Prime Time @ Xtreme Wheels on Hertel
By applying for a 501C3 Virginia hopes that Xtreme Wheels can become a skate center for underprivileged youth during the summer months when kids are most likely to get into trouble. "Nobody else is offering an opportunity like this," she told me. "As I get more and more involved, I understand that the parents of the underprivileged kids are making major sacrifices to give their kids the opportunity to skate with the others. I spoke in front of a couple hundred kids at Lancaster William Street School yesterday and it was so incredible to hear their enthusiasm. JP from Sunday Skate spoke as well and all the kids wished him a happy third anniversary for his skate shop. This is our fifth year that we've been in business so it's time to give needy kids the equipment that they need and the dedicated personnel that's required to run the program... it's called Prime Time. I've had a lot of people who have contributed to the effort to defray the cost of establishing the non-profit, as the cost can run from $5,000 and $8,000. It's a time consuming and expensive endeavor, but we feel that it's important to provide skateboarding experiences for kids who can't afford it."
Xtreme Wheels' mission statement is: Unifying individuals, improving fitness, developing self confidence, educating with skateboard instruction, providing equipment and scholarship opportunities to qualified individuals in a non discriminatory environment. If you feel that this effort is something that you can identify with, then check out the XW Foundation at www.xtreme-wheels.com for more information.
Photo: Virginia and friends... Virginia, Murda, Sam and the B Unique/Dip Skate Crew
Xtreme Wheels Indoor Skate Park 356 Hertel Avenue Buffalo, New York 14207 | 716-871-9361
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bfotk
Y'know, this situation is similar to the one that screws up the bicycling bunch. There's a conflict between the interests of the vehicular crew and the toy crew.
This article opens with skateboards zooming up and down sidewalks and then moves to the skate center concept. Which is it? Are skateboards for travel or for recreation? Could they be for both? Yes, they could.
Let's not figure that establishing a "skate park" on Hertel Ave in any way helps meet the needs of the people I see using their boards along Hertel Ave to get from Point A to Point B.
I'm not a skateboarder. I believe (but I may be mistaken) that I'd do myself serious damage if I tried. But from what I've observed, there are a LOT of people who use skateboards for transportation. I support them. They're a hell of a lot more welcome on the streets than SUVs, for example.
My impression is that unlike bikes (my chosen form of minimal impact transportation), skateboards have little established history or legality. They deserve it. A skate park isn't sufficient.
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Vylit
Does anyone know if they have they actually already applied for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status?
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Virginia
Yes, we have applied for our 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
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sk8rMom81
When my son and I moved into the Buffalo community almost 2 years ago we found that there weren't many safe places that I could take him to skateboard. After searching the web I discovered the Xtreme Wheels website (www.xtreme-wheels.com) I liked wat I saw online so we checked it out. Much to my surprise, I found the actual owner, Virginia, working at the service desk, a very enthusiastic woman. She was Xtremely ( No Pun intended) knowledgable and a comforting woman whom i knew I could trust leaving my son in her care. We are frequent patrons of the Grom Club, which is the only skate boarding club for children under the age of thirteen in all of Western New York. My son also participated in the Summer Camp program, which to my awe Virginia homecooks the kids meals everyday. He is now going to be participating in his very first competition, which she has deisigned for the younger children at no extra charge. I urge every other parent to give the skate park its due attention, because as a single mom, I find it quite sufficient.
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sk8rMom81
When my son and I moved into the Buffalo community almost 2 years ago we found that there weren't many safe places that I could take him to skateboard. After searching the web I discovered the Xtreme Wheels website (www.xtreme-wheels.com) I liked wat I saw online so we checked it out. Much to my surprise, I found the actual owner, Virginia, working at the service desk, a very enthusiastic woman. She was Xtremely ( No Pun intended) knowledgable and a comforting woman whom i knew I could trust leaving my son in her care. We are frequent patrons of the Grom Club, which is the only skate boarding club for children under the age of thirteen in all of Western New York. My son also participated in the Summer Camp program, which to my awe Virginia homecooks the kids meals everyday. He is now going to be participating in his very first competition, which she has deisigned for the younger children at no extra charge. I urge every other parent to give the skate park its due attention, because as a single mom, I find it quite sufficient.
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Vylit
That's great! Hoping that the application process is going smoothly. State formation is relatively easy but receiving tax exempt status from the IRS can be time consuming. Good luck!
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deshis94
i love Xtreme-whells it is the best place to skate it is the best thing to happen to the buffalo skating scene
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