Go Skateboarding Day: June 21 2007

On June 21 skateboarders around the globe will celebrate the pure exhilaration, creativity, and spirit of one of the most influential activities in the world by blowing off all other obligations to go skateboarding!

Skateboarders everywhere will hold fundraisers, contests, protests, demo’s, they’ll skate across cities, gather in skateparks, stream into their local skate shop and some will even revel in the solitary act of skateboarding alone, all bringing together the skateboarding community in the grind heard around the world.

Find an event happening near you at http://goskateboardingday.org/events.asp

DC NATIONALS SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2007
The 5th annual DC Nationals Skateboard Championship kicks off this weekend in cities across Canada. With over 2500 participants expected in the first round this is the biggest skateboard contest of its kind in Canada, possibly the world.

The Local Qualifiers will seek out the top 5 skateboarders to move on to the Regional contests happening next month. The Regional contest will be boiled down to the top 5 skaters of each region who will meet in Montreal, QC on August 25th to vie for the $10,000 cash prize purse and be crowned the 2007 DC National Champion!

Local Qualifiers posted now at www.dcnationals.com
2007 Contest Dates
LOCAL QUALIFIERS – JUNE 16th and 17th , 2007
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS – JULY 21st and 22nd , 2007
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP South Parc, Brossard, QC. – AUGUST 25th , 2007

Each summer, DC gives back to its roots of skateboarding by hosting the DC National Skateboard Championship. In the summer of 2006, 80 contests ran across Canada with over 2500 participants, all made possible by Canadian DC retailers.

The DC Nationals is a Non-Profit, Canada-Wide skateboard contest and the only event of its kind that gives Canadian amateur skaters a chance to showcase their talent on a national level.

MORGAN SMITH JOINS DC CANADA’S SKATE TEAM

DC Canada is excited to welcome Toronto, Ontario’s Morgan Smith to the skate team.
At the ripe age of 20, Morgan already has an impressive amount of coverage in Canadian and international magazines which have allowed him to trail blaze his way on through the US to gain a factory spot on Blind skateboards and Momentum wheels. Morgan's technical abilities will be a great asset as he joins the global team this summer at the ‘DC King of LA’ (www.dckingof.com) for a month of skating, filming and hanging out.

“I’ve always been skating just trying to learn new stuff, and having fun” says Morgan who will also be on the ‘King of the Road’ tour with the Blind team this summer. Morgan has been filming for an upcoming blind video-“filming for the blind video has been fun, not really that stressful, everyone has tons of good footy, so it will be really good for sure”
Morgan is excited to be a part of the DC family, as he looks forward to a break out summer. Look for Morgan’s part in the upcoming Blind Video as well as future DC projects

June 21 Officially Proclaimed 'Go Skateboarding Day' by U.S. Congress

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., June 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Throughout history, skateboarders have not been given much recognition, but now they have their own official designated day to go skateboarding! The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) has earned Special Congressional Recognition for their work encouraging young people to get outside and skateboard, and received an official proclamation of June 21 as Go Skateboarding Day. Now in its fourth year, the recognition of Go Skateboarding Day by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA, Orange County) gives skateboarding one more push forward.

"IASC is constantly working to increase the rights of skateboarders and help cities across the U.S. create places where skateboarders are welcome and respected," said John Bernards, IASC Executive Director. "We hope this recognition by Congresswoman Sanchez will give more lawmakers incentive to work with skateboarders in their community and understand that skateboarding is a positive influence on our young people."

Go Skateboarding Day has grown through the efforts of IASC, skateboard retailers, manufacturers and skateboarders taking part in the grind heard around the world. In 2006, more than 350 events took place in 32 countries with an immeasurable number of people taking to the streets on skateboards. The momentum is high, and, based on the massive response, Go Skateboarding Day 2007 promises to break all participation records.