UPDATE:

February 6, 2023

 We are so proud to share with you that Friends of Ruston Skatepark has met our goal of $250,000! In fact, we are at $260,000!

We are grateful for each of you who have pitched in to help with this project. We are humbled by the way people have come together to support building a concrete skatepark in Ruston. 

Since you helped us reach this goal, we want to share some numbers with you. Since forming our board in 2021, we have:

• held 5 skate jams with food, artists, music, and lessons 

• presented to 6 community groups 

• worked 6 community t-shirt pop-ups with information and merchandise 

• secured 47 sponsors ranging from $500 to $15,000

• received 1 grant from Experience Ruston for $100,000

• helped the City of Ruston secure 2 grants - The Skatepark Project and Pledge 10 -  for $10,000 each 

• connected with over 100 middle and high school art students

• formed 12 business collaborations 

• experienced countless artist collaborations around the globe

In December 2021 we had raised $40,000. One year later, we reached $260,000. This is because of you! This is because of people who believe in our dream to build a better community and provide something special for generations to come. 

We are currently in discussions with the City of Ruston finalizing technical components of this project so that Ruston Skatepark will be the best it can be. We know the importance of skatepark construction techniques and we have seen what can happen when parks are built poorly. We want to make sure we get a great build for our community! We do not currently have a timeline, but we will keep you informed once we have more information.

 Thank you again for getting on board with Ruston Skatepark!