Boards for Bros

3/10 UPDATE:  WOW!  We reached our original goal of $1400 in only a few days.  Eli is thrilled and can't believe the support you have for his project.  So we've upped the goal to $2000 because we still have people wanting to give and we'll get even more skateboards out to foster kids in Portland.  THANK YOU!

UPDATE:  Thank you!  We've reached beyond our first $350 - so Eli's parents are kicking in their match!  And a huge thanks to Unheard Skateboarding  for their help getting blem decks (seconds) for this project.  

To celebrate his upcoming Bar Mitzvah, Eli Weintraub wanted to give back to our Portland community through an activity that's important to him -- skateboarding.

Eli loves to skateboard and wants other kids to have the chance to skate too.  We are working with the nonprofit organization Boards for Bros  to hold a board build event in Portland, OR on May 5th to celebrate Eli's Mitzvah Project.  

ALL money donations will go directly to Boards for Bros for board building supplies for our board build in Portland. On May 5th, we will gather volunteers together to assemble skateboards.
All completed boards will be donated to foster kids in the Portland area through the organization Embrace Oregon .

Help Eli reach his goal of getting 40 boards and helmets to foster kids in Portland!

$20 buys the parts needed to build a board for a foster child -- including a used deck, wheels, new bearings and trucks.  Boards for Bros uses their relationships in the skateboarding industry to source materials at very low cost. 

$15 buys a skateboarding-certified new helmet for a foster child.

Total cost for one board + helmet = $35
(100% of your donation will go straight to Boards for Bros for board build supplies for this event)

Eli's parents Scotti & Jeff will match the first $350 in donations!  So the first $350 donated will build not just 10 boards, but TWENTY boards for kids. 

**We also welcome the donation of gently used skate decks and wheels.  

Boards for Bros is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization
EIN: 46-3558737
All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.  
More information about Boards for Bros: We are committed to giving skateboards to kids who cannot afford them. We use the gift of skateboarding as a tool to teach perseverance, promote exercise and provide an outlet for personal expression.

Boards for Bros is a nonprofit that uses skateboarding to help at-risk youth develop creativity, confidence, and perseverance. We work with local skate shops and community partners to collect and refurbish skateboards that we distribute to kids in the community who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford a board.

This Spring, we are partnering with the  Boys and Girls Club of Westminster to distribute 40 boards to kids enrolled in their after school and summer programs. Your contribution is essential and will help us buy the materials we need to make sure every child we work with has a high quality skateboard to use as they learn new tricks and the life lessons skateboarding teaches.

We are also lining up partnerships with other youth-centered non-profits in California. With your help we will build and distribute a minimum of 100 completes in 2017.

Boards for Bros focuses on at-risk youth, but our project engages the entire community. Local skateboarders donate new or gently used skateboard parts. Fundraising helps us fill in the gaps by purchasing the missing parts we need to make complete skateboards. These items are sold to us at or below cost through our industry supporters.

Once we've gathered all the necessary materials, we schedule a community build day. These events bring local skaters of all ages and backgrounds together to assemble the boards.

Finally, we hold a distribution event where the new skateboarders are paired with with volunteers to help them learn the basics they'll need to enjoy their new skateboard. 

Giving a young person a skateboard invites them to join a creative, supportive community that encourages acceptance of everyone, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender, or sexual orientation. It also gives them an opportunity to learn how to see the world differently, to work through pain and frustration to achieve their goals, and to become confident in their ability to succeed.

Your contribution makes all of this possible, and we thank you in advance for supporting skateboarding in the Orange County community.

The $2000 we raise through this campaign will be used to purchase (at below cost prices) the new trucks, wheels and bearings we need to assemble a minimum of 100 skateboards and purchase helmets for our distribution events. 

Thank you for giving the gift of skateboarding to the youth of Orange County!