them most, then please click here and make a donation to the tonyhawkfoundation.org. For more information, follow the jump.

Helmets And Skateparks For All

Tony Hawk Foundation launches helmet program and announces latest grants to build skateparks.

Youth in Long Beach, California have received helmets and skateboards from the Tony Hawk Foundation’s Donate A Skate program.

9/10/11 (Vista, CA) – The Tony Hawk Foundation has launched a new initiative to complement its skatepark-grant program and help kids skate safe. The program will put helmets on heads at the more than 400 skateparks the foundation has helped to open across the U.S. And after reviewing dozens of projects, the THF Board Of Directors also announced the latest recipients of grants to help build public skateparks.

The Donate A Skate helmet-and-board program distributes skateboards and helmets to youth in communities where the foundation has helped to open a skatepark. With the goal of encouraging young skaters to use the skateparks safely, and to reach those youth whose families could not otherwise afford the equipment, to-date the foundation has distributed over 400 helmets and 200 skateboards to youth at skateparks that received Tony Hawk Foundation grants.

The Donate A Skate program is funded through donations from Birdhouse Skateboards, Bell Helmets, and individuals who make contributions through the foundation’s Web site. To help THF equip kids with new helmets and skateboards, make a donation at tonyhawkfoundation.org.

In addition to this new initiative, the foundation’s decade of skatepark development continues with the announcement of the latest communities to receive grants to help fund their projects. With the economy causing cuts or delays to many public projects, it was reassuring to see dozens of skatepark efforts active and applying for a THF grant over the Summer. Ultimately the Board Of Directors chose twelve projects, awarding a total of $100,000.

Summer 2011 Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants

$15,000
Antelope, South Dakota
$10,000
Fort Hall, Idaho
Gold Hill, Oregon
Marquette, Michigan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Francisco, California
Sisters, Oregon
$5,000
Brattleboro, Vermont
Lovington, Illinois
Monte Rio, California
Titonka, Iowa
Two Harbors, Minnesota
The Board also elected to change the longstanding policy limiting the number of times a community may apply for a THF Grant. Previously, communities could not apply more than twice, but under the new policy they may continue to apply if they have not previously been awarded a grant. The goal is to encourage skatepark projects that are very close to meeting THF Grant criteria to continue improving their plans. Communities that have already applied twice and were informed that they are no longer eligible to apply for THF grants may now submit new applications.

The next deadline to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation skatepark grant is February 1, 2012. The online application will be available in January. Details are online at www.tonyhawkfoundation.org.

Word document version of this story.

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 in low-income areas throughout the United States—with an emphasis on the word “quality.” Since then, the Foundation has awarded $3,972,350 to 493 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. For more information or to make a donation, visit the Foundation’s Web site at http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org.

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Michelle Long February 20, 2018 at 12:14 pm

This is amazing! I am a single parent to two boys and recently took in two other boys who all enjoy skateboarding. We live in Cherokee, NC. We have a excellent skatepark here but the boys are without helmets.If possible, we would like to know if you would be interested in donating helmets. Thank you, Michelle.

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