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Tickets On Sale for the 10th-Annual Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks
Benefit in Beverly Hills, Presented by SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
Jon Favreau and Modest Mouse Join Tony Hawk for the Action Sports Festival Benefiting the Tony
Hawk Foundation
August 23, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) – The Tony Hawk Foundation announced it is
returning to Beverly Hills for its 10th-Annual Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks Benefit
Presented by SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Green Acres
Estate in Beverly Hills. Tickets for this one-of-a-kind action-sports exhibition are on sale
now. The event will be headlined by Grammy nominee Modest Mouse, whose breakthrough
album, ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News’, has sold over 1.5-million copies.
The SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (opening in Fall of 2014) is teaming with the Tony Hawk
Foundation as the presenting partner for Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks benefit.
Los Angeles-based SLS property, The Redbury Hotel at Hollywood & Vine, is the exclusive
hotel partner where event guests are encouraged to stay.
Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks benefit is a family-friendly event that includes
games, food, and live and silent auctions with one-of-a-kind items and experiences. In
addition to a special live performance by Modest Mouse, the event will also feature a Vert
Demo with Tony and other skateboarding and BMX icons riding Hawk’s personal ramp.
Proceeds help the Tony Hawk Foundation’s mission to empower youth through the
creation of free, quality, public skateparks in low-income communities.
This year’s event will be Co-Chaired by Tony Hawk and renowned actor, director, and
producer Jon Favreau. Benefit Committee members include Ron Burkle, Chantal and
Stephen J. Cloobeck, Patrick Dempsey, Leeza Gibbons, Bobby Kotick, Jason Lee, Tommy Lee,
Chuck Liddell, Howie Mandel, Rodney Mullen, Sam Nazarian, Lyn-Z and Travis Pastrana,
Christian Slater, Steve Van Doren, Mark Wahlberg, Lori and Bill Walton, Shaun White, and
DJ-Z-Trip.
“It’s been 10 years, and our event keeps getting bigger and better!” said Tony Hawk. “This
year we have a stellar lineup of skaters and a performance by one of my favorite bands,
along with incredible auction items. I can’t wait.”
Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks is made possible through the generosity and support
of SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Kohl’s, Starkey Hearing Foundation, Activision, Bravo
Sports, Dynacraft, Lexus, Nixon, olloclip, SIGG, Sweetwater, The Yucaipa Companies, and
RIDE Channel.
Individual tickets and ticket packages are available for the 10th-Annual Tony Hawk’s Stand
Up For Skateparks Presented by SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. To purchase tickets, please
contact Lily Schwimmer at (760) 477-2479, or to purchase online visit:
www.standupforskateparks.org. There you can also view some one-of-a-kind auction items,
including signed memorabilia, unique experiences, and much more!
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Tony Hawk Foundation
A charitable, non-profit organization, the Tony Hawk Foundation was established in 2002 by its
namesake, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, to promote and provide funds for high-quality
public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States that promote healthy, active
lifestyles. Since then, the Foundation has awarded over $4.4-million to 529 communities in all 50
states. The Foundation focuses on working with local officials and grassroots, community-based
organizations that plan to hire designers and contractors with strong experience designing and
building skateparks.
The Tony Hawk Foundation was established by a gift from Tony Hawk. Its directors raise additional
funds through events, industry donations, and continuing contributions from Tony and other entities.
In addition to skateparks, the Foundation also makes donations to other children-related charities, as
chosen by its Board of Directors. For more information or to make a donation, visit the Foundation’s
Web site at http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org. You can also visit THF on facebook at
www.facebook.com/tonyhawkfoundation, on Twitter @THawkFoundation, and on Instagram
@tonyhawkfoundation.
SLS Las Vegas
SLS Las Vegas is an all-encompassing, mixed-use resort and casino with more than 1,600 guest rooms
and suites, 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, and a collection of sbe’s acclaimed restaurant
and nightlife brands. When it opens in 2014, SLS Las Vegas will provide an approachable experience
that will feature The Bazaar by José Andrés, Katsuya by Starck, a reinvention of sbe’s original nightlife
concept, Shelter, retail by Fred Segal and additional brands currently in development. For more
information, visit slshotels.com/lasvegas.