Rock ‘n Ride rollin’ into Strathmore

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore Youth Club is hosting their first annual Rock ‘n Ride for BMX and skateboarding enthusiasts, encouraging youths to engage in more community events, and shinning a light on the sport’s positive features.
The event will feature clinics that are put on by Calgary-based BMX Gallery and Calgary Association of Skateboarders Enthusiasts (CASE).
Youth Club Program Director, Shannon Zieman, knows this activity will highlight the skate park’s positive aspects.
“Ultimately our decision to hold the event is based on trying to get the larger community more awareness of the skate park and who goes to the skate park and make it not such a negative stereotype attached to it,” said Zieman.
“Let people see that the Youth Club and skate park are positive places. It’s a good place for parents to go with young kids and make it more of a positive atmosphere.”
She expressed that parents should realize that not all youths are troubled and a sport such as skate boarding is not always negative.
The event is open to all ages and all ability levels.
“Basically the workshops are basic intermediate and more advanced and that’s not based on age,” said Zieman.
“Our whole point would be to see some parents actually doing a workshop with their kids. That ideally would be a neat thing to see.”
Festivities on the day will include food trucks, a panel of local judges and a bike safety course. There will also be the opportunity to tour the Youth Club.
Any proceeds from the lunch and canteen will go to the Outreach section of the Youth Club.
The Rock ‘n Ride will take place on June 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the skate park in front of the Youth Club. Registration is free and lunch will be provided.