Who We Are
Established in August of 2022 to elevate the skateboarding community at NAU and the greater Flagstaff area. We do our best to foster a supportive culture that welcomes everyone to the sport and provides opportunities for personal enrichment through skateboarding.
How Can You Help?
We are rising fast, with 70 registered members. We are raising money to elevate our club and outreach at NAU and the Flagstaff community, while collaborating with other student groups and local businesses. Donations from generous supporters, like you, can help us:
- Plan public events
- Host free skate lessons
- Produce videos for marketing and outreach
- Acquire gear for new members
- Work on getting a professionally built, on-campus skatepark at NAU!
Skatepark Development
The worldwide skateboarding community is surging in popularity after being introduced into the Olympics in 2020. To date, there are less than 5 colleges in the USA with on-campus skateparks, and none of them were professionally built.
WE CAN SET THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR ON-CAMPUS SKATEPARKS.
Beyond receiving national recognition, this asset would create an inclusive environment for students and Flagstaff residents to practice their passion alongside like-minded individuals and serve as a longstanding symbol of NAU's dedication to student life.
It would also concentrate the skateboarding activity on campus to a designated space, which would decrease pedestrian traffic in congested areas, as well as the degradation of the infrastructure associated with skateboarding.
Financially speaking, an indoor skatepark business model could also bring in over $200,000 per year, through guest admission fees, attracting new students, hosting concerts and other events, offering formal skate lessons, allowing groups to reserve the skatepark for events, and selling food and skate gear. It would become one of the first indoor skatepark within 100 miles of Flagstaff.
Financial momentum from donors like you greatly benefits our community and can encourage NAU to get started on this investment.
THANK YOU!
The NAU Skate Club is tremendously grateful for your consideration and support. We have ambitious goals which could be drastically amplified by your generous contributions.
