Skate Boarders Need A Safer Place

To the Editor:

We are writing this letter to our fellow residents to show our support for a skate park in Newtown. Our son, Zachary (who is 9), has been skate boarding for about three years. He loves the sport and practices it everyday.

A skate park in Newtown would be a much safer place for our kids than streets or parking lots. Skate boarding is a sport that gets kids active, and it challenges them when it comes to landing those tricks. Since participating in a few events for Donate to Skate, we have met some nice families with polite and respectful skate boarders. All of these families are working hard to get the word out about the park.

We still need to raise $50,000 by October 1, 2009, and we are doing our best to reach this goal. So please consider supporting this great opportunity for our children. For more information and/or to make a donation, please visit www.donatetoskate.com. Any donation will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Kimberly and David Anderson

3 Lafayette Trail, Newtown                                 September 22, 2008