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Grit to Grind: Shaping Montana Communities One Skatepark at a Time
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The inspirational story of the inception, growth, and continued work of the Montana Skatepark Association and their ongoing efforts to build skateparks for communities across Montana. Packed with 100+ vibrant color photographs.Long before skateboard culture entered mainstream consciousness, for a group of teens growing up in Montana, skateboarding represented the ultimate expression of freedom and creativity. With no dedicated skatepark nearby, skaters sought opportunities several hours or hundreds of miles awayuntil a core group of childhood friends decided to band together and change the status quo.This is the remarkable true story of how longtime Missoula residents Chris Bacon, Andy Kemmis, Ross Peterson, and a small army of other volunteers overcame, with perseverance and determination, obstacles like lack of funding, bureaucratic red tape, geographic limitations, and more to create a nonprofit organization that has assisted in the funding and creation of nearly fifty skateparks in the state to date.The book features: Interviews and testimonials from the people who built the MSA from the ground up Profiles of real skaters who have been have been impacted by the skateparks A foreword by Pearl Jams Jeff Ament Over 100 fullcolor insider photographsA BLUEPRINT FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES: The Montana Skatepark Association, a nonprofit that started in 2000, has helped fund multiple skateparks throughout the state, including many in remote and/or Native American communities. These parks provide local youth with healthy environments for afterschool and weekend activities.THE IMPORTANCE OF SKATEPARKS IN AMERICA: Skateparks are not only a place where kids (and adults) can practice their latest board tricks, theyve become thriving community centers where kids of all ages and backgrounds can feel safe and supported, a nonthreatening space where they can connect with others and be themselves.Perfect for: Skateboarders and skateboarding fans Anyone with an interest in grassroots organizing and civic engagement Fans of sports and street photography Viewers who enjoyed the documentary Dogtown and ZBoys and the feature film Lords of Dogtown Montana residents and visitors
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