{"id":30530,"date":"2012-05-07T14:30:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T21:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30530"},"modified":"2012-05-07T15:41:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T22:41:59","slug":"the-sheckler-foundations-skate-for-a-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=30530","title":{"rendered":"The Sheckler Foundation&#8217;s Skate For A Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rj9HlprO7fQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, May 5, 2012 skateboarders, sponsors, and hundreds of fans joined <strong>Ryan Sheckler<\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shecklerfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheckler Foundation<\/a><\/strong> at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etniesskatepark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">etnies Skatepark<\/a><\/strong> for <strong>Skate For A Cause<\/strong>. The event, held to help raise money for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.askate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">A.skate<\/a><\/strong>, collected $86,000 in total, $57,000 of which will fund A.skate&#8217;s <span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">10-stop <\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"><strong>Be the Change<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\"> tour this summer. It was a great day of skateboarding, friends, and doing something good for kids on the Autism spectrum. <\/p>\n<p>For photos and the official word, follow the jump.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6745.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6745.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=750,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6745-tm.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  6745\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRyan Sheckler and some micro grooms.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheckler Foundation\u2019s, SKATE FOR A CAUSE event met the foundation\u2019s goal of raising $57,000 to fund A.skate\u2019s entire 10-stop Be the Change tour this summer, to benefit children on the Autism Spectrum. More than 30 top pro and am skateboarders with thousands of fans came out on Saturday, May 5, to raise money for the A.Skate charity.  Between the fans, skateboarders and sponsors, SKATE FOR A CAUSE raised a grand total of $86,620. The total prize purse for the five skateboarding contests was $15,000, and most of the winners donated their prize money to benefit charity. <\/p>\n<p>The Sheckler Foundation\u2019s SKATE FOR A CAUSE would like to give a warm thank you to all of the sponsors and skaters who made this event possible. The sponsors include: CCS, Casey\u2019s Cupcakes, Chronic Tacos, Duracell, etnies, Fred Water, Ford, Independent Trucks, K1 Speed, Metagenics, New Era, Nixon, NMCA, Oakley, Plan B, Red Bull, Rock N Bounce, Tilly\u2019s, Skateboarder\/Grind Media, Woodward, A.skate, Lemonade for Autism, Ocean Festival, Thrive, Us Too Gym and Autism Speaks U.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7740.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7740.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=747,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7740-tm.jpg\" height=\"321\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7740\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRandy Sheckler and Sole Tech&#8217;s Don Brown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7722.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7722.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=747,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7722-tm.jpg\" height=\"321\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7722\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Desiree<\/strong> and her bowl-ripping husband <strong>Aaron Astorga<\/strong> taking a break between sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7724.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7724.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=750,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7724-tm.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7724\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLegendary Z-Boy <strong>Jay Adams<\/strong> signing autographs out back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7730.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7730.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=750,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7730-tm.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7730\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRob Brink and Rhino. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7734.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7734.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=747,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7734-tm.jpg\" height=\"321\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7734\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBest trick action going down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7922.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7922.jpg','popup','width=666,height=1000,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7922-tm.jpg\" height=\"645\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7922\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Ryan Sheckler<\/strong> launching off the quaterpipe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7923.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7923.jpg','popup','width=667,height=1000,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7923-tm.jpg\" height=\"644\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7923\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Charile Blair<\/strong>on his way to a $3,000 transition best trick winning donation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7987.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7987.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=667,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7987-tm.jpg\" height=\"286\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7987\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Kurtis Colamonico <\/strong>wins $3,000 and turns it right over as a donation. Good guy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7991.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7991.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=667,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-7991-tm.jpg\" height=\"286\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  7991\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Ryan Sheckler<\/strong>, A.skate founder <strong>Crys Worley<\/strong> and Ryan&#8217;s Mom Gretchen with the biggest check of the day. $50,000 to A.skate. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6748.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6748.jpg','popup','width=1000,height=750,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/041112_iP-6748-tm.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"041112 Ip  6748\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNot a bad day of skateboarding all in all. <strong>Kurtis Colamonico<\/strong>, <strong>Charlie Blair<\/strong>, <strong>Ryan Sheckler<\/strong>, <strong>Crys Worley<\/strong>, and <strong>Gretchen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 5, 2012 skateboarders, sponsors, and hundreds of fans joined Ryan Sheckler and the Sheckler Foundation at the etnies Skatepark for Skate For A Cause. The event, held to help raise money for A.skate, collected $86,000 in total, $57,000 of which will fund A.skate&#8217;s 10-stop Be the Change tour this summer. It was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30530"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30537,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30530\/revisions\/30537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}