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October 21, 2007 SkateFest

The Livingston Skatepark Committee, under the auspices of HCHY, held a SkateFest on October 21, 2007 to reinforce the value of healthy physical activity through the sports of skateboarding, rollerblading, and BMX biking and to bring awareness to the Committee’s current fundraising efforts.  The event drew an estimated 500 community members, from youngsters to senior citizens. 

SkatefestAccording to Andrew Hines, the SkatePark Committee’s volunteer professional consultant, "It's one thing when you tell people how well the generations mingle together and actually talk and help each, but it's another to experience it."  He continued by saying, "Kudos to the Committee for organizing such an event that allowed Livingston families an
 unchoreographed sample of the experience.  We are very impressed with the HCHY Teen Committee in their process of trying to do something meaningful for their own peers in Livingston.  You just don't see that in many communities.” 

All money raised through this event and future donations will be matched up to $30,000 through a generous challenge grant from the United Way of North Essex Livingston Community Fund.  To learn more about making a donation, contact fundraising chairperson Marty Meyers at LivSkatePark@yahoo.com or mail your check payable to United Way of North Essex (Memo LCF-SkatePark Fund) to the UWNE 60 South Fullerton Ave Montclair, NJ 07042.