Tony Hawk Foundation Comes To Wynn Las Vegas

Tony Hawk Foundation Brings Signature Benefit Event To Wynn Las Vegas

Family festival features music, action sports, and a unique auction to benefit at-risk youth.

The Las Vegas Strip has seen some incredible productions over the years, but Saturday, November 7th will mark the first time the world of action-sports descends upon the Wynn Las Vegas resort for a day of fun and festivities for the whole family, all to benefit an important cause.

Join Tony, fellow Benefit Committee members Sean Diddy Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dana White, Jr., Ron Burkle, Michael Eisner, Andrew Pascal, Elaine Wynn, Lorenzo Fertitta, Frank Fertitta III, Robin Greenspun, Travis Barker, and Jeff Fine, and their celebrity guests for an exclusive afternoon of fun, games, music, skateboarding, and BMX, while helping the Tony Hawk Foundation bring free, quality public skateparks to youth in low-income communities across the U.S.

Tony Hawk with the locals at Channel Street (San Pedro) in Los Angeles, California

Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up For Skateparks is an outdoor action-sports carnival, featuring a Vert Demo with top skateboarding and BMX pros, including Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Jamie Bestwick, Andy Macdonald, Simon Tabron, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, Dennis McCoy, and Kevin Staab riding on Hawk’s personal ramp, plus a special musical performance by Rancid.

PHOTO: JODY MORRIS

Now in its sixth year, Stand Up For Skateparks raises critical funds to support the Tony Hawk Foundation’s mission to bring high-quality, free public skateparks to youth in low-income communities across the U.S.

A special Pledge Drive at the event will also raise funds to help rebuild Freedom Skatepark, which serves at-risk youth in Las Vegas. Through live and silent auctions,

Guests will have the opportunity to support the Tony Hawk Foundation and win some incredible items and experiences:

DUB Edition Customized Tony Hawk 2010 Dodge Challenger RT

Be A Secret Skater in the next Activision Tony Hawk Video Game

Roadie For A Day with Miley Cyrus for four (4)

JetBlue Airways Fly Anywhere Tickets between any nonstop destinations

Taunovo Bay 5-Star Resort And Spa 4-Bedroom Beachfront Grand Villa, Fiji

The Ultimate Jason Taylor Experience

11,000-Square-Foot Beachfront Punta Mita, Mexico Luxury 5-Bedroom Villa

Soccer Clinic with U.S. Women’s Soccer Icon Mia Hamm for ten (10)

Several other unique items and experiences will also be offered, including a 7-Time Tour De France Champion Lance Armstrong Autographed Trek Bike, Tony Hawk Signature Series Autographed Dynacraft BMX Bike, signed skateboards from Tony Hawk, Shaun White, Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez, and others, plus other signed memorabilia, dining and vacation packages, and items that would make excellent Holiday gifts.

Tickets and packages for Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up For Skateparks are still available.

Order tickets by contacting C.C. Hafner at 760-477-2479 or cc@tonyhawkfoundation.org.

If you aren’t able to attend Tony Hawk: RIDE Presents Stand Up For Skateparks but would like to support the creation of a free public skatepark in a low-income neighborhood in Las Vegas, you can text the word RIDE to 90999 to make a $5 donation to the Tony Hawk Foundation*. Through Friday, November 6, all text donations will be dedicated to the rebuilding of Freedom Skatepark in Las Vegas.