were even donations from the nonprofit foundations of
extreme sports public figures, Tony Hawk and Bode Miller.
The Tony Hawk Foundation and Miller’s Turtle Ridge
Foundation joined forces to give $10,000 to the park project.
Manchester Town Manager John O’Keefe said that the real
gift that the Tony Hawk Foundation provided was their
advice on how to move the project forward. “The $10,000 was
great. But the advice they gave us was amazing. They gave us
advice on contracts, design, and process, and they also gave us
their seal of approval, which is good for name recognition.”
A notable portion of the money for the skatepark came from
small donations from local residents. Donation boxesmade
out of wood from old skateboards were placed in shops and
restaurants around town, allowing the collective population
of Manchester to contribute to the skatepark project.
According to community organizer and skateboarder Matt
Langan, one large-scale donation was entirely predicated
on the ability of the Manchester public to show widespread
support for the park’s development. Key community members
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