Day 1: High Point State Park to Newton!

Posted by Edwin Thursday, August 11, 2011 0 comments



Hello all! Sorry I hadn't been able to make a post last night, I didn't have access to wi-fi at the place we stayed in Newton.

We started off our day bright and early with a radio interview with WRNJ, and we left for High Point State Park right after. The drive was a little confusing and we did get a bit lost, but we eventually found our way to the monument! While we were there we did a little preliminary skating and met up with a group of other people who happened to also want to skate the length of NJ, except for fun and on their own terms. We stuck around met up with them a couple times along our own path. Best of luck to them!

Our skate started off easily as the beginning was mostly downhill coming down from High Point State Park, but was a bit sketchy considering the traffic and the need to control speed. Everything was well though, despite some ominous looking clouds that seemed to head our way. Highlights would definitely include me losing one of my slide gloves, and us being yelled at by cars. Some very vulgar language was used.

At about 2pm, we arrived at the Newton Square, and set up shop in the gazebo there. The first hour or so was a bit slow considering the very little amount of activity there, but things began to get kicked into gear when Original Skateboards had some of their employees come out and help promote our cause with the traffic there.

Day 1's Stand total was about $250!

That's about as much as I can think of right now, keep checking back for more updates!
- Edwin

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Less than 12 Hours...

Posted by Edwin Tuesday, August 9, 2011 0 comments

...until Skate Cape May begins!


At this point we've organized mostly everything and hopefully everything goes as smoothly as possible!

For now though, I'd like to update you on a few things:

We will be at the Newton Square tomorrow to set up our lemonade stand, so definitely check us out! We will be selling wristbands, t-shirts, and of course, lemonade! As it turns out we will also be raffling/selling the Skate Cape May board from last year with fresh trucks, wheels, and bearings to also help benefit the cause! (This board is actually pretty much new, as it wasn't used on the actual skate last year).

I'd also like to point out the neat little facebook box I added on the right side of the website! I don't know why I didn't think to make one until now but if you "like" us, you can follow everything we do and we'll be sure to post more continuous updates, pictures, and video to our facebook page for you to check out!

That's about as much as I have to say right now, I should probably go finish up packing and get some rest. Big day tomorrow!

- Edwin


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94.3FM The Point, WRNJ, Shirts!

Posted by Edwin Monday, August 8, 2011 0 comments



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

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Unfortunate News...

Posted by Edwin Sunday, August 7, 2011 0 comments

Although we've been pushing towards active participation for Skate Cape May this year, after a meeting of our families and quite some discussion, it has been deemed something we simply won't be able to do this year.


The issue here stems from liability as Skate Cape May is indeed a potentially dangerous event with very real risk of injury and even death while skating on the road with cars all around. Without any form of real insurance our families can't be held responsible in the off chance something were to happen and someone decided to sue. We all agree that safety, being our main priority, greatly reduces the risk of anything like this happening but nevertheless we can't take that risk should there be any extreme circumstances.

So, as sad as I am to say, we will not be allowing people to officially join us while skating. Sorry to those who have been asking.

We will still be tweeting regularly our location for those following us, and we would love it if people would come visit us at our lemonade stand locations!

- Edwin

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New Participation Information!

Posted by Edwin Friday, August 5, 2011 0 comments

Apologies once again for the sparse blog postings especially considering Skate Cape May is coming up in just a couple of days now.

This post is mostly just to tell you guys that I've updated the Participation information on the "Participate" page so it's a lot more comprehensive and finally set up a rudimentary sign-up "form" for those interested in participating. Definitely check it out for more information!

Until there is more to say,
- Edwin

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Updates! Function, Frends, Kracked Skulls, Mile High Skates, DaddiesBoardShop, Wristbands, R&J!

Posted by Edwin Sunday, July 24, 2011 0 comments

Sorry it's been so long without a new blog post! I've been away for quite some time and just haven't found the time to update the website as much as I want to.


Over the past two weeks, we've picked up Function Drinks, Frends Headphones, Kracked Skulls Skateboards, Mile High Skates, and DaddiesBoardShop as sponsors for Skate Cape May!

And, we just recently received a shipment of (you guessed it!) wristbands. The picture above was enough of a giveaway -- sorry to take away the surprise of it! The wristbands this year are much nicer, with a yellow/purple segmentation, Skate Cape May on one side, Alex's Lemonade Stand on the other, and a white paint fill. Look out for our new wristbands at each lemonade stand location!

We also picked up the R&J Publicity firm thanks to one of Danny's "connections," (heh) who will be helping us out by getting us publicity throughout NJ and elsewhere. Many thanks to them!

As for T-Shirts, we are at a bit of a standstill as we haven't been able to find anyone to help us make the shirts this year so far -- if anyone is interested in being a shirt sponsor or knows if anyone would be able to offer us a discount or something, it would be greatly appreciated!

That would generally sum up what we have so far-
Until the future!

- Edwin

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Sponsor Updates + Raffles!

Posted by Edwin Thursday, July 7, 2011 0 comments



Its been a bit of a busy week! Recently Paris Trucks, Divine Wheel Co. and Vox Footwear have come out to assist us on our journey by providing Trucks, Wheels, and Shoes for the journey! Much thanks to these companies for helping us out with the equipment.
Along with equipment to use, some of the gear will be raffled off for donations at each lemonade stand. Stuff being raffled will include sets of wheels, trucks, a pair of shoes, and shirts!

As of now we're still working on getting shirts and wristbands for the journey which has presented issues mostly with finding money to purchase them. Until they're available, we're looking for anyone interested in helping us out in terms of tshirts and wristbands!

I'll be keeping you guys posted with any updates!
- Edwin

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Skate Cape May is a 200+ mile skateboarding journey from the top of New Jersey (High Point) to the bottom (Cape May) with the intent to raise funds for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. Last year, we received an award as a Top 100 Fundraiser for 2010 for ALSF!

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