Skate park

Skate park: where things stand

October 19, 2024 · Build Team

A skater ollies over a tall stack of skateboards while friends hold the stack and cheerSkate park
Board stack, cleared — everyone holding it up

The skate park is the flagship. A permanent, public place to skate, gather and belong, with Rory memorialized right in the middle of it — not off in a corner.

Where we are

We're in the fundraising and design phase. The goal is $1.5M, and the number is real: land prep, concrete, lighting, seating and a memorial feature designed with the people who knew him best.

  • Goal: $1.5M for the flagship build.
  • Renderings and site plans: in progress, published here first.
  • Partnerships: in conversation, including with the skate industry.

The fastest way this gets built is a lot of people giving what they can, loudly, and telling someone else to do the same.

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