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Stoked Los Angeles Movie Night Tonight!

Join Stoked Charlie and meet other Volunteers tonight, May 11, on the lawn across from ZJ Boarding House for Movie Night!  This is a super cool, family-oriented outdoor movie night.  Bring a blanket or chair and dress accordingly, the forecast reads 55 degrees when the sun goes down.  This week will have music before the double [...]

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Stoked Los Angeles: LA River Cleanup Wrap Up

On April 28 Stoked Los Angeles participated in the 23rd Annual Friends of the LA River (FOLAR) cleanup project. A total of 31 Stokers (25 youth & 6 adults) charged the Steelhead Park cleanup site with vigor and worked tirelessly to remove the LA River of plastics, trash and shopping carts. The Stoked youth learned [...]

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Stoked Trishredathon Recap

14 Stoked Los Angeles supporters participated in the first ever Trishredathon on Sunday, March 25 in California. We lucked into a bluebird morning at Snow Summit and got the chance to ride with Snow Mentor #5 stokers and special guest Travis Rice. It was dumping rain all morning in Venice Beach, but as we pulled [...]

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Stoked Art Show this Weekend!

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Stoked LA "Surfing Safari" Summer Recap

This summer Stoked embarked on a surfing safari! Stoked LA surfed the southern California coast from Malibu down to San Clemente.  Over 50 Stokers learned to surf and most paddled into waves on their own! Stokers got a taste of the pro-circuit too. They attended the US Open of Surf and the X-Games. See pictures [...]

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Foundation for Global Sports Development Grant

The Foundation for Global Sports Development has awarded Stoked with an increased grant of $4,000 to support its mentoring program in New York City and Los Angeles during 2011. This is the third year in a row that the Foundation has awarded Stoked with a grant, and we are incredibly grateful for their support and [...]

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Mentor Activities LA: July 9th and 10th

Mentoring Activity: DRUM DOWNTOWN: SENEGAL RHYTHMS- Saturday, July 9th at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. LET GO at the Music Center. Let your hands do the talking! Join the community on Saturday morning from 10AM to 11:30AM at The Music Center, and make music in-the-moment at this unique outdoor group experience. Sample a flavor of [...]

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Stoked receives a grant from ESPN

Stoked’s long-standing corporate supporter, ESPN, has awarded us a $10,000 grant to support our programs in New York City and Los Angeles in 2011. We are incredibly grateful for ESPN’s renewed support this year and are proud to have them as a lead corporate supporter of Stoked!

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Team Stoked Runs the LA Marathon

Stokers, Team Stoked Los Angeles needs and wants your support!  Come out and support the wonderful fundraising Team Stoked as they run 26.2 miles this Sunday.  There will be several Stokers running including Stoked LA’s very own Vinson Han, Miki Reynolds, and Charlie Phillips. -Vinson is a mentee who is very creative with art and [...]

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Mentoring Activities LA: March 19th & 20th

Mentor Activity: Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens- Saturday, March 19th 2011 at 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Ready for Spring? The flowering of cherry trees is celebrated around the world as a herald of spring. Witness a traditional Japanese tea ceremony or watch a demonstration of Japanese cooking. Take a guided walk of the flowering cherry [...]

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