Tony Hawk: Build A Skatepark In Watts--Match Funds

Summary

Tony Hawk has joined the youth of Watts to create a skatepark that will promote a healthy lifestyle and be an alternative to the crime, gangs, and drugs that pervade their challenged community.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Help Tony Hawk build a skatepark for the youth of Watts, and YOUR DONATION WILL BE MATCHED by the Tony Hawk Foundation.* “To provide a positive alternative to the challenges that face the community, I’ve joined a coalition of community and business leaders to create a landmark skateboarding facility (skatepark) that will give Watts youth a place to be active, creative, and enjoy their sport,” says Tony Hawk. * The Tony Hawk Foundation will match all Global Giving donations up to $10,000.

How will this project solve this problem?

This will be a sanctuary for local youth to meet, skate, and enjoy themselves in a safe environment. Top designers and builders will ensure the skatepark will be a landmark that the skaters of Watts and the entire community can be proud of.

Potential Long Term Impact

This landmark skatepark at the Watts Towers will provide the more than 2,000 local skateboarders a safe, sanctioned place to ride, and provide them a healthy, creative, athletic alternative to gangs, drugs, and crime.

Project Message

I know first-hand how a young person can learn, grow, and find a sense of identity through skateboarding, and I want to help kids in Watts to have that same opportunity.
- Tony Hawk, Professional Skateboarder

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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