Skate Rising started their 2nd year by stressing the importance of kindness. Skate Rising, EXPOSURE Skate’s youth program, teaches “compassion through service & empowerment through skateboarding” by living the behavior they want to see in the world. Lead by Calli Kelsay the girls were challenged to sign a Kindness Pledge and build back to school … Continue reading Skate Rising August 2017
August 14, 2017 will be the one year anniversary of Skate Rising. Since August of 2016 the girls have been meeting the 2nd Saturday of every month under the leadership of Skate Rising founder Calli Kelsay. I had the chance to check in with her and here’s what she had to share. I can’t believe … Continue reading Skate Rising Coming Up On One Year Anniversary
On July 8, 2017 Skate Rising welcomed over 80 participants to hear from Girl Meets Strong, get skate tips from volunteers – including staff from Academy Skate Park, and just have an awesome time at the Encinitas Community Park. Above Lauren Cortizo from Girl Meets Strong inspired the girls to push through their fears. She … Continue reading Skate Rising with Girl Meets Strong – July 2017
On June 10, 2017 the morning started off rainy. Rain and skateboarding don’t go together so it looked like the Skate Rising event planned for the Encinitas Skate Plaza would be cancelled. What you see above is a miracle – the skate park dried up and the girls came out in force! By the end … Continue reading Rain Can’t Stop Skate Rising
Skate Rising returned to the Encinitas Community Park for their monthly event on 5/13/17. Over 75 girls came out to learn about the importance of having a healthy mind and body from Yoga for Skateboarders & Nekter Encinitas. As the girls listened to Bridget who founded Yoga for Skateboarders and Shannon the owner of Nekter … Continue reading Skate Rising May 2017
On May 13th, Skate Rising is returning to the Encinitas Community Skate Plaza. In addition to skateboarding the girls will learn about health and wellness on and off the board from Nekter Juice & Yoga for Skateboarders. I caught up with my friend Bridget, who I met through EXPOSURE Skate, to find out the scoop … Continue reading Yoga for Skateboarders at Skate Rising
Skate Rising held their April 2017 event at Academy Skatepark in Vista, CA. The guest speaker was Rachel Smith, founder of Pride Socks with Bryce Wettstein, team rider. Before speaking to the girls Rachel signed to them because her first language was ASL. Both Rachel’s parents were deaf and growing up she was teased for being different. … Continue reading Skate Rising April 2017 with Pride Socks
Pay it Forward Day is Friday, April 28, 2017. I found out about it because Darleen Santore the US Ambassador for Pay it Forward Day will be speaking at Skate Rising Phoenix on Saturday April 15, 2017 at 91 West Skatepark. “Pay It Forward Day is a global initiative that exists to make a difference by … Continue reading Pay it Forward Day with Skate Rising Phoenix
Skate Rising – EXPOSURE SKATE’s youth program for girls – is excited to have Rachel Smith, founder of Pride Socks and the “Proudest Moments” movement, speaking on the power of self-worth and empowerment. This Skate Rising event will be on Saturday April 8th from 9-11am at Academy Skate Park in Vista, CA. Like all Skate Rising … Continue reading Pride Socks Founder Speaking at Skate Rising
On March 11th, 60+ girls participated in the Skate Rising event at Academy Skate Park in Vista, CA. This month the service project was collecting gently-used or new books for kids ages 8-18. Together the girls collected 200 books. I saw a lot of my favorites from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to … Continue reading Skate Rising at Academy Skate Park 3/11/17