Revelstoke skatepark fundraiser moves new park closer
Skatepark fundraiser brings goal of a new Kovach Park skatepark closer.
The Columbia Valley Skateboard Association’s annual silent auction gala at Traverse on Feb. 2 raised about $8,000 for the project, bringing the skatepark advocates closer to their goal of building the park in 2017.
Dozens and dozens of businesses and individuals contributed prizes to the annual event, and a crowd of about 150 came out to support the cause and bid on the items.
The prizes included heli-skiing passes, gift certificates, lots of snowboarding gear, original pieces of art, and much more.
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For more, click on the photos below for a full screen gallery.
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- CVSA president Karl Jost handing out prizes. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- The crowd at Traverse. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Benji Lowclass and Turbo Bambi made this live art snowboard during the show. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Tim Shanks and Robert Simm check out the event. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Checking out some of the auction items are (from left) Chelsea Danger, Anee Marie Tanguay, Sarah Blondeau, Emily Hamilton and Jessa Burke. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- CVSA executive members Matt Rebelo, Chris Payne and Mat Gagne-Rebelo at the Traverse fundraiser. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- From left: Rachel, Chris, TR, Kurtis and event organizer Party Mike. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- From left: Chris Boyd, Steph Calvert, Mike Moynihan and Scott Duke. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Claudia Simon and Bengi Andringa working on a custom snowboard during the show. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
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- Snoop! One of many original works of art
For more on the Kovach Park skatepark project, see our story gallery here, including a recent update. Currently, the organizers have raised over $500,000 towards the project and are awaiting further funding requests. They hope to start construction in late summer with a target completion date of spring 2018.
The association provided a recent update on the park here:
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