I got a chance to head out to STOKED LA for the first half of this week and help them get their action-packed spring programming off the ground! Starting next week, STOKED LA will kick off two separate after school skateboard build programs: one at their headquarters, which doubles as a community center for STOKED [...]
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Stoked does Disaster Relief in the Rockaways
STOKED is in a unique position as the meeting point for several sects of people: youth, adult volunteers, creative professionals, mentors, teachers, athletes, community organizers and parents. Our community is big and growing bigger, our energy is through the roof, and the desire to do good things with our time is the glue that holds [...]
Stoked to Overcome Sandy
STOKED, like many others, has been hurt by Sandy. Our power is still out, our students have been out of school since last Monday, leaving them with no structured after-school activities, and a major fundraiser for one of our supporting foundations was cancelled due to Sandy’s destruction of the event space. The cancellation [...]
STOKED is Turning Leaves
Fall is in full swing and STOKED programs are following suit. We spent the summer restructuring and rewriting our core programs, and the result is Stoked for Success, our 4 year program that incorporates after-school programs, weekend action sport programs, exposure to a number of positive role models, academic support and Stoked Core Value days [...]
Brooklynites in DC: Addressing the Opportunity Gap
According to their website, Opportunity Nation “is a bipartisan, cross-sector national campaign made up of more than 250 non-profits, businesses, educational institutions, faith-based organizations, community organizations, and individuals all working together to expand economic opportunity and close the opportunity gap in America.” In plain speak, Opportunity Nation is a group of people and organizations who [...]
Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Ze and Paul Zepada
With only two more days until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will be this Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse, today we feature the work of artist Paul Zepada and Stoker Ze. Their skateboard, designed and painted in a collaborative effort, will be auctioned along with 14 other collaboration decks at the [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Jayson Atienza and Milo
Jayson Atienza has been a supporter of Stoked for several years, contributing his work to fundraisers, and this year has shared his craft with a Stoked youth in Stoked’s artist-youth collaboration project. With just a week and a half until Stoked on Spring, on Wednesday, May 16th at the Scholastic Greenhouse, Jayson and his youth-partner [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Jason Shelowitz and Jade
Today we continue our 15-day countdown until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will take place on Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse. Each day we are highlighting one piece of artwork that will be auctioned at the event, and today we feature the collaborative skateboard deck made by artist Jason Shelowitz and [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Pete KL and Esther
Today the Stoked spotlight falls on artist Pete KL and his collaboration partner, Esther. This is the fifth installment in our 15-part countdown until Stoked on Spring, which will be on the evening of Wednesday, May 16th, at the Scholastic Greenhouse at 557 Broadway. In addition to the skateboard deck made by Pete and Esther, [...]
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Stoked on Spring Spotlight: Monica Watkins and Jahvea
Continuing the countdown until Stoked on Spring, Stoked’s annual fundraiser that will take place on Wednesday, May 16th at the Scholastic Greenhouse, today we feature the work of Monica Watkins and Stoker Jahvea, one of 15 youth-artist collaboration skateboard decks that will be auctioned at the event along with several other pieces of fine art. [...]
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