A new member of the community is looking to find and grow the skateboard scene in 91原创.
鈥淚 recently moved here with my wife and we wanted to start a 91原创 skateboard community 鈥� reach out to the community that already exists,鈥� said 91原创 City resident Jon Reusch.
鈥淲hen I was in Surrey just a couple of months ago鈥� in Surrey and other cities, there is an organization called Skatelife Canada. It鈥檚 a Christian faith-based organization that runs weekly clubs for youth who skateboard. Other clubs have regular indoors space they are able to use, we currently don鈥檛 have one in 91原创 so we鈥檙e on the lookout for that,鈥� he further explained.
To help build those connections and advocate for skate park spaces in 91原创, the 24-year-old recently hosted a barbeque and skate session on Oct. 24. The weather, unfortunately, didn鈥檛 cooperate, which saw the event move to an indoor venue at MacInnes Farms.
鈥淢y wife and I just wanted to see what the interest was in the 91原创 area so we could support the youth in the sport,鈥� Reusch said.
He estimated about 20 people of various ages and skill level attend the informal session. Reusch, himself, has been engagement with the sport for about 14 years,.
鈥淭here鈥檚 definitely people of all skill levels and that鈥檚 what we want to encourage,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is kind of a one-off event, but we would love to, in the future, have an indoor space.鈥�
Reusch is hoping to connect with local partners about rental opportunities for the skate community.
鈥淚t would be a way to give a positive influence to people who are interested in skateboarding, or interested in starting skateboarding in the 91原创 community,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to give youth a vision for what they could do with their lives, even just a hobby 鈥� it teaches a lot of things, building character.鈥�
Reusch invites anyone who is interested in the sport to contact him.
鈥淚 would encourage anyone with any skill level to reach out to the on Instagram and we鈥檒l get you connected to the community,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e鈥檒l try to have semi-regular events as we get opportunities for spaces to skateboard together. We鈥檇 love to grow that community and just have a good positive environment, something that people can both make friendships in as well as grow the sport and their skill level too.鈥�
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