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6/15/17 ELWA Academy Skateboard Club Grateful to Tony Hawk
© The Daily Observer, Monrovia
–For 60 Helmets Donation
The ELWA Academy Skateboard Club yesterday expressed appreciation to the Tony Hawk Foundation for the donation of 60 helmets to help build interest in the sport. The helmets were presented to the club by the founder and chief executive officer of Foundation for Women, Deborah Lindholm, yesterday during skateboard training at the school’s campus in Monrovia. In a video recording, members of the club held a written ‘thank you’ note, and thanked Mr. Hawk for the helmets that would ensure they practice the various tactics demanded by the sport without fear of head injuries. Lindholm runs the international non-governmental agency, Foundation for Women that has provided over 25,000 loans in Liberia to less fortunate women for their businesses and to rebuild their lives. The organization supports more than 150 school partners across the country and is planning to join the 14th annual celebration of Go Skateboarding Day on June 21. Read the full article.
The ELWA Academy Skateboard Club yesterday expressed appreciation to the Tony Hawk Foundation for the donation of 60 helmets to help build interest in the sport. The helmets were presented to the club by the founder and chief executive officer of Foundation for Women, Deborah Lindholm, yesterday during skateboard training at the school’s campus in Monrovia. In a video recording, members of the club held a written ‘thank you’ note, and thanked Mr. Hawk for the helmets that would ensure they practice the various tactics demanded by the sport without fear of head injuries. Lindholm runs the international non-governmental agency, Foundation for Women that has provided over 25,000 loans in Liberia to less fortunate women for their businesses and to rebuild their lives. The organization supports more than 150 school partners across the country and is planning to join the 14th annual celebration of Go Skateboarding Day on June 21. Read the full article.
2/24/17 Kids Skateboarding for the First Time in Liberia
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Thanks to Sector 9 Skateboards, The Tony Hawk Foundation, Awesome Without Borders, Missionlines and individual donors like you, skateboarding has come to Liberia for the first time! Join us in a quick visit to Elwa Academy Skateboard Club to see the kids in their first few days. Read more and get involved.
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