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Light Up the World

Friday, February 17th, 2012

                                                        

        The Green movement is officially upon us. BambooSK8 is a leader in the eco-friendly movement in skateboarding. BambooSK8 is passionate about teaching skaters about this one world we live in.  The time is NOW for us to save it. We all are responsible for this earth and you can take small steps to promise a bright future to the next generation. Here are a couple tips:

1)      Turn off computers at night

2)      Take a shorter shower

3)      Was clothes in cold or warm water

4)      Pay bills online

5)      Recycle old cell phones

       Have you ever googled recycled art? You would be amazed at what pops up. My friend, Evan Grybush, took his love of skateboarding and passion for design and made something beautiful. He is majoring in Industrial Design at the University of WI- Stout. For one of his industrial design classes he made these lamps. His old skateboards will continue to be used, not for the original purpose they were intended for, but to now light up his room.

Take a step back this week and think about your life. Is there a small step I could take to help save our planet? We are in a green movement so let’s make the most of it people!

                                        

Photos courtesy of Evan Grybush

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Owl & Cat Victory!

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

                                        

Yasha Meyer: 2nd place at 4th Southern Slaughter 2012

            On January 29th, 2012 I attended the 4th annual Southern Slaughter 2012 skate competition at 3rd Lair Park in Golden Valley, MN. I went to support BambooSK8’s own ECO TRIBE- Level 3 rider, Yasha Meyer. After battling through day one and qualifying for the final on Sunday, I was there on Sunday to cheer Yasha on. He was riding the NEW 4th Generation Owl & Cat deck with all the swag in the world. After a long day on Sunday, Yasha was ready for the results. His BambooSK8 Owl & Cat deck served him well and he placed 2nd in the 13-15 year old finals!

            The event brought out some awesome skaters with a lot of talent. I fell in love with all the kids in the 8 and under age group. The future of skating boarding will be in those kids! 3rd Lair did such an awesome job for this event. I cannot wait to go back for another event! Props go out to Mark Muller and all the guys down at 3rd Lair. BambooSK8 is super proud of Yasha and everything he is doing. Check out the video of highlights from the event.

BE GREEN. SKATE BAMBOO. LIVE NOW.

                                                                                                                                                                                           
 

 

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BambooSK8 on the Brain

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Hello from Wisconsin!

I am happy to say that I am part of the 12th class of interns and the first class with out-of-state interns! I am currently living in Menomonie, WI and going to school at the University of Wisconsin- Stout. I am majoring in Retail Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Buying and Product Development, a minor in Business Administration and an emphasis in Apparel Design.

I am going to be very busy these next couple months. Along with this wonderful internship, I have a job with the productions club at my school. I am the Special Events Coordinator. This means I am in charge of bringing a bigger name artist to the Stout campus. In the past we have brought Atmosphere, Ingrid Michaelson, and Motion City Soundtrack. I have a passion for music, art, fashion, and the action sport industry.

I am excited to see all the doors that BambooSK8 will open and all that I will achieve. I am so happy to be part of this BambooSK8 team. I have NEVER worked with such driven people and I am already learning so much. I have BambooSK8 on the brain all the time now and it’s great. Menomonie, WI is pretty far from Oceanside, CA (2021.76 miles), but it is amazing how close the Internet can bring us together. I will be taking Wisconsin by storm and looking to get BambooSK8 all over the state!

 

 

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