Eat Pizza. Build A Skatepark.
Next Wednesday the 24th all 3 Papas Pizza locations in Eugene and Springfield will be donating 50% of the price of your pizza to the SES Skatepark Fund to build the new skatepark under the Washington Jefferson Bridge. Just print out one of the these 3 flyers and bring it with you to the appropriate location and half the cost of your meal will be donated to build the new skatepark! Download Coburg Road Flyer Download W. 11th Flyer Download the... Read More
Skaters for Eugene Skate Park Silent Auction
If you haven’t heard, the city of Eugene is in the process of building a world-class skatepark under the Washington-Jefferson bridge. This will provided the only covered, lit skatepark in Eugene and is much needed as most skating halts during the winter months in the Pacific northwest, where it can sometimes rain up to sixty days in a row. The main organization behind the new skate park project is the Skaters for Eugene Skate parks. This... Read More
Skate Eugene Art Show! Silent Auction
The Skaters for Eugne Skateparks will be hosting a silent auction and art show this Friday at the monthly First Friday Art Walk in downtown Eugene. SES will take over the spot at 873 Willamette Street on Friday, November 6th from 5:30 to 11:00 p.m. Live music, Ninkasi brew and no cover? Sounds like something you won’t want to miss. All proceeds benefit the downtown skate park project, so be sure to check it out! Click image for larger... Read More
Skaters for Eugene Skateparks Churchill Skate Jam
On Thursday, August 27th, Skaters for Eugene Skateparks put the F-U-N back in skateboarding. Wait, there’s no F-U-N in ‘skateboarding,’ right? Well, if you were at the Churchill Skate Jam, you would have seen a whole lot of fun going down. Doubles lines in the deep bowl, doubles lines on the punk wall, and high five on the twinkie. Good food, great people, and some amazing skateboarding. In case you missed the fun, we... Read More
A city center skatepark is good for the community
The Willamette Valley receives upwards of 50 inches of precipitation a year. Between December and February, the average monthly rainfall can vary between seven and nine inches and it isn’t uncommon to have 60 straight days of rain. Even in the driest months, Eugene and the Willamette Valley can receive up to two inches of rain. With such a wet climate, a covered skatepark is just what the city of Eugene needs to promote year round skating;... Read More
