sk8 it 4ward

Bella and Sienna are both 12 years old. Both are passionate skateboarders and have been fortunate enough to have visited many skateparks over the past year. One skatepark we have grown to love in particular is called Randwick park. The skatepark offers a really warm feeling, people of all ages get along well, and everyone shares what they have. But one thing we noticed, was the poverty. The children had nothing to ride on, often they shared one skateboard between many kids, and shared shoes and jumpers. Our parents donated scooters, helmets etc and the children were so grateful. The girls approached their local town and started to get many donations. We have helped lots of children but their are still so many more that could benefit from being able to participate and become part of their skateboarding community. We want to help as many children as we can! Skateboarding provides children with many benefits, including being part of a community, making friends, developing life skills, a focus and an outlet they can be passionate about, as well as helping with mental health. It’s also great to be outdoors, away from screens, getting fresh air and learning new stunts and tricks they can be proud of achieving. We would love to continue to support the children at Auckland skate parks, and eventually further afield to. We would also like to take our initiative to another level and provide mentoring for children and custodian work to help keep skate parks safe and change some of the negative culture surrounded by some skateparks. We want to help change skate parks into positive places to be, full of support and a somewhere to go as an outlet for kids. Our moto is, "A new skate of mind, changing lives, changing culture, one skatebaord at a time!"