{"id":30279,"date":"2012-04-26T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30279"},"modified":"2012-04-26T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:51:11","slug":"wild-in-the-streets-of-detroit-rock-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30279","title":{"rendered":"Wild In The Streets Of Detroit Rock City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xv0OQU2Hp_8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goskateboardingday.org\/\">Go Skateboarding Day 2012<\/a><\/strong> (June 21), <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emerica.com\/\">Emerica<\/a><\/strong> is taking over the City of Detroit for their annual Wild In The Street celebration. This year&#8217;s massive skateboarding flash mob will benefit the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crowdrise.com\/rideit\/fundraiser\/powerhouseproduction\">Power House Production&#8217;s RideIt Sculpture Park<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Power House Productions is an artist-run neighborhood-based nonprofit organization. Their mission is to develop and implement creative neighborhood stabilization strategies to revitalize and inspire the community. Their current project, RideIt Sculpture Park, is a do-it-yourself style skatepark built by skateboarders. The goal of the park is to create a space where neighborhood kids and adults can meet, play, create, build and exercise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the official word, follow the jump.<!--more-->For Wild in the Streets 2012, Emerica has partnered with Power House Productions to benefit their neighborhood revitalization project, RideIt Sculpture Park.<\/p>\n<p>Power House Productions is an artist-run neighborhood-based nonprofit organization. Their mission is to develop and implement creative neighborhood stabilization strategies to revitalize and inspire the community. Their current project, RideIt Sculpture Park, is a do-it-yourself style skatepark built by skateboarders. The goal of the park is to create a space where neighborhood kids and adults can meet, play, create, build and exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Boards For Bros is a group of skateboarders dedicated to collecting and refurbishing skateboards so they can be redistributed back into communities where children cannot afford their own. The beneficiaries of this year&#8217;s Emerica\/Boards For Bros efforts will be the kids of the Power House &#8216;hood. You can help by contributing your old completes, decks, trucks &#38; wheels to Boards for Bros at the following locations. You&#8217;ll receive a same-day 10% discount on Emerica product for your contribution:<\/p>\n<p>*            Chiipss Skateboards &#38; Apparel<br \/>\n*            Plus Skateboarding<br \/>\n*            Detroit City Skateboards<br \/>\n*            Refuge Skateboard Shop<br \/>\n*            Oakland Vert Skatepark<br \/>\n*            Modern Skate &#38; Surf<br \/>\n*            Tru Class SkateShop<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 100 artists will be creating\/donating skateboards to be sold at the Good Wood Exhibition, a skateboard deck art fundraising online auction and show. The auction begins on May 19 and final bid date will coincide with the show, on May 26 at 10-22-9 in Hamtramck, MI. 100% of funds raised will go to the initial RideIt Sculpture Park build beginning early June.<\/p>\n<p>You can also contribute at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crowdrise.com\/rideit\/fundraiser\/powerhouseproduction\"><b>crowdrise.com\/rideit<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For complete #WITS updates and info, visit <a href=\"Emerica.com\/wildinthestreets\"><b>Emerica.com\/wildinthestreets<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Go Skateboarding Day 2012 (June 21), Emerica is taking over the City of Detroit for their annual Wild In The Street celebration. This year&#8217;s massive skateboarding flash mob will benefit the Power House Production&#8217;s RideIt Sculpture Park. Power House Productions is an artist-run neighborhood-based nonprofit organization. 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