Skate Cape May 2011

Shirts are in! Or they have been for a little while, I just haven't had the time to put them up yet. The logo on front has been adjusted for better contrast with the purple and has a different font than last year. The back now has a collection of the pledged sponsors when the shirt order had been put in.

Many thanks to the what is temporarily an unknown business that donated them to us - as soon as we find out the name we'd love to list them as a sponsor for their generous contribution.

But shirts are not the bulk of this post, no!

Earlier this morning we took a very exciting early morning drive down to Toms River for a radio interview with 94.3 FM (The Point) on their morning segment with Lou and Liz. No problem with waking up at five in the morning - we were up doing a little warm-up skate in front of the studio before it was open! It was a quick interview but we're glad to have the word out - when we stop in Toms River at the Ocean County Mall on August 13th, The Point also said they'd send out a van to do live radio and music and whatnot. Definitely check us out then!

We are also going to be doing more live check-ins with WRNJ: one at 7:15 at the studio on August 10th and almost daily at around 8 or 9am on the actual trip. Tune in and maybe hear about our progress on 92.7FM or 104.7FM if you're in the Hackettstown area!

Otherwise, keep checking back on the blog for continuous updates, especially with Skate Cape May starting in just two days!

I'll be keeping you posted as always!

- Edwin

We spent the second half of the morning (about 5 miles!) on a completely dirt road with no feasible way to go around without adding a great many miles. It was a bit frustrating but we managed anyway! Pushing on a dirt and gravel road was certainly not a fun experience.

There was rain all afternoon, so we had to push through the rain for about 10 miles. It ranged from a small drizzle to a great downpour, so we donned our ponchos to skate. Our shoes and boards were completely covered and soaked with water but no matter, we skated on!

While we were skating on the road in the rain, we were actually stopped by the police. Except we were stopped because the officer actually found out what we were doing and wanted to tell us that we were doing a good job! Which was awesome!

He also made a donation and we gave him a shirt for his support!

We got to the Rita's of Hillsborough when the rain stopped, and set up our tent!

Colin Taylor (our magnificent sponsor manager!) was there, and he came to hang out and deliver a care package from Red Bull, containing a six pack of Red Bull! Very awesome!

While there, we met up with a reporter from the Star Ledger, who took video interviews of us all during our stand and took a lot of footage as well! It was great fun having her around!

Later on as the stand was coming to a close, I went to skate down to Prime Skate Shop, where I met a bunch of awesome skaters who had read about what we were doing! It was pretty awesome seeing them there, and they helped us by hooking me up with a helmet since mine was a bit old the foam was actually about to fall out.

Its a really cool shop so if you're ever in the Hillsborough area, definitely go and check them out!

I skated back to our stand and helped move the lemonade materials into the next car, and it turned out we actually raised a great amount of money!

A lot of people came specifically for us since hearing about what we were doing in the news, and many came to buy tshirts or even just lemonade! And there were many donations by those who didn't know what we were doing already!

Even so, it was raining, and the day was rather slow, which is why we were surprised that we made about $320!

Be sure to check us out as we skate out to Hightstown tomorrow! (August 13th!)

We'll be stopping at the Rita's sometime in the afternoon and staying there until about 6:30pm! You can find us at 9 Princeton Hightstown Road, Hightstown, NJ.

Be sure to check out our video logs and video montages from each day! They can be found at http://www.youtube.com/SkateCapeMay!

Have a great night!

- Edwin

The first thing that I want to say is that we have confirmed lemonade stand locations in 6 of our 9 towns! Each of them at the Rita's locations in Hillsborough, Hightstown, Browns Mills, Hammonton, Northfield, and Cape May!

I'll be posting the exact addresses on "the route" page, so be sure to check it out!

JC's Grill House will also be having a fundraiser for us on Tuesday, August 10th, where 10% of your bill will be donated to our cause if you mention that you're there for Skate Cape May. For more information, see the flyer HERE.

We also might be setting up a stand at Heritage Surf Shop in Sea Isle City, but right now that's tentative and once it's confirmed I'll put up an address.

Uniserv Advertising is also donating 75 shirts to us! We'll most likely receive them around next Thursday, August 12th.

I also want to take this post to thank Colin Taylor, who has been helping us out by ways of contacting sponsors and local businesses. It was actually because of him that we got the fundraiser at JC's Grill House, Heritage Surf Shop, and the shirts from Uniserv Advertising!

If you're reading this, thank you!

We're still struggling to find places to stay, and we're going to be contacting churches in the area as well hoping they'll let us stay the night. In the worst case scenario, we may have to book rooms in towns where we have no lodging.

Until tomorrow!

- Edwin

Apologies for the lack of post yesterday!

But to sum up what did happen, we were visited by Jessica from FiOs 1 News. It was all very sudden, but all was good and the shoot was easy and a lot of fun! We even got her on one of our longboards! Below is a small picture of our trio:

Expect to see our spot sometime tomorrow (Wed, August 4) on FiOS 1 News! I'll be seeing if I can actually get a clip off of their website and post it on our youtube channel.

Tomorrow, we'll be doing an interview with WMBC, and I'll be posting more information as to what will be happening with that!

Also tomorrow, we'll be doing a radio interview with WRNJ at 5:40, so be sure to tune in!

We're also working on getting Skate Cape May shirts done by a local company based in Chester, called Branded Screen Printing. There'll only be around 50 shirts made! When they get made, I'll be sure to update you guys on it. I'll also be setting up a shirt shop with Spreadshirt, so you can purchase said shirts online! (A portion of the online shirt sale will be given to us, and we'll be donating all of such money).

We still need some places to stay in each town but Newton (Chester, Hillsborough, Hightstown, Browns Mills, Hammonton, Northfield, Sea Isle City, and Cape May), and if anyone is able to help out at all just contact us at contact@skatecapemay.com!

I'll see you kids later!

- Edwin

Thanks to Cris W. for making us some demo shirts!

^click for full size!^

The first shirt has the quote "You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind" and the second quotes "To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act."

As we find sponsors, we will be adding their logos onto the back.

We also may either combine the two quotes on one shirt or perhaps make one or two different models, possibly in different colorways (hints to white, yellow, and royal blue).

When the shirts are to be made, they will be made by a professional company.

Be on the lookout for some rad shirts!

- Edwin