PROJECT RECOGNITION GRANT GOES TO SKATEPARK

The Skatepark Project (formerly known as the Tony Hawk Foundation) has officially awarded its Spring 2021 Project Recognition Grant to the GWL Skatepark Corp. for the development of an 8,000-square-foot public skatepark in the center of Greenwood Lake, New York. 

To-date, The Skatepark Project has awarded over $10 million to more than 600 public skatepark projects in all 50 states and $150,000 to support the Skateistan program in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Almost 600 recipients of grants from The Skatepark Project have opened their skateparks. These parks receive more than 6 million visits annually by youth who benefit from active lifestyle and camaraderie the facilities promote.

The long term vision of the GWL Skatepark is that the park will be an epicenter of the community and will not only be used as a skatepark, but also as a place for community events and gatherings, youth outreach, introductory lessons, camps and contests. GWL Skatepark board Treasurer Liz Hodge said, “For kids to go places, they first need a place to go.” 

GWL Skatepark Corp. is a fully registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to raising the funds required to build a professional concrete skatepark in Greenwood Lake. It will be built in memory of Dale Hirrel, a popular local youth who loved skateboarding and always dreamed of having a park in his local town. He was tragically killed in a car accident in 2016.