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Skateboarding Hall of Fame is Born; Inducts Hawk, Alva, Logan and Way

pimg style=border:3px solid white;float:left; src=http://z.about.com/d/skateboard/1/0/D/e/entrance-banners.jpg alt=Skateboard Hall of Fame width=170 height=128/From a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.skateboardiasc.orgIASC/a - This past weekend, the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) joined hundreds from the skateboard community in a fundraising celebration to honor and induct icons; Bruce Logan, Tony Alva, Tony Hawk and Danny Way; into the Skateboard Hall of Fame at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA./ppThis event was long overdue and it turned out to be a truly heartwarming and monumental occasion, said John Bernards, executive director of IASC. Skateboarding used to be looked down upon and we were considered criminals or social pariahs - it was time for us to take a moment to acknowledge and honor those who put their hearts and souls into shaping the sport into something positive that anyone can enjoy today./ppThe a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.skatelab.com/Skatelab Skateboard Hall of Fame and Museum/a is located in Simi Valley, and educates people about the history of skateboarding worldwide. With more than 50,000 visitors each year, Skatelab shows a collection of more than 5,000 vintage skateboards as well as skateboarding memorabilia. Skateboard history lives on at Skatelab./ppThe event raised more than $42,000 for non-profit organization, The Go Skateboarding Foundation, that provides positive educational experiences, career-minded programming and scholarships for skateboarders, and donates to various skateboard-related charities, including: The Tony Hawk Foundation, Ray Underhill, the Johnny Romano Foundation and the Patrick Kerr Foundation./pp style=background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://skateboard.about.com/b/2009/10/31/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-is-born-inducts-hawk-alva-logan-and-way.htmSkateboarding Hall of Fame is Born; Inducts Hawk, Alva, Logan and Way/a originally appeared on a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://skateboard.about.com/About.com Skateboarding/a on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 13:10:00./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://skateboard.about.com/b/2009/10/31/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-is-born-inducts-hawk-alva-logan-and-way.htmPermalink/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://skateboard.about.com/b/2009/10/31/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-is-born-inducts-hawk-alva-logan-and-way.htm#gB3Comment/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://skateboard.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://skateboard.about.com/b/2009/10/31/skateboarding-hall-of-fame-is-born-inducts-hawk-alva-logan-and-way.htmzItl=Skateboarding Hall of Fame is Born; Inducts Hawk, Alva, Logan and WayEmail this/a/p