This is the second year the Skateboarding community has been invited to be part of the Cherry Blossom Festival.  Come skateboard, celebrate spring and Japanese culture.  This event is free, and open to all ages and abilities.  We will have a variety of activities for novices and experts.

Come early and sign-up for free skateboard clinic (10 am) with Skate Like a Girl.  Watch Kaze Daiko and local teams from Skatebarn and BFC demo.  Come showcase your talents at the Cherry Blossom Festival.

When: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Where: Women’s Building & Potrero del Sol Park, SF
What: SLAG SF will be collaborating with the non-profit organization San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR) on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Come out and join us in support of SFWAR’s 6th Annual Walk Against Rape starting at the Women’s Building and Ending at the Potrero del Sol Skatepark. SLAG SF will be participating in the march and providing a skate clinic as well as skating the Potrero Skatepark at the end of the walk. There will be performances and vendors as well for the remainder of the day. Proceeds from the day’s events will go out to the organization’s services that support survivors of rape and sexual assault. The walk will begin at 10 am and end around 1:30pm with activities throughout the day at Potrero del Sol Park. Our clinic welcomes everyone. This event is open to individuals of all ages and all abilities. Come out for fresh air, exercise, and support of a good cause. For more information or to register and walk in the march visit sfwar.org.

To walk with SLAG SF contact us at sanfrancisco@skatelikeagirl.com

Girls in Space is a great time for families of all ages to come and skate!

Do you have a young girl that is itching to learn to skate?  A family that wants to learn together? Well, Girls in Space is here to help!  Skate Like a Girl rents Innerspace for two hours so kids and parents can learn to skate.  The whole idea behind Girls In Space is that men and boys can be a part of our girl-positive atmosphere.

Clinics are from 10am-12pm. We start at 10:10 am sharp, so come at 10 am to check-in and put on gear.  After the clinic volunteer instructors are still around to cheer you on and give you tips.

Are you a gal that has already logged sometime on skateboard, and you just want to roll around the ramps?  Well, we have Free Skate time from 11am – 12pm.

Costs: $15 for a clinic, $5 for drop-in skate, $5 to borrow gear.  (family rates available)

Innerspace  -  3506 1/2 Stone Way N.Seattle WA

March 13th  |  March 27th  |  April 10th  |  May 8th

Families are welcome (that means dads and brothers).

To ensure that you get a clinic please register beforehand!

Skate Like A Girl Portland and Ripzu Skatepark partner up to bring you monthly skate sessions. ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES! Female skate coaches on hand to teach you the basics AND MORE! Don’t have gear? You can borrow ours!

$20 for the session, $5 off if you pre-register online HERE

Next session? January 20th, 11am to 1pm! YEEEEEAAAAAHHH!

Sign-up to be part of the best thing to happen to Seattle skateboarding! Practice at Innerspace, Bellevue Indoor or Skatebarn!  Ladies! Let’s represent in SSYC!

Wow! We are so excited to see this contest grow, and bring female skaters of all ages and abilities together.

Here are the results:

Advanced:
1. Amy Caron
2. Lacey Baker
3. Sarah Molder
4. Kristin Ebeling
5. Vanessa Torres
Sarah Meurle
Kassy Bailey
Celena Meehan
Kristina Narayan
Ashley Rehfeld

Intermediate:
1. Aly Richards
2. Hannah Stavely
3. Jessie Haungs
4. Colette Peterson
5. Ruby Charney
Emily Fancher
Vanessa Hudson

Beginner:
1. Maryama Jillo
2. Marilyn Dancey
3. Sierra Fanener
4. Gabriela Lopez
5. Mirsa Perez
Lucia Polpetta
Madeline Byrne
Ruby Eister-Hargrave
Alyssa Downer
Danica Oslund

Thanks to all of our families that provided the cash purse! Volunteers: Lisa Bunts, Leah Eister Hargrave, Marshall Reid, Ed Wilson, Forrest Wedmore, Paul Reid, Gin Yang, Matt, Ebelings, PDX crew, Lisa Whitaker, Katie Killeen, Maryama Jillo, James Starlin, Lucia + and a million other people!

Product sponsors: Skatebarn, Manik, Seattle Skateboard Youth Club, Black Box Distro: Zero, Mystery, Fallen, $lave, Evo, Sno Con, Destructo, the Side Project, Matix, DVS, DC, Vans, Mavrx, Silly Girls, Pixel Girl, Field Roast Company, Jennifer, Hansen’s Soda, Mighty O Doughnuts, and PCC Natural Markets.

Thank you everyone!

SLAG WOF III 2010 Promo from James Starlin on Vimeo.

Thanks James for putting this lil ditty together! James will be out there this year again… filming, taking photos, and judging!

