It is more than just messing around with a skateboard at a skatepark. For some, it is how we connect with the environment, community members, and ourselves. For others, the skatepark is our safe space and the act of skateboarding is a form of therapy.
New Line Skateparks recently had the honor of supporting the Spring Sprung Skate Jam and Fundraiser held in Calgary, Alberta in support of Push To Heal.
“The creation of the Push to Heal program led to skateboard-based opportunities as a means of engaging a number of youth and enriching the treatment being provided. The Push to Heal program also contributed to a deeper understanding of the impact of skateboarding on healing as well as the development of best practices in the international social skateboarding community. Push to Heal is part of Hull’s Pathways to Prevention: A Centre for Childhood Trauma.”
The event held on March 22nd drew nearly 150 people, including 70+ amateur skaters who participated in the competition, judges from across the province including our Marketing Coordinator Denise Biziaev, and special guests and professional skateboarders John Rattray and Chris Haslam.
#buildingskateboarding #buildingcommunity
BTS photos courtesy of Flying Fox Productions
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