11 brand new girls came out to join us at our Phoenix @skaterising event this month! We’re so excited to watch this group of future change makers grow. Not only are they strong, brave, and fearless on their boards, they also have beautiful hearts. We can’t wait to see the acts of kindness they do over the … Continue reading Skate Rising Phoenix
Skate Rising met on 2/11/2017 at Academy Skate Park in Vista, CA. Over 60 girls came to skate, contribute to a service project, and find out about Random Acts of Kindness. Nina, who donates her time to photograph Skate Rising events, introduced the analogy of trees & kindness. She had all the girls act like … Continue reading Skate Rising February 2017 Celebrating Kindness
IT’S OFFICIAL! SKATE RISING IS HAVING MONTHLY EVENTS IN PHOENIX, AZ at 91 West Skatepark! The events will be every third Saturday of the month from 10am-12pm Help them spread the word! All girls are welcome & it’s FREE! Check out this awesome video about Skate Rising created by Austin Urlocker after our very successful Phoenix event! … Continue reading Skate Rising Phoenix is Monthly
The first Skate Rising by EXPOSURE Skate of 2017 in the San Diego area was epic. 65 girls came out to skateboard for fun and they all kept it super stylish. Huge thanks to Allie Wagner & the KUSI Crew who came out to share the event on Good Morning San Diego. More girls do … Continue reading Skate Rising January 14th at Academy Skatepark
Skate Rising, EXPOSURE Skate’s youth program for girls started in Encinitas in August of 2016 under the leadership of Calli Kelsay. There’s a monthly event in the San Diego area and in January there will also be an event in Phoenix. Why will there be a Skate Rising event in Phoenix? Mary, a Phoenix area mom, … Continue reading Skate Rising January 2017 Plans
Skate Rising which meets the second Saturday of each month to empower girls through skateboarding met up at Academy Skate Park on 12/10/16. As always the event is free and open to all girls who want to help a need in the community, support each other, and skateboard. A huge thanks to Neal Mims the … Continue reading Skate Rising December 10th at Academy Skate Park
Skate Rising the youth program created by EXPOSURE Skate is heading to Academy Skate Park on Saturday, December 10th from 9am – 11am for a “Toys and Teen” gift drive. Above Neal Mims – professional skateboarder & encourager of all skateboarders at the November Skate Rising event. Neal Mims, Academy Skate Park founder, has opened the … Continue reading Skate Rising December 10th Event at Academy Skate Park
The November Skate Rising event welcomed Cary Williams, Olympic level certified boxing coach, former competitive boxer, cover model, speaker, owner of Stables Boxing Club and founder of Too Pretty. Cary’s message was simple and powerful: Girls and women of all ages should be encouraged to feel confident, powerful, beautiful and intelligent, no matter what their … Continue reading Skate Rising November 12th #NeverTooPretty
Too Pretty is a company and a movement started by Cary Williams. I’ve been fortunate enough to interview her in the past and on November 12th, she’ll be speaking at Skate Rising. Skate Rising is a FREE, fun and empowering skateboarding program in the community of Encinitas, run by Exposure Skate, for girls between the … Continue reading Cary Williams Speaking at Skate Rising on 11/12/16
October’s Skate Rising was fortunate to have several guest speakers, who helped explain ways to prevent bullying by having healthy friendships and relationships. We had several female officers come out. They shared tips for “being a friend” & left bracelets as reminders. And yes, we saw one officer skateboard before she had to go back to work. Girls … Continue reading Skate Rising – October 9th 2016