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- 1 2 "The Tony Hawk Foundation Is Now THE SKATEPARK PROJECT". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk Foundation Grant Awarded to Jamestown Community for New Skateboard Park". City of Jamestown, New York. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ document.write (2018-12-07). "$2-Million For Skateparks In Michigan And New York". Tony Hawk Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Springville receives $300,000 matching grant to build skate park". wgrz.com. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Lockport receives Tony Hawk Foundation grant for Railyard Skatepark project". WKBW. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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