Dale Hirrel

Taking today to remember Dale

“Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” — Hamilton, the Musical Dale Hirrel planted seeds with all he came in contact with. He wanted a local skatepark built as a safe space for the community and reached out to local officials trying to make that dream a reality. Unfortunately, his dream was not realized in time for Dale to see it. Today, February 26th, 2021 would have been Dale’s 21st birthday. We...

Skateboard Art Auction a (digital) success!

Today all of us at @gwlskatepark want to take a moment to thank everyone who was involved in making this years 3rd annual #doitfordale Skateboard Art Auction a success! THANK YOU to the artists who gave their time and talents as well as all who bid on boards to help us raise money to build a premier community skatepark! Fund raising is difficult in these uncommon times, but know our commitment and focus remains clear, WE...

Social Media Milestone

Last week we reached a big Instagram milestone of 1,000(+) followers!! THANK YOU to all our GWL Skatepark supporters who have followed us on Instagram and on Facebook! We’re more than grateful for the continued support of GWL Skatepark Corp. and our fundraising efforts, especially through a year as strange as 2020. To bring everyone up to speed on our fundraising effort, as of October 2020 we’ve raised over $62,000...

the GWL Skatepark hosts the 1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest in memory of Dale Hirrel

1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest a Huge Success!

The 1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest was a huge success! First and foremost the GWL Skatepark Corp. would like to thank the multiple sponsors … Mountain CreekStimulus skateboardsVans, Junior’s Skate And Sport, LLCBurton Snowboards and Nimbus Skate for providing amazing prizes for the competitors who skated/biked/scootered hard in memory of their friend Dale Hirrel on the anniversary of his passing. We’d...