Publicity

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...

the GWL Skatepark in Memory of Dale Hirrel gets some San Francisco exposure, Deluxe SF

Deluxe SF plugs the GWL Skatepark and Dale Hirrel

Our efforts are now reaching as far as San Fransisco! Thanks so much to DLXSF for helping us reach the followers of your brands (close to 42,000 of them on FB!) … helping us reach more skaters/riders in even more states like this will certainly help us reach our fundraising goal sooner than later. Deluxe Distribution was originally founded to distribute the Beware Record label and various small record labels popular with skateboarders, along with Supercush Bushings...

GWL Skatepark Corp., GWL Skatepark Public Forum 2.0

GWL Skatepark Public Forum 2.0 a success!

We held our second information session, the GWL Skatepark Public Forum 2.0, for Greenwood Lake and the surrounding communities this past Thursday, March 29 at the Elk’s Lodge in Greenwood Lake, NY. We had a large turnout, with a few special guests including Greenwood Lake Mayor Jesse Dwyer, Warwick Town Supervisor Mike Sweeton, and Warwick Mayor Michael J. Newhard. During the presentation we shared all of our recent successes and progress over the second half of 2017, then announced our plan...

GWL Skatepark Sign ribbon-cutting, along with Greenwood Lake Mayor Jesse Dwyer and Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce

GWL Skatepark gains some traction

It was a busy week for GWL Skatepark Corp. leading up to Easter, starting with a celebratory ribbon-cutting at the newly installed sign in CVS field marking the location for the future GWL Skatepark in Memory of Dale Hirrel. Many local residents and business owners attended the momentous event for our effort, and News 12’s Blaise Gomez aired a nice clip, giving GWL Skatepark Corp. the added publicity we really need. The sign serves as a point-of-reference for...

GWL Skatepark - News 12 Interview with Blaise Gomez at proposed skatepark site

News 12 Interview

Today Blaise Gomez from News 12 Hudson Valley visited Greenwood Lake with her cameraman to interview the GWL Skatepark crew and get the details of our exciting project! The interview took place at the proposed site at the northeast corner of the field at Ben Winstanley Park, and they even got some footage of our Veep, Kurk Koziel, skating down the sidewalk. We hope this kind of publicity will...

GWL Skatepark

Website for GWL Skatepark, in memory of Dale Hirrel, goes LIVE!

Thank you all for waiting so patiently for the launch of our new website! It’s a humble beginning, but our intention is for this site to be the main hub of information for the entire process of the fundraising, skatepark design, and skatepark construction phases of the GWL Skatepark in Memory of Dale Hirrel. Read through the site, give us your feedback, and let’s start this journey together. There are many features still coming, including the ability to make a donation online,...

GWL Skatepark, Instagram

FOLLOW US on Instagram

GWL Skatepark launched it’s Instagram account, and we’re looking to see all your skateboard, bmx, scooter and inline skating escapades. Check us out, follow us and we’ll return the favor! Our inaugural post was dedicated to our beloved Dale Hirrel, and there will be more surprise posts celebrating the life of our good friend Dale. We’ll also be flooding our Instagram with images and videos of our our own love of the sports of skateboarding, bmx, scooters...

GWL Skatepark, in memory of Dale Hirrel, gets a little “airtime”

We’ve had our first public appearance, when our veep, Kurk Koziel, and I were invited to appear on the Greenwood Lake Radio show Friday morning, July 14th 2017 on WTBQ. The host of the show, Kevin Sweeney, and his guest co-host Padrick O’Donnel asked many poignant questions, and Kurk and I gave our best “college try” to send the message out that we’ve hit the ground running and we’re going to get this skatepark built. With any luck, we’ll be able to catch...