You know the song that just does it for you? It speaks to you. Maybe it’s the beat or a lyric that strikes a cord. It gives you goosebumps. The song defines a moment. Your moment. Your history. Your life, both present and future. This is a strange comparison, but that is I how I [...]
New Bindings, New Beginnings
Last Sunday, STOKED Los Angeles embarked on its 7th trip to Snow Summit which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary. STOKED Los Angeles plans to take 6 trips to Snow Summit this year, the most snow trips we’ve taken since 2009! First week of the year started off with a blast. We had a record setting [...]
Do More Than Get a Tax Refund
“It was an amazing feeling going up the mountain. As I was making my way down for the first time, STOKED helped me believe that I couldn’t give up. I’ve applied those lessons from snowboarding to life, I never give up on what I’ve set my mind on. I see it through to the end [...]
Surf Mentor 2012 Scores a 100% with Youth
Surf Mentor is our summer program for inner city kids in Los Angeles and New York. We make trips to local beaches in both of those cities, and teach those youth how to surf while also mentoring them in life skills. Here’s a look at what went down this summer across the coasts. Los Angeles [...]
What do Youth from the East + West Coasts Have in Common?
A lot! We are more alike than we believe and we got to witness that firsthand this past Friday as we hosted a group of teens from the Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) program at our New York office. HOLA is a non-profit that has been working with under-served youth in Los Angeles for [...]
A Breath of Fresh Air
Sometimes the routine of life can be monotonous. Eat, sleep, work, eat, go home. Luckily some of us have the means and opportunity to jet out of town and visit different cities. You come back energized and the change of pace adds more perspective to your life. You got a breath of fresh air. What about the [...]
SURF Mentor – Remembering your first wave
Think of a girl who grows up with few options in the summer. She has no summer camps, family vacations, or a summer job. Instead she has a hot one bedroom apartment shared with her mom and two brothers, with only the city streets to wander. Now imagine that same girl spending her summer on [...]
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STOKED Los Angeles on Go Skateboarding Day
STOKED Los Angeles celebrated Go Skateboarding Day with a bang this year. After eating a power-foods breakfast of fresh organic fruit at HQ, 23 Stokers, a volunteer and Stoked Charlie took the metro to Santa Monica where they met up with 30 local skaters and two Loaded Boards crew members. Together they shredded the legendary [...]
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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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