The Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation held another fundraiser at the Carrie Blake Community Park Skatepark last Saturday, June 25.
“The smile factor was beyond belief!” said the nonprofit’s president Mark Simpson.
The turnout was about 200 people and raised more than $1,400.
The nonprofit looks to maintain the current park, built in the 1990s, and expand it with a goal of $1 million. They’ve raised more than $20,000 so far.
Several athletic competitions were held, along with a raffle that included a Lib Tech snowboard as grand prize. The Foundation had many other donors from around the Pacific Northwest.
To learn more, visit https://sequimyouthskateparkfoundation.com or to donate, send a check to Sequim Youth Skate Park Foundation, 341 Mountain View Drive, Sequim 98382.
On Saturday at the the Carrie Blake Skatepark, Gunnar Peterson skates the quarter pipe. Peterson was one of approximately 200 people who showed up to skate, scooter, bike and support the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s fundraiser. The Foundation seeks to rebuild and add on to the skatepark, with a goal of $1,000,000 and $20,000 raised so far. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen Gunnar Peterson skates the quarter pipe to support the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s fundraiser at Sequim Skate Park on June 25.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen Brian Eggiman holds the Lib Tech snowboard he won as grand prize in a raffle fundraising for repairs and expansion of Sequim’s Carrie Blake Skatepark on Saturday. Eggiman said he paid $10 for a beautiful snowboard worth $600. “I feel so lucky,” he said. “I thought I didn’t have a chance.”
Preston Kurtz and Gunnar Peterson compete in a scooter race during the fundraiser for Carrie Blake Skatepark on Saturday. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen
Skateboard versus scooter race between the winners of the skateboard and scooter races, Aaron Schultz and Preston Kurtz, at Saturday’s fundraiser for the Carrie Blake Skate park. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen
Jes Broder played, competed and did tricks at Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s Saturday fundraiser at Carrie Blake Skate Park. Broder can roll up a slope and flip herself into a handstand with her skates above her. The skatepark welcomes many different types of wheels, from skateboards to bikes. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / On Saturday at the the Carrie Blake Skatepark, Gunnar Peterson works on a trick. Peterson was one of approximately 200 people who showed up to skate, scooter, bike and support the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s fundraiser. The Foundation seeks to rebuild and add on to the skatepark, with a goal of $1,000,000 and $20,000 raised so far.
Jes Broder played, competed and did tricks at Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s Saturday fundraiser at Carrie Blake Skate Park. Broder can roll up a slope and flip herself into a handstand with her skates above her. The skatepark welcomes many different types of wheels, from skateboards to bikes. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Aaron Schultz skates the park during Saturday’s fundraiser for the Carrie Blake Park held by the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation. Schultz has been skating for 28 years. He said, “I like to encourage the littles to try hard… if they fall, to get up and try again.”
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Aaron Schultz skates the park during Saturday’s fundraiser for the Carrie Blake Park held by the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation. Schultz has been skating for 28 years. He said, “I like to encourage the littles to try hard… if they fall, to get up and try again.”
Preston Kurtz does a trick with his scooter on a quarter pipe at Carrie Blake skatepark on Saturdayd during the Sequim Youth Skatepark Foundation’s fundraiser. Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Brian Eggiman holds the Lib Tech snowboard he won as grand prize in a raffle fundraising for repairs and expansion of Sequim’s Carrie Blake Skatepark on Saturday. Eggiman said he paid $10 for a beautiful snowboard worth $600. “I feel so lucky,” he said. “I thought I didn’t have a chance.”