Maryama: Skateboarder from Katie Killeen on Vimeo.

Come enjoy some of Michelle Ebeling’s delicious southern grub on December 12th! Email us, register yourself as a table captain, and bring hungry people! Proceeds go to running Wheels of Fortune III, the only girls-only skateboard contest in the Northwest!

Event located at:
1814 2nd street
Kirkland, WA

Number of people attending

1 person $10.00 2 people $20.00 3 people $30.00 4 people $40.00 Family (up to 5) $45.00 Table Captain (up to 10 includes 2 bottles of wine) $100.00

Hey lady shredders n friends! Come join us for the third annual Wheels of Fortune, a female skateboarding showcase! Sunday December 19th at Skatebarn! All ages and abilities are welcome to enter the jam-format contest. Advanced/Pro ladies will compete to win our famous “grassroots cash purse” (we’re not sponsored by an energy drink company) and Beginner + Intermediates will battle it out for hella prizes! Best Trick contests will also be held in the mini ramp, ledge/manual pad + hubba/double set.

Entry fees: Free for Beginners! $5 for Intermediate! $20 for Advanced/pro!

10:00am Park Opens
12:00pm Registration
1:00pm Beginners
1:30pm Intermediate
2:00pm Advanced/pro
2:30pm Best Trick
3:00pm Awards
Afterparty TBA

Come one, come all! Support events that are run by skateboarders! Hosted by Seattle legend Marshall Reid!

Pre-register here!

“Attend” the event on Facebook here!

Here’s some footage from last year to hype you up to come and join us this Halloween in New York! Peep the flyer for more info for this year’s weekend plans!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are going to fund raise skater style. Join us for a day of skating, demo’s, swagg raffles, and awareness for young people.

Ripzu owes its creation to a young survivor and it’s logo to another young survivor. Help us raise funds to give back in the support of your loved ones. Check out Ripzu Skatepark on facebook for more updates, or check them out at www.ripzu.com.

The Skate Like A Girl Portland girls only session comes before Ripzu’s “Boarders 4 Boobies” event from 11-1pm. It is open to girls of all ages and abilities. We will have volunteer coaches on hand to help teach you the basics and more. If you need gear, we have it! We have a supply of boards, helmets and pads for use during the session. All proceeds from the Skate Like A Girl session will be donated to the Breast Friends (www.breastfriends.com).

Then after the session stick around from 1-5pm to skate the park, win some prizes, and watch some demos! Help us raise some money for Breast Cancer Awareness!

Hannah Stavely just turned 12 years old Oct 5th!

She has been skating just a little over a year.  We are so lucky to have her skating with us! When she’s not too busy getting good grades, having a positive attitude, and being rad, she is making videos on ow to kickflip. Check it!

It’s been a year since Skate Like a Girl visited NYC!  Seattle and Portland girls will be out to make friends and skate!

We will be rallying girls to skate, as always – all ages, and abilities!
We got some things lined up for the weekend -FREE – come and SKATE!

Skate Date @ Chelsea Piers!

Clinic + other fun @ McCarren! This is FREE! Email us to RSVP: skatelikeagirl@gmail.com

Ladiez be Jamming @ Open Road’s 3rd Annual Hellraiser!

and then wrapping things up with another Skate Date @ Chelsea Piers!

What’s a Skate Date? Basically some girls getting together having fun, and skateboarding.

We are super hyped to see all of our friends in NYC like Jen from Uptown Skate School, Lanna, Gnariana, the twins, Izzy and her Dad, Lorena, and out of towners like Beth and other Canadians.  Hopefully we will make more, like you?

We got some product from Steve at 5boro, Adrian from Rockstar Bearings, Hommage, and Protec is lending us helmets, Uptown Skate School is lending skate gear.

So we want you all to be part of helping to raise $3k for our 3rd annual Wheels of Fortune contest taking place Dec 19th.

We are working with Sherwood Forrest Farms – they run an environmentally friendly practice!  This is the perfect gift for people that don’t live near evergreens (no shipments to Alaska and Hawaii – only the 48 states).  The price includes shipping to your door!  Sale ends October 19th!

Help us get the word out on Facebook, Twitter, emails, hit up grandparents, parents, and of course any other folks that want wreathes and think that it is awesome to have girls skateboard, and be able to be recognized by their community for their skills and passion!

This is what we are selling:

22″ Mixed Evergreen Wreath (W4M) – $37
 

28″ Mixed Evergreen Wreath (W3M) -$40

Western Cedar Gift Garlands (G3M) -$41

Gift Centerpiece (C5M) – $31

Gift Door Swag (S4M) – $35

Cone Gift Basket (N7M) -$30

Evergreen Gift Set (EGM) – $70