GreenSkate 2009
ross the boss posted,
GreenSkate is a grassroots event that started from a
simple idea:
Celebrate and encourage the low impact of longboard
skateboards on our environment as a form of effective
transportation.
On Earth Day 2007 Calgary Alberta Canada was the host
to the first GreenSkate Event. It may come as a surprise
that a community of longboarders surrounded by the
Calgarian oil and gas industry would feel sympathetic to
any green cause; however the Speedboard and Longboard
Association of Calgary couldn't be any more ambitious.
GreenSkate was expanded in 2008 to include the global
skateboard community. Diego Alemparte from Chile
organized the largest GreenSkate with over 100 + riders
that cruised 7.5 km to “La Moneda”. Everyone who
skateboards in every city around the world is invited to
participate in GreenSkate 2009.
Energy and environmental issues are on the global stage
more than ever. Earth Day is a great time for longboarders
to take to the
streets to promote longboarding as a fast,
environmentally friendly and sustainable form of urban
transportation.
Be a part of GreenSkate! We are looking for volunteers to
organize Greenskates in cities around the world from April
19-25,2009. If you are interested in organizing a
GreenSkate event please
contact ross.baradoy@gmail.com for more information.
2009 April 1 5:40 PM
mASON replied,
We are trying to start a race in sylvan lake, alberta
2009 April 1 5:52 PM
andrew in langley replied,
see you there.....
2009 April 25 2:28 PM
fiji flash replied,
start at vag end up were ? green skate!