LATEST
NEWS:
2.8.2011
The new Street Skate Park Facility at the Sports Complex on
Tausick Way is now complete! Thank
you to the following oranizations for their generous support
in making this project a reality: Tony Hawk Foundation, Wildhorse
Foundation, Blue Mountain Community Foundation, Winans Trust,
Bonnie Braden Foundation.
Also, thank you to Mark and all the Dreamland guys. In addition,
much appreciation to local volunteers: Eric Dahlin, Chris Garner,
Grant Godard, Chris Bennett and James Harley who all put in
a lot of time and work in completing the park.
2.10.2010
The Walla Walla Skate Park Association is pleased to announce
with much appreciation a generous grant of $5,000.00
from the Wildhorse Foundation. These funds will be
used to build a beginners/street section next to the recently
completed skatepark on Tausick Way.
The new street skatepark will compliment the existing intermediate/advanced
bowl and make the entire facility on Tausick Way accessible
to skateboarders of all skill levels. Dreamland Skateparks of
Lincoln City, Oregon built the phase one bowl in October 2008
and will also construct this new street area. Dreamland Skateparks
is a world renowned builder of skateparks with a reputation
for excellence. Learn more about Dreamland at www.dreamlandskateparks.com
02.01.2009 The new bowl at the Sports Complex on Tausick
Way is now open!!! Click
here for the latest photos from this new skatepark...
02.01.2009
THANK YOU to the following
major benefactors that made the new skatepark a reality: Sherwood
Trust, Stubblefield Trust, Blue Mountain Community Foundation,
and Blue Mountain Action Council/AmeriCorps! In addition, thank
you to all of the individuals and businesses in the Walla Walla
community that contributed financial support, donated building
materials, and volunteered their time to help complete the skatepark!
WWSPA will be installing granite"skate bricks" [Spring
2009]at the new facility to honor all of those who contributed
to this project. Thank you once again!!!
12.23.08 Tony Hawk
Foundation awards a $10,000 grant to the Walla Walla Skate
Park Assoc. The funds will be used to construct a new beginners/street
area next to the existing bowl on Tausick Way. A big thanks
to the Tony Hawk Foundation for their support of local youth!
9.15.08 Ground Breaking on the new Bowl!!
Dreamland Skate Parks broke ground at the Sports Complex site
this week. The new bowl is now under construction! Click
here for additional photos of the construction.
8.12.08
The WWSPA is currently in the process of acquiring a building
permit from the City of Walla Walla to begin building the new
bowl facility at the Sports Complex. A tentative start date
of September 2, 2008 has been set. After many years of fundraising
and countless volunteer hours donated by many in the community,
the reality of a new park is right around the corner.
7.28.08
To date the WWSPA has raised aprx. $7,000 through the “Skate
Bricks” donor appreciation program. Through the generosity
of WWSPA Vice-President Carmen Castaldo (Castaldo Stone &
Tile) granite bricks have been made freely available to honor
donor’s contributions to the skate park expansion. The
bricks are individually engraved with the donor’s name
and/or logos (wholesale engraving by Wylie Monuments). During
the time of the skate park construction, Castaldo Stone &
Tile will oversee a group of skaters in the installation of
the bricks in various monuments and skateable sections of the
park. To find out how you can receive a brick in honor of your
donation please email info@skatewallawalla.org
7.20.08
Dreamland Skate Parks of Portland, Oregon has been selected
to construct the new bowl facility! Dreamland is widely thought
of as one of the top skate park builders in the world. They
built Milton-Freewater's skate park, and are currently constructing
a large skate park in nearby Pendleton, Oregon.
7.6.08
New building site selected for the new advanced bowl! The new
skate park facility will be located in the Sports Complex located
on Tausick Way. Originally, the new facility was to be developed
alongside the existing skate park located in the Fort Walla
Walla Park. However, this left the skate park user group on
the East side of Walla Walla underserved [particularly youth
that are not of driving age]. The decision was made to locate
the new intermediate/advanced facility at the Sports Complex,
as well as a beginners area. Having both beginners and intermediate/advanced
areas in one location will appeal widely to the skateboarding
user group the facility will serve. While the intermediate/advanced
facility is funded, the WWSPA is currently fundraising for the
beginners area.
