The Jon Moak Memorial Skate Contest
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Recently Margaret Herron threw a skateboard contest in Memory of her son Jon Moak. Jon passed away after a fluke accident while he was skating a park in Arizona. Jon hit is head and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was not wearing a helmet. With Jon’s accident Margaret has joined forces with The Ian Tilman Foundation, as both Ian and Jon were victims to similar head injuries while not wearing a helmet. Since 2006 The Ian Tilman Foundation has passed out over 1,300 free helmets to kids who promise to wear them. This foundation’s members are flying out here from Florida for Jon’s Memorial to help spread the word of helmet awareness. To find out more on how you can help donate to the Ian Tillman Foundation- click this lank. shout outs to Margaret Herron, the Tillman family, the Davis family, Dan and Chris at S-One, and lastly all the kids and parents who came out and supported. Jeah!—Clyde Singleton
filmed by: Dan McCashin & Clyde Singleton
produced by: Clyde Singleton
music by: Plasticman- Still Tippin Refix (Instrumental)
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Tags: Clyde Singleton, Fundraiser, Ian Tillman, Jon Moak, Malibu
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Aloha e to all you gnarly T-H-S-S Peeps
“The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show” would like to thank each and every one of you sponsors of The Jon Moak Memorial Skateboard Contest for making a huge success for Jon and Ian’s families, it was our pleasure sharing this with you.
All of us here at The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show feel in our hearts that we can make a difference and change lives by raising awareness and on July 26th we did just that. With great food, great skating, live music and laughter we made kids and parents aware of the fact that we all need to put helmets on our heads before we get on a skateboard “every time” and that should make all of us very proud
So, as you now know, Morgan “HOLLYWOOD” Monroe and Tom Spano of The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show played host to The Jon Moak Memorial Skate Contest with Clyde Singleton jumping in as the way too rad MC on July 26, 2008 in Malibu California. The Ian Tilmann Foundation, Inc. and the City of Malibu California announce co-sponsorship of the The Jon Moak Memorial Skate Contest that was held Saturday, July 26, 2008 from 11:00am to 7:00pm at the Papa Jack Skate Park. The event celebrated Jon Moak’s life growing up in Malibu and provide tribute to his tragic death from a skateboarding accident in early 2008. The event was focused on brain injury prevention, to raise funds and provide FREE Helmets to skaters. The event introduced The Ian Tilmann Foundation, Inc of Florida and launch it’s FREE Helmet program in California. The all day family event was held at the Papa Jacks Skate Park located 23415 Civic Way Center in Malibu, California. There was open skating and a skateboard competition for amateur and sponsored skaters. The skate competition was hosted by The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show. The event included live music by Reggae band “ZUTRA”, food by Slicky Dicky, raffle prizes and much so more all in Memory of Jon Moak.
The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show Wakeboard Trailer Teaser 36mb is out right now but do look for the full episode very soon. The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show captured some great footage on film from The Jon Moak Memorial Skate Contest event and is editing the footage at this time, BUT! We know you loved this VDO filmed at the event by Dan McCashin & Clyde Singleton. SO DO GIVE IT PROP’S!
The HOLLYWOOD Summit Show would like to give a very special thanks all the sponsors of The Jon Moak Memorial Skate Contest. Margaret Herron, Davis family, The Ian Tilman Foundation for not turning thier backs on skateboarding, Clyde Singleton for knowing the true meaning of networking and doing it HOLLYWOOD Style, S-One, Slicky Dicky, Dread ot Dead, Yo Baby Toys, Val Surf, and The Ian Tilmann Foundation. Transworld Skateboarding for this post.
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hey all, Jon was an amazing person and also my cousin. we met when he was a kid in Malibu when i used to come visit along time ago. i feel like we really got to know each other just recently, as adults maybe.
Jon and i talked endlessly about adventures in skateboarding, and e-mailed each other our own stoked photo’s, speeding through grinds and drifting ollies. we had hoped to hook up one day, maybe in LA, and go surfing or skating and hang out. when i heard that he hit his head and was in the hospital, i decided to not skate anymore, even though i wasn’t really skating from a bad ankle anyway. that kind of sealed it for me at 38. i accually like skating more now, because when i see someone pull something, i feel all those subtle movements even more, without wanting to blow them out with something better, i didn’t like that comp feeling all the time. only meeting Jon again once, maybe 4 months before he passed on, the grieving process was profound. you know someone is GOOD when you can feel that deep when they are gone. i feel like he has up-graded, not with any organized faith, but just by making that impression on me and others, and being a good person. peace Jon!
David Aron , New York City
new era helmets!
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