Sylvan Lake Skateboard Association

2 Chances to Support A New Sylvan Lake Skatepark

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:05:47 +0000

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:

Write a letter or send and email to Council supporting the proposed location – See this PDF (Received by Friday June 11th)
Attend the information Rally at incline (6:30, Friday June 11th) (Pizza, pop, and videos to follow for the young at heart!)
Spread the word to everyone you know who supports Sylvan Lake youth, and everyone who is a fan of BMX and skateboarding so they can add their voices!
Attend the Council meeting on June 14th. Speak in support if you wish (See this PDF)

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!

Raffle To Raise Skatepark Dollars

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:46:00 +0000

Van Homan Signature Park bike

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!

Technine Split T Binding

Another raffle prize that will make some lucky person want summer to end in a hurry is the Forum Image snowboard with Technine Split T bindings. This board and binding combination provided by Shredz is valued at $560 meaning that for $5 raffle ticket purchasers will gettwo chances to wina prze from a prize pool worth $1459.99.

Tickets are available from Shredz, Incline Insudtries, and from members of the the Lakeview Optimist club who can be reached at 403.358.6766. Draws for the two prizes will be madae this summer at Skate The Lake but you’ll want to get your soon as only 1000 tickets where printed. Help us make a new skatepark a reality by buying tickets for this very cool raffle. Spread the word, make sure everyone you know buys at least one ticket!

Here’s Your chance to be heard, take part in the Youth Forum!

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:31:30 +0000

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

Youth Forum Poster

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!

Successful Fundraising Weekend

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:23:04 +0000

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.”

Sylvan Lake News Photo

Here are some photos from the bottle drive

Snow on the ground, skatepark fundraising on the mind

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:02:03 +0000

Snow is on the ground and temperatures still below zero (recently a lot below zero) but skateparks are on the minds of a lot of Sylvan locals this January. “How’s that?” you ask? Well, if you don’t believe me consider this. Today Sylvan’s own Lakeview Optimist club held TWO fundraisers to raise money for the new skatepark project. First, they sold out the Silver Lake Cinema for a showing of “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”, then they had four or five trucks loaded with volunteers canvassing town collecting bottles in a post-new years bottle drive. While the final results won’t be known for a week or so, the morning at the movies looks to have raised about $800 and while the value of the dozen or so large bags (4’ cubes) of bottles and cans is impossible to estimate, the bottle drive looks to have raised a fair chunk of change too. The Sylvan Lake Skateboard Association thanks the Lakeview Optimist Club, the Silver Lake Cinema, Incline Industries, and all of the volunteers who helped with these events. What an awesome way to start the new year for Sylvan skaters and BMX’ers!

More fundraising events are planned as we are a log way from our goal of $50 000. Community support for the skatepark is a critical factor to getting it built so Sylvan skaters, BMX’ers, their families and supporters are all needed to help make it happen. See you at the next event!!

Skaters’ Help Needed!

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:37:51 +0000

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:

Volunteer to help with the bottle drive and future fundraising efforts
Tell their friends who skate so they can get involved too
Tell their parents and friends’ parents about the Morning at the Movies

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.

Get Involved in the skatepark design committee!

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:20:33 +0000

Get Involved in the design committee

Sylvan Skateboarders:

The Town of Sylvan Lake along with the Sylvan Lake Skateboard Association are looking for people of any age to join a Skatepark Planning and Design Committee.

If you would like to make your two cents count, contact John Eastwood at the Aquatic Centre by Dec. 4, 2009 (please note extension).
Phone: 403.887.2199 or email:jeastwood@sylvanlake.ca