Tony Hawk Foundation Supports First Concrete Skatepark In South Carolina
Organization continues growth with addition of Jamie Thomas to Board of Directors.
12/16/08 (Vista, CA) – The Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors met in December to select the recipients of its Fall 2008 Skatepark Grants. Among the 27 communities to receive a grant is Columbia, South Carolina, whose proposed 16,000-square-foot Owens Field Skatepark project will be the first custom-concrete skatepark in South Carolina, and also the first skatepark project in the state to qualify for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.
The Board also welcomed new member Jamie Thomas, whose long history as a pro skater and industry leader had an immediate and positive impact on the group, which also includes Tony Hawk, Lenore Hawk Dale, Pat Hawk, Steve Hawk, Kent Dahlgren, Sandy Dusablon, Bobby Kotick, Jared Levine, Mike Vallely, Erica Zohar, and Lior Zohar. Each Board Member brings a unique background to their work with the Foundation, and the addition of Jamie further diversifies the Foundation’s governing body.
Since its inception in 2002, the Tony Hawk Foundation has awarded 427 grants worth over $2.7-million to help construct free, public skateparks in 48 states. The latest recipients of Foundation grants include both urban and rural communities in 18 states.
The newest video that everyone's been sh*tting their pants over in nervous anticipation, now has itself an official release date. Alien Workshop's Mind Field will be released around the world on 02/06/2009. That's February 6th, 2009 for all you scholars. In addition to full-length parts from Heath Kirchart, Arto Saari, Mikey Taylor, AVE, Josh Kalis, Dylan Rieder, Jason Dill, Omar Salazar, Rob Dyrdek, Steve Berra, Grant Taylor, Tyler Bledsoe and Jake Johnson, the DVD packaging of this one will include a 60+ page photo book featuring images from the extensive making of the video. If you're into torturing yourself and want to take part in a day to day countdown til' its release, go here. If you're a patient, reasonable person, check the Workshop-released statement about the video below and sit your ass tight.
"Filmed and built over the span of 2005-2009, Mind Field is the 4th full length audio/visual offering by AWS. A document of the team's raw ability and eclectic personalities interlaced with The Workshop's undying pursuit of visual individuality and creative freedom."
