Generations In The Making
2008
Pastor Demetrius Boyd began work on a youth-empowered skatepark to supply use needs for our community.
2014
A band of local youth and young adults who frequented the park came together to revitalize the aging ramps.
2020
Flint & Steel, in partnership with the City of Mineola, picked up that torch of maintaining the great park.
2023
The Skatepark plans to break ground on a full-sized concrete skate-plex that will stand the tests of weather and time.
Why Are We Doing This?
Flint & Steel is a network of positive resources for our community. Mineola area youth need more places for outdoor recreation and fun.
Skateboarding teaches a host of applicable life lessons: the value of dedication, that failure is only a part of the process, and self-improvement is always the most fulfilling feeling. Skating is a great tool for creativity and self-expression, and amazing exercise.
It also makes you look really cool.
You can make it happen.
We’re currently raising support for more ramps and free boards for kids that can’t afford one themselves. Below are the sponsorship levels for our ramps as well as an orange button that will take you to our donation page.
Donor Levels: Each gratitude stacks as the levels progress
The Ollie Level - $500 (Includes recognition on the Donor Board)
The Kickflip Level - $1000 (Includes your logo or design on our fence facing the parking lot)
The Treflip Level - $2000 (Includes a web link on our website and a social media boost)
The Hill Bomb Level - $3000+ (Includes placement on our merch, flyers, and fundraisers)
So What’s Next?
Currently, all of our ramps are wood. While our partners at Chop’s Workshop do a great job creating solid, sturdy ramps they still do not have the longevity we’re looking for. Our goal for the park is a full concrete skate-plex with every style of skating represented: Full bowls, ledges and handrails, halfpipes, and even a pump track. Want to help make it happen or know more? Click that orange button right below this.
“I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle, and a sport.”