The 10th Annual Skate the Lake [Tahoe] event was the best to date, raising a record amount of over $25,000 for Boarding for Breast Cancer’s education, prevention and support programs! We had the most incredible day with skaters of all abilities pushing 28 miles for prevention & in honor of loved ones affected by breast cancer.
Some were pushing in honor of loved ones who have battled breast cancer, and many came out to support B4BC’s mission of a healthy, active lifestyle and the importance of early detection.
Friday kicked-off with the all-day Registration Party, which included live music by acts like Chuck Ragan and Actors Killed Lincoln, open air yoga, silent auctions, raffles, food, drinks, and more.
Skate the Lake Good People team, Rachel Friedman, Willie Martin and Mike Elberts rocking out to some tunes with their Fugoo on the skate
We could not have achieved this success without the love and support of our amazing participants, sponsors and the community of Lake Tahoe, and we want to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make it happen!!
We want to recognize our top fundraisers of the day:
Top fundraiser Steve Gatlin
1st Place: Steve Gatlin, $2,690
2nd Place: Jason Knight, $2,100
3rd Place: JoAnn Rawkmom Gillespie, $1,995
We want to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of our sponsors and supporters, especially presenting sponsor Fugoo, and also GoPro, Sector 9, Hurley, and Mizu. We’d also like to thank local sponsors Hartline Construction, Mamasake, Tahoe Longboards, Yoga Studio Tahoe, and Tahoe Dave’s for helping to make this event a success.
Second place fundraiser Jason Knight and family
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the ongoing support of Skate the Lake founders Curt Sterner and Chuck Buckley, and also Allison Smith, Travis Weber, Margo Stoney and Constance Beverley.
The B4BC and Skate the Lake crew: (L-R) Blair Young, Constance Beverly, Shannon Owens, Erika Seward, Curt Sterner, Liza Tagliati, Travis Weber and Allison Smith
The love & support of the Tahoe community makes this a truly special event and we cannot THANK YOU enough for all who helped make this event such a great success!
B4BC’s 8th annual Skate the Coast [SoCal] is right around the corner on September 27th, keep the stoke going by joining the 18-mile push from the Santa Monica Pier to the Redondo Beach Pier by signing up and creating your fundraising page at www.stayclassy.org/skatethecoast2014!!
Check out the full Skate the Lake Photo Gallery on Facebook, and for more info on how you can get involved with B4BC’s year-round fundraisers, email Liza@b4bc.org.
