DIY America just dropped the second part of their Skate And Create focusing on perseverance with Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee, Geoff McFetridge, Thomas Campbell, and others.

Habitat Skateboards is proud to welcome Alex Davis to the team. Check out Alex’s video part over at the Habitat site. Alex also rides for Habitat’s footwear division, launching this Spring.

Chris Mulhern just posted up a two song montage with throwaway from London, Athens, and Berlin.

12/18/09 (Vista, CA) - The Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors has announced the recipients of its Fall 2009 Skatepark Grant Awards, as well as a special allocation to match, dollar-for-dollar, donations to the Watts Skatepark project in Los Angeles.

From the 52 applications submitted for this season’s Grant Review Session, the Board of Directors selected fourteen from low-income communities across the U.S., and awarded a total of $130,000 to help build free, quality skateparks that will serve at-risk youth.

Fall 2009 Tony Hawk Foundation Grant Recipients
$25,000

* San Luis Obispo, California

$15,000

* Mount Airy, North Carolina
* Lyndonville, Vermont

$10,000

* Aurora, Illinois
* Brooklyn, New York
* Wilmington, Ohio
* Dormont Borough, Pennsylvania

$5,000

* Estherville, Iowa
* Lyons, Michigan
* Mecosta, Michigan
* Royalton, Minnesota
* Commercial Township, New Jersey
* Greenfield, Ohio
* Martinsville, Virginia

The Board also allocated $10,000 in matching funds for the Watts Skatepark project in Los Angeles. Through January 15, 2010 all donations made via skatewatts.org will be MATCHED by the Tony Hawk Foundation*. Having helped launch it in October, the Tony Hawk Foundation is also featuring the Watts Skatepark project during the Athletes For Hope Who Gives? Racing For A Cause challenge, a widely publicized fundraising event hosted by globalgiving.org/athletes-for-hope/.

With few alternatives to crime, gangs, and drugs, youth in the Watts community struggle daily to find healthy pastimes that can keep them engaged and active. Through this effort to build a free-quality public skatepark in Watts, the Tony Hawk Foundation is helping local youth realize their dream of a world-class skatepark.

Make a contribution during this limited campaign, and the impact of your donation will be DOUBLED. Visit skatewatts.org and support the youth of Watts today.

(*All donations made during the Who Gives? Racing For A Cause challenge—December 15, 2009 through January 15, 2010—will be matched by the Tony Hawk Foundation, up to $10,000.)

A charitable, non-profit organization, the Tony Hawk Foundation was established in 2002 by its namesake, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, to promote and provide funds for high-quality public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States—with an emphasis on the word “quality.” Since then, the Foundation has awarded $3,111,000 to 444 communities. The Foundation focuses on working with local officials and grassroots, community-based organizations that plan to hire designers and contractors with strong experience designing and building skateparks.

The Tony Hawk Foundation was established by a gift from Tony Hawk. Its directors raise additional funds through events, industry donations, and continuing contributions from Tony and other entities. In addition to skateparks, the Foundation also makes donations to other children-related charities, as chosen by its Board Of Directors. For more information or to make a donation, visit the Foundation’s Web site.

The ZOO YORK INSTITUTE is proud to certify that Eli Reed has completed his amateur course of study, graduating with the highest of honors and is now a licensed Professional.  Earning discipline and honing his skills on the streets of Boston, Los Angeles and New York City he is prepared, ready and able.  Pick up the inaugural Eli Reed pro-models at officially down skate shops worldwide.

Australian Jon Lorcan shreds a quick clip for Holiday Skateboards.

Noz Bone in France just put their video, Rendez-Vous, online with a full JJ Rousseau part about six minutes in.

Check the promo for Chris Mulhern’s new video This Time Tomorrow.

Themed around the transition from day to night skating, “This Time Tomorrow” will feature the talent of Devon Connell, Jimmy McDonald, Curtis Rapp, Dave Caddo, Brendan Granstrand and Will Harmon. Filming has taken place over the course of 3 years, with almost 9 months spent abroad in such locales as London, Paris, Lyon, Rome, Berlin, Athens, Venice, Trieste and Montreal. Even so, the majority of the film was shot right here in Philadelphia, a city absent in many of today’s video projects and long forgotten by the industry. The United Kingdom’s Rory Milanes, Steph Morgan and Lucien Clarke make up nearly half the film and create a strong British presence. Each of their sections were shot in the streets of London, where short days and long nights make the camera light a must. Time was also spent in various other locations along the eastern seaboard including Boston, N.Y.C, Washington D.C. and Miami. Guest appearances in the film include Steve Durante, Brian Douglas, Shaun Williams, John Kroesser, Pat Heid, Jimmy Carr, Daniel Kim, Ricky Geiger, Pat Stiener, Rich Adler, Steve Brandi and many more. The creators of “Few & Far Between” bring you this new independent film arriving in February of 2010.

2009 SbamJam Invitational is an action sports event with an Amateur Street & Mini Vert Contest, Pro Demos, Bmx Demos, Live Music, Product Giveways, Autograph Signins, & more!

The Skate Contest features 75 of the Best Sponsored Amateur Skaters from the Southeast competing for $5000 in Cash & Prizes plus top honors!

Also check out the SbamJam Qualifier Contest on February 6th 2010 at Bethune Point Skate Park. 8 Wild Card Slots will be filled from this Qualifier, so heres your chance to complete in front of 1000’s of spectators in the SbamJam Invitational.

Foda Se is coming out March 2010. For now enjoy the trailer.