Bringing hope to Ethiopia via skateboarding

 Slope 48 and, in partnership with Christian Skaters because every mother matters and the Ethiopian skatepark Project, bring a huge team Ethiopia, boards, skate ramps, skate shoes and more, building education and try to change, the community, and the lives of the children in the area. Have the kids grab there is at this moment to make plates of scrap wood wheels and trucks to replace it with a block of wood so they can learn some tricks flip. In the capital alone there are more than 100,000 street children who have been orphaned or abandoned. These children deal with extreme poverty, AIDS, violence, threats of trafficking and much more. This school/skate park will each of them a chance at a better life and the confidence to know that someone believes in them in their future.
Companies like black box, Tumyeto, Element, vans, etc. are all donating as much as possible is completed. How can people help? They should be more boards and shoes! And this doesn't have to be perfect. Everything will be much more than these children would ever get on their own!
Donations can be sent (before 10 March) to: slope, 2401 W Cypress Creek Road 48 Skate park, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Or course, you can also donate money, if that's easier. & Christian Skaters are both disaster 48 operated as a non-profit, so donations are tax-deductible.

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How to survive skateboarding injuries (because they're Gonna Happen ...!)

Skateboard injuries are going to happen. Skateboarding is dangerous, and there is no way to completely safe to stay. However, there are things you can do to prevent a lot of skateboard injuries, and there are there are ways to help cure (both physically and mentally) and faster return on your skateboard.
The image here is of Jake Brown walk out the Mega disaster, after falling from a height that could have easily killed him. Maybe even would have murdered him. But he stood up, and walked the ramp! Amazing. Read more about how to survive skateboarding injuries.

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New Guards protect your laces of you

Slays skateboarding shoe laces. It simply does. It also kills your shoes, your deck, the town of uprisings and terrorism. But today, I'm talking ' bout laces!
A technical trick you do implies you sliding the side of your shoe-Office of the Council, and times from bits of shoe laces with your deck of sandpapery grip tape. This is a huge problem, and solutions are limited! You can mess about the affected area with Shoe-Goo, you can tie the laces on and re-if they break, you can try duct tape (which doesn't work so well), or you can simply replace your laces over and over again. Check out the what should you do about torn laces FAQ for more ideas.
I just came across another possible solution-Flauge ELTZ. These are small plastic-ish clip-things around the lower part of your laces, to help protect them against getting carried away align. They look cool and come in 4 colors, and are cheap ($ 5 a set). Some skate shoes come with an additional valve which do the same, but many non-and even with those who do, often flap comes ground road. Take a look at the and see what you think, Flauge website, post a comment below!

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