We did it. Duneland Xtreme Sports, a non-profit citizen's organization formed to promote
positive action sports and build a park got it done! After 5 years of fund raising and planning,
the park is now open. Although we ran out of money to build the final 2 ramps, we have the
materials and hope to get those added next year.

As soon as the weather was nice skaters and bikers were out on the cement pad making their
own ramps, jumps and rails. Soon the permanent ramps started going in.

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Why was the skate park created?
-To establish Chesterton as a regional attraction and a contemporary community to live in.
-To provide a safe environment and engaging activity for the youth.
-To reduce the potential of personal injuries & traffic accidents.
-To reduce wear & tear on property.
-To legitimize the interests of the youth. To give youth a place they identify with, as their own space.
-To give the youth an opportunity for community development.

You can still contribute to finish the park

Order your Skate Street board. Click Donate to the left, call 800-888-7151.

Parents, Businesses, Citizens, download your plegde form. 501C3 form


AT RISK YOUTH

Porter County has the sad ranking of the 3rd largest number of heroin drug cases per-capita of all counties in the U.S.

A skate park is not the cure-all, but provides an activity area for diverting kids from drugs. You will be helping the most AT RISK age group, in the most AT RISK generation in recent times. The adolescent & teen times are extremely formative