Davis Aerospace Skate Club Fundraiser 

Davis A&M Skate Club Fundraiser 

Friday May 26 2023

Dave Shaheen, teacher at Davis high school, messaged me one day on Instagram to see what they could do to build a skate club for a few of their students. I instantly knew that this was exactly the type of thing that ASW can help with. 

Seeing as how these are bright, future engineers, I thought that we could incorporate some sort of trade or art that engages the mind and your hands. It was a no-brainer, SCREEN PRINTING! All skaters have been involved with this process at one point or another, even if it's just wearing a t-shirt. I reached out to our friends at Cleveland Print Co and asked Garth and Ryan what they thought of the idea. Being embedded in the skate and art scene of the city they immediately said yes. Garth suggested giving them a tour of the facility and walking them through the steps of how a shirt is screened A-Z. These shirts would then be made and sold to support the mission of building the skate club.

Fast forward to the event: the Davis kids, ASW volunteers, Davis faculty and the Cleveland Print Co team all met up and enjoyed pizza from our friends at Cent's and made some shirts. At the close of the event we then brought out five huge boxes containing all the board components, shoes from Vans, helmets and apparel. They were so excited that they couldn't wait to get home to assemble their boards so we had an impromptu board building workshop.

Huge thanks to all of the students, Mr Shaheen, donors, volunteers, our sponsors and Garth and Ryan at Cleveland Print Co

Photos: Mike Chinner