| If you happen to have a nice skate park in your | | | | will help you to get more numbers. Have some details |
| community, consider yourself lucky. Too many kids | | | | on the agenda to discuss such as why there is a |
| just don't really have a place to do it. While they are | | | | need for a skate park in your area. |
| very interested in skateboarding there may be laws | | | | Open the meeting up to discuss to find out where |
| in town that prevent them from doing it very much. | | | | parents think it should be located. This is a key factor |
| There are ways you can take action to get a skate | | | | in getting them to back it. The cost is going to be a |
| park built in your community. First, you need to find | | | | concern that everyone has from the start. It may |
| out what the need for it is. | | | | not be in the budget for your community to cover |
| A great way to find out is to go to the local schools | | | | the cost. However, you can offer fundraising |
| and ask if you can have kids complete surveys. Most | | | | activities and even apply for grants or low interest |
| administrators will be very accepting of this. Since | | | | loans to help with the cost. |
| you want the kids to be honest, don't have them | | | | Try to keep the cost of it low too by contacting |
| put their names on the surveys. Then you can | | | | construction companies in your area. Many of them |
| compile the data to find out how many kids would | | | | will want to do all they can to help get the idea of a |
| love to have the use of one. Break it down into age | | | | skate park for the locally youth in place. They may |
| groups and even males and females to show that | | | | offer to only charge for the materials and to donate |
| there is a good basis for getting one in place that will | | | | the labor for building it. They may be able to offer |
| benefit kids. | | | | you a lower price so try to stay local when possible. |
| Talk to your local parks and recreation coordinators. | | | | It is going to take plenty of work and plenty of |
| Ask if you can have a meeting with them to discuss | | | | convincing to get a skate park in your community. |
| your idea for a skate park. Chances at they may | | | | Some people will be opposed to the idea so be ready |
| have been asked about it before. Let them know | | | | for their complains. For example they may feel it is |
| what some of the benefits for it will be. For example | | | | simply too dangerous of an activity for kids to take |
| it can prevent kids from sitting around as they will | | | | part in. Let them know there will be guidelines in place |
| get plenty of exercise while skateboarding. Talk | | | | for proper safety equipment to be used at the skate |
| about how it will prevent many of them from | | | | park. |
| engaging in other forms of activities that can be | | | | With plenty of planning and dedication this can be |
| harmful to them such as drinking and smoking. | | | | accomplished. Let the kids get in on the action too. |
| Get other parents involved in the cause as well. This | | | | They will be very proud of their role in obtaining a |
| can be done by hosting community meetings. Hang | | | | skate park for the community. There are many |
| up fliers and to try to host the meeting at a very | | | | designs that can be offered so make sure that |
| convenient time. If you can offer childcare for | | | | voting takes place in the community to select one of |
| parents with younger kids at the same facility that | | | | them. |