Stoked to Serve: Summer 2011 Sponsored by the Quiksilver Foundation

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Stoked has launched Stoked to Serve: Summer 2011 sponsored by the Quiksilver Foundation. This summer, Stoked and the Quiksilver Foundation are mobilizing youth from all five boroughs of New York City to engage in community service projects, helping to clean up and rehabilitate New York City parks and waterfronts.

Stoked to Serve connects youth to their communities through service projects that improve the urban environment, such as cleaning parks and beaches or restoring community gardens. The citywide initiative offers incentives when service projects are completed, and is open to all youth who wish to participate.

As sponsor of Stoked to Serve: Summer 2011, the Quiksilver Foundation is supporting the expansion of the program to all five boroughs of New York City. Additionally, the Quiksilver Foundation is incentivizing youth in the program with unique experiences around the Quiksilver Pro New York, the first-ever ASP World Championship Tour stop on the East Coast of the United States from September 1-15, 2011.

“Stoked to Serve teaches youth the importance of taking care of the resources that are provided to them by their communities,” said Founder & President Steve Larosiliere. “Action sports are all about community. The Quiksilver Pro offers the unique opportunity for us to reinforce this aspect of action sports to youth in New York City.”

Stoked is hosting ten Stoked to Serve days throughout July and August leading up to the Quicksilver Pro in September. In partnerships with eleven local community partners, Stoked will engage at least 50 youth from each borough in Stoked to Serve. Youth who volunteer at two Stoked to Serve days will be rewarded with a trip to the Quiksilver Pro New York hosted by Stoked. At each service day, there will be product giveaways for youth. By the end of the summer, Stoked intends to engage 250 youth in 500 hours community service.

Find out more about Stoked to Serve at www.stoked.org/stokedtoserve