The time has come for everyone who supports a new skatepark in Sylvan Lake to stand up and be counted.  A important town council meeting is coming up on June 14th that could see Council approve a great location for a new skatepark.  To make it happen we need YOU to:

Don’t miss this opportunity to help make the new skatepark a reality.  Yours might be the one voice that tips the balance – be sure to do all that you can!

Get Your tickets to have a chance to win cool prizes!
Our  friends at Incline Industries, Shredz,and the Lakevew Optimist Club  have all come together with another fundraiser to help raise money for a new skatepark in Sylvan lake. Sylvan Lake’s  two core action sports stores are providing the prizes for a raffle conducted by the Lakeview Optimist Club, te proceeds for which will go towards the new skatepark.  One prize is a Van Homan Signature Park BMX Bike from Incline Industries.  This very cool bike weights in at only 25 pounds and being a pro setup, comes with excellent component parts.  Valued at $899.99, this bike will make someone very happy this summer!

If you are 12-18, the town of Sylvan Lake wants you to tell them what you think about your town! Come and take part in the Youth Forum on Wednesday night at the Youth Centre. For details check out the poster or call 403.887.1137

One thing the town needs to hear is just how important YOU think a new skatepark is, so the Sylvan Lake Skateboard Association hopes everyone will take part in the form and express strong support for the new skatepark!

Sylvan Lake News Story, January 15, 2010

Fundraisers – Anthony Robinson, Sean McIntyre and Zachary Morgan were among the volunteers unloading bottles at the recycle depot during a bottle drive organized by Sylvan Lake’s Lakeview Optimist Club to raise money towards a skateboard park in the community. The club held two fundraisers Saturday. One was the bottle drive with the help of Sylvan Lake Skateboarding Club. They had about 10 volunteers from the skate park group help them with the drive. The second was a morning at the movies. Silver Lake Cinema donated a viewing of Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 with 100 per cent of ticket sales and a portion of concession sales donated to the club. ‘Our theatre fundraiser was a huge success and sold out,” said vice president Megan Chernoff, “We sold 195 tickets (at $5 each).” She added, “Our total for the weekend came it at $2,000 raised. All in all, an amazing first fundraising attempt.”

Fundraising Bottle Drive to benefit Sylvan’s new skatepark
It’s going to take a lot of money to build a new skatepark in Sylvan Lake, and Sylvan’s skaters need to show their support for the park by helping to raise money for the park.  By helping with fundraising efforts skaters will contribute money towards the cost of the skatepark, and their efforts will also prove to Town Council and provincial officials how much they support a new skatepark in Sylvan.  The support of these officials will be essential if the skatepark is to be a reality so the skaters’ help with fundraising is CRITICAL!

Sylvan Lake’s Lakeview Optimist Club has taken the lead in spearheading fundraising efforts for the skatepark.  They are starting the new year with two January fundraising events:

• Morning at the Movies: “Alvin  & The Chipmunks 2”, Saturday January 9th, 10AM – Silver Lake Cinema. Tickets: $5 each, phone Carla at 403 352 -1638 to purchase
• Bottle Drive: Saturday January 9th, 10AM – Noon

Skaters who want a new skatepark need to do three things to show their support:

At the bottle drive two volunteer skaters will team up with a  volunteer from the Lakeview Optimist driver who will take them to a specified area to go door-to-door collecting  bottles.  Teams will take what they have collected to the bottle depot about noon where bottles will be sorted and money collected by the Optimist Club.

If you can help with the bottle drive, or if you or your parents have questions, please contact the Sylvan Lake Skateboard Association by email, or by calling or texting 403-650-6909 by January 4th.