The park peaked at 100 people on a day that had threatened rain all morning. Although there was never an official count, people were guessing as many as 200 showed up to the event. President Dave Butcher lead the ribbon cutting ceremony with an announcement the the name of the park will be the Saugeen Shores Rotary Skate Park in appreciation of the $50k donation by the Port Elgin Rotary Club.

Pictures of the grand opening and park will be on this website soon, keep watching.

Late Friday evening a decision was made to postpone the Garage Sale and to hold it next week at the new Club J4T. Watch for details....

Skate Park construction ready to begin!!!

 A team from UCC, the company contracted to build the skate park arrived today to prepare the site for construction.  The crew is scheduled to arrive next week and construction should last about 6 weeks.  That means a full summer of board/bike/bladeing on the new park.   

We all need to do our part to make sure there are no delays.  That means stay off the site and don’t let anyone else go on the site.  The entire skate park site will be monitored by a high resolution video camera to identify anyone causing damage but any damage will cause delays.  Let’s all Get On Board and make sure construction goes ahead without any delays.  We’ve waited 3 ½ years, we can all wait a few more weeks. 

Thanks to everyone for your hard work, support, and patience. 

Dave Butcher - President
Saugeen Shores Skate Park Committee

The town has offered to lend the committee capital with the understanding that the designers would need to modify the park to come within the original 14000sq ft. to accommodate site conditions and budgets.
 

For the people who did attend the event rocked with great flicks and buckets of prizes handed out by Brett Martin with Martins Bike Shop. Thanks to all who attended.

Special note for next year..... I think we'll hold it in February :-)

Saugeen Shores Skate Park Committee
P.O. Box 1627
Port Elgin, ON   N0H 2C0

or by contacting Dave at 519 832 6245.

But what better way to celebrate spring than with a huge success of a fundraiser by the committee. This event was certainly a sleeper, rolling into the last week with only half the ticket sold. The WHAM, we couldn't get them to Ralph's fast enough.

The show was awesome, we had some seating difficulties and the bar line up never seemed to die down but thanks to the efforts of all the volunteers the night was a complete success.

Tony Krolo opened as the MC and was followed by "Where are all the Brothers" Roy Daye. Terry McClurrin wrapped up the show with some world class improv. Not one of them missed the chance to poke fun at the country bumkins of Saugeen Shores and we loved them for it.

All told there was another $6k raised for the park! Do I hear a second show coming? Stay tuned Folks.............

The FNJ's were a big hit and we have Grey Bruce Health Services to thank for that. They sponsored the events.

We just got through Pumpkin fest where the guys from Chesley Paintball came out of retirement and helped us out.

Donations are coming in thanks to Lee's founding families campaign. The idea is that Lee wants to get 1000 families to donate $100 and he'll do the polar bear plunge. Lee has full support from Dave and myself. We'll be behind him all the way (with St. Johns on scene).

Corporate sponsorship is up but we are still waiting on a few big players to step up to the plate. No names but I think you know who you are :-)

Our new line of Swag is out and was a huge hit at Pumpkin fest.

I'll try harder to keep this page updated in the future. Cheers, Paul.
 

Thanks to all who helped and donated cakes

Thanks to Knights of Columbus president Norm Smits for helping and $100 donation from the Knights
 

There was more emphasis on the biking this year with some skinnies, drops and teeters. Everyone had a great time. Here are some pictures of the event with more to come.

Most of the stunts have been shipped out to the Coliseum in Southampton to get ready for the Friday Night Jams starting 16JUN2006. Hope to see you there!
 

Please contact Paul if you would like to help out!

Brett Martin from Martins bike shop was on location showing off the latest in Free ride, downhill and trials bikes. He gave away dozens of prizes through out the event. I've even been told by a couple of Dads that their kids want Mountain Bikes now :-)

Over 40 people showed up from the big city to watch their local heros rip it up on the big screen with Xzube Sports new skate boarding film. Russell Ellis president of Xzube Sports was on edge while we experience a bit of technical difficulty but was beaming ear to ear thanks to the quick response of Port Elgin Cinemas owners who got us back on track.

All said and done.. another $819.00 was raised for the park. From some of the feedback recieved, there seems to be a desire to have similar events. Keep watching...

Thanks to all who attended. Special thanks to Martins Bike Shop, Xzube Sports and Port Elgin Cinemas for Sponsoring the event.

Check out the pics here.

Scott Wark kicked off the night with a bang when he presented the committee with a donation cheque for $1500.00 from Wark Milk Transport. This is an outstanding and generous offer from a community business and a symbol of the support that we have from the business community. Thank you Wark Milk Transport.

The presentation lasted about an hour with a "Brainstorming" session afterwards. See the pics..

Special thanks to Lee and Andrea, they tossed in their winnings from the paintball pool to help pay for the veggie tray. Go to photos for a couple of pictures.

Dave Butcher - President
Lee Olinskie - Vice President
Paul McIntosh - Secretary
Sherri Essiembre - Treasurer
Andy Essiembre - Youth Liaison

We would like to thank our previous executive members for helping us reach our goals and look forward to many years of events and fundraising activities together.

The by-laws were also voted on and accepted pending a few minor changes. Click here for revision 4.

We were very proud of the way all the kids conducted themselves in a quiet and orderly manner. Thanks to all the kids and parents who have come out to support us.