January 26, 2016 - "The two women are full-time professionals working in Sacramento that met at a skate park more than four years ago. Talking to Melanie and Andrea you can’t help but pick up their passion, kindness and respect for each other– with one picking up the conversation where the other left off, or sharing anecdotes about the impact SkateMD has had on children, parents, volunteers and their own lives."
Thank you to Girls on the Grid and Leia Ostermann for sharing our story and bringing more awareness to our message of kindness and SkateMD! Click on Mel & Drea to read the full article.
Thank you to Girls on the Grid and Leia Ostermann for sharing our story and bringing more awareness to our message of kindness and SkateMD! Click on Mel & Drea to read the full article.
|
|
January 16, 2016 - Thank you Fox40 for capturing SkateMD's mission and joy with a short visit to our January clinic to talk with some of our volunteer staff about the children, experience, and fun! |
November 7, 2016 - "Sports were always tough for Presley. His peers said he didn’t belong on the field with them because he’s weird. But Presley doesn’t think he’s weird. He’s just a kid, 12 years old, 5-foot-3. He weighs 120 pounds and has freckles and autism."
Thank you Comstock's Magazine for coming out to experience the joy of SkateMD and helping us tell our story! Reflecting on the part we have played in the lives of Presley, Otto and all of the kids in our SkateMD family, we are proud, honored, inspired, humbled and forever changed. Click on Presley's picture to view the Comstock's article!
August 2015 - SkateMD is thankful to have a partner in Wells Fargo! In addition to awarding our "M" (and Wells Fargo valued employee, Melanie Tillotson) with a Volunteer Service Award and generous donation to SkateMD, they have assisted in spreading our message of kindness and skateboarding to a much larger audience!
Click on Otto's photo to watch this short piece, "Reaching Kids with Special Needs - Through Skateboarding," from our May 2015 Sacramento clinic!
Thank you Wells Fargo!
Click on Otto's photo to watch this short piece, "Reaching Kids with Special Needs - Through Skateboarding," from our May 2015 Sacramento clinic!
Thank you Wells Fargo!
March 1, 2015 - SkateMD was honored to be featured as a valuable program by the UC Davis MIND Institute. Check out this video!
Here is the next MIND Tip...about the importance of exercise!
Posted by UC Davis MIND Institute on Sunday, March 1, 2015