The Skatepark Project

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The Skatepark Project
NicknameTSP
Founded2002
Founder Tony Hawk
Type Nonprofit
Focus Skatepark advocacy
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Website https://skatepark.org/
Formerly called
The Tony Hawk Foundation

The Skatepark Project is a nonprofit skateboarding organization that helps communities build public skate parks for youth in underserved communities. [1] [2] [3] Created in 2002 as the Tony Hawk Foundation by skater Tony Hawk, the organization was renamed in 2020 to better reflect its mission. [4] It has built more than 600 skateparks worldwide. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Skatepark Project". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ↑ Eyewitness News (2020-08-07). "Total 180: Jersey City park transformed by Tony Hawk funded skate park". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. ↑ Ihaza, Jeff (2018-04-07). "Skateboarders Won". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. 1 2 "The Tony Hawk Foundation Is Now THE SKATEPARK PROJECT". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Tony Hawk Foundation Grant Awarded to Jamestown Community for New Skateboard Park". City of Jamestown, New York. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ↑ document.write (2018-12-07). "$2-Million For Skateparks In Michigan And New York". Tony Hawk Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. ↑ "Springville receives $300,000 matching grant to build skate park". wgrz.com. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Lockport receives Tony Hawk Foundation grant for Railyard Skatepark project". WKBW. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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