FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -TONY HAWK’S PROJECT 8 STAND UP FOR SKATEPARKS RAISES IN EXCESS OF $950,000
November 5, Beverly Hills, Green Acres Estate...
Athletes In
Attendance:
Tony Hawk, Shaun White, Mike Vallely, Bucky Lasek, Matt
Hoffman, Andy McDonald... Celebrities in attendance: Jamie Lee Curtis,
Fred Durst, Michael Rapaport, Perry Farrell, Lupe Fiasco, Holly
Robinson Peete, Kathy Ireland, David Spade, Kenny G, Jakob Dylan, Jon
Favreau, John Fogerty...
The Tony Hawk Foundation held its 3rd annual
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 Stand Up For Skateparks benefit Sunday, November
5, 2006 at the Green Acres estate in Beverly Hills. With 1,000 guests
in attendance, the foundation raised in excess of $950,000. The
family-friendly event featured a skateboarding and BMX exhibition by
Hawk and other X Games champions, carnival games and activities, live
music by Anarchy Orchestra (with guest appearances by Perry Farrell and
Colin Haye) and rapper Lupe Fiasco and a live auction featuring a
one-of-a-kind “2007 Tony Hawk Dub Edition Jeep 4-Door Wrangler,”
first-off-the-line special edition.This is the third year that
Activision has come in as title sponsor of this event.
The foundation,
whose mission is to help finance and provide guidance in the
development of free public skateparks in low-income areas across the
United States, has awarded $1.3 million in grants since its inception
in 2002. For more information go to www.tonyhawkfoundation.org
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