6.20.08
The Walla Walla Skate Park Association is pleased to announce
with much appreciation a generous grant of $42,000.00 from the
Donald & Virginia Sherwood Trust. These funds will be used
along with other funds already donated to complete an intermediate/advanced
skate park facility. While additional fundraising continues,
funding from the Sherwood Trust provides the financial support
to complete this project for the Walla Walla community.
3.28.08
Just under $6,000 raised from the Dessert Faire & Silent
Auction! Thanks to the Blue Mountain Action Council for organizing
this event! Also, thanks to all of the local businesses that
donated items to the auction and to all of the individuals that
bid at the auction! This event truly shows the wide community
support for the new skate park facility!
3.18.08
The AmeriCorps and Blue Mountain Action Council, in conjunction
with the WWSPA, are throwing a Dessert Faire and Silent Auction
at the Marcus Whitman Ballroom on Friday, March 28 7-9pm. There
will be raffled and silent auction items (both goods and services)
donated from Walla Walla businesses (examples: Walla Walla wine,
a set of Cain & Cain speakers, and 1 year Walla Walla Roastery
Coffee subscription). Desserts will be provided by several of
Walla Walla's fine dining and bakery establishments. Special
thanks go to Kyle Mussman for donating the Marc's ballrooms
for the fundraiser. Bring out your sweet tooth (and your wallet)
and help support the cause! ...Download
a flyer to pass around...makes a good wall ornament!
1.01.08
The Stubblefield Trust has generously given a $7500 grant to help with the WW Skatepark upgrades. A BIG thanks is in order as the Trust was one of the major benefactors for the Phase One construction back in 1999.
11.24.07
- Skate-o-Rama Event Results
Highest ollie contest
Vince Melton 24"
Game of "Skate"
age 12 and under
winner-Alec Carrera
age 13 and over
winner-Paul Wujek
10.21.07
- Skate-o-Rama Event Results
Highest
ollie contest
Chris Garner 36"
Grant Goddard 34"
Vince Melton 28"
Game of "Skate"
age 12 and under
winner-Owen Senter
age 13 and older
winner-Paul Wujek
6.07.07
- Charter Communications has generously donated 6 months of
commericial airtime to WWSPA to help promote skatepark fundraising.
Get a sneak-peak of the commercial here...
(quicktime
plug-in required)
6.03.07
- A concept image of the new addition to the Ft. Walla Walla
facility. Help us to make this new addition a reality and make
a donation to our building fund. Click
here for more information...
3.06.07
- Charter Communications has generously donated 6 months of
commericial airtime to WWSPA to help promote skatepark fundraising.
Storyboards have been written for a 3-part commercial starring
a fictional local skater named "Johnny." Above is
director Brian Senter (WW High School Drama Instructor) and
Producer Brian Gurnett (Apedog Productions) trying out locals
for the part of "Johnny." Props to both Brian's for
their volunteer efforts!
3.06.07
- Financial Update: To date $13,500 has been raised with many
more pledges for skatebricks due. A BIG thanks to Castaldo Stone
and Tile for the donated granite bricks and Wylie Monuments
for budget engraving. See some examples of local benefactors
with their bricks More
Details...
10.29.06 -
WWSPA presents "Skate-O-Rama" skate event at Fort
Walla Walla Skate Park. Event starts at 2pm, and will feature
an informal best trick contest, informational meeting on the
skate park expansion project, barbecue, free stickers, and more. Rain date is November 5th at 2pm.
10.26.06
- The Blue Mountain Community Foundation made a $3,000 donation
to the WWSPA. We are are most grateful for thecontinued
support!
10.09.06
- The Walla Walla Skatepark Association "Skate Bricks"
fundraiser launches. Make a tax deductible donation and
receive a customized engraved granite brick with your name or
logo imprinted. All bricks will be utilized in the new construction
at the Walla Walla Skatepark.
More Details...
10.09.06 - The Walla Walla Skatepark
Association has received an invitation to the Blue Mountain
Community Foundation Annual Meeting on Oct. 26th. Typically
this is a signal that a grant request has been awarded
for our grant proposal that we submitted in July '06. The BMCF
has been supremely generous by awarding three different yearly
grant requests since fundraising for the original park begin
in 1998. We're hoping for the fourth...What a truly stellar
asset the BMCF to this place we call home!
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