YOUR local skateshop needs help
Donation protected
What this is for:
-We lost $3839 of inventory in a huge robbery.
-We had pipes that burst because of the negative temperatures which caused more inventory to be lost do to the water damage.
-We now have a big plumbing bill to tackle in addition to three whole months of back rent and utilities because there was literally no business. It was the worst winter in decades which included weeks of negative temperatures, constant snow storms almost weekly and of course the huge blizzard of 2015 which outdid the blizzard of 1978 everyone always references.
Here's a little background on us. We opened our Norwich shop 11 years ago & our Deep River shop 6 years ago. We lobbied for and arranged to have 6 public skate parks built in CT and additionally we raised $38,000 for the Norwich park to be rebuilt. It was two years ago that we aligned ourselves with Sensations Charitable Foundation to create Success on Skateboards aka the SOS Program. Therein we offer skateboard lessons for kids with disabilities ranging from autism to sensory issues. Last season we hosted our first Success on Surfboards and it was amazing. We had the coast-guard cadets assisting in the water and numerous volunteers. It was amazing. We are always hosting art events, fundraiser contests and more.
As luck would have it on December 3rd we were robbed of $3839 worth of our inventory by Heroin addicts who broke in through a back window. Although we caught one of the perpetrators we never received nothing back as it was supposedly traded for drugs. Then January and February started to take their toll as the worst winter on record according to state and federal totals. So no one has been in for almost 3 months at this point because of all the snow and the negative night time temperatures. This in effect ruined some plumbing causing water damage do to burst pipes. The situation is quite dire and what we need is your help catching up.
If you love skateboarding...if you love the 6 skate parks we got built locally...if you love teaching kids to skate with us every summer...if you know the dedication we've shown...make a donation and save this skate shop....It's yours...
-We lost $3839 of inventory in a huge robbery.
-We had pipes that burst because of the negative temperatures which caused more inventory to be lost do to the water damage.
-We now have a big plumbing bill to tackle in addition to three whole months of back rent and utilities because there was literally no business. It was the worst winter in decades which included weeks of negative temperatures, constant snow storms almost weekly and of course the huge blizzard of 2015 which outdid the blizzard of 1978 everyone always references.
Here's a little background on us. We opened our Norwich shop 11 years ago & our Deep River shop 6 years ago. We lobbied for and arranged to have 6 public skate parks built in CT and additionally we raised $38,000 for the Norwich park to be rebuilt. It was two years ago that we aligned ourselves with Sensations Charitable Foundation to create Success on Skateboards aka the SOS Program. Therein we offer skateboard lessons for kids with disabilities ranging from autism to sensory issues. Last season we hosted our first Success on Surfboards and it was amazing. We had the coast-guard cadets assisting in the water and numerous volunteers. It was amazing. We are always hosting art events, fundraiser contests and more.
As luck would have it on December 3rd we were robbed of $3839 worth of our inventory by Heroin addicts who broke in through a back window. Although we caught one of the perpetrators we never received nothing back as it was supposedly traded for drugs. Then January and February started to take their toll as the worst winter on record according to state and federal totals. So no one has been in for almost 3 months at this point because of all the snow and the negative night time temperatures. This in effect ruined some plumbing causing water damage do to burst pipes. The situation is quite dire and what we need is your help catching up.
If you love skateboarding...if you love the 6 skate parks we got built locally...if you love teaching kids to skate with us every summer...if you know the dedication we've shown...make a donation and save this skate shop....It's yours...
Organizer
IdealSkate Shack
Organizer
Deep River, CT