One music teacher’s mission to bring a public skate park to Greater Lafayette continues today the second ever Simpson skates event took over the Crosser Sports Complex parking lot the events organizer Greg Simpson says he has been in conversation with the Lafayette parks department since his first ever event
Earlier this summer he says greater Lafayette could have a public place to skate in the next two years despite the hot weather people came out to win prizes in an advanced and beginners tournament and a best trick contest all sponsored by local businesses after talking with the Lafayette Parks Board
Simpson says he feels optimistic about his dream becoming a reality if we can convince the older Generations you know that I think a lot of them think skaters are no good whatever or that you’ll kill yourself skating if they’re behind it I think we’re good so the community is definitely behind it
100 physical signatures on his petition after today’s event and he’s shooting for up to 2 000 online at change.org in the greater Lafayette Community there are so much opportunity for those children to learn together learn from one another and have great examples like all of us coming together to support
This type of of sport and activity Simpson says the next event will likely happen in the fall and he hopes it will be a fundraiser for the skate park once Simpson skates officially becomes a non-profit
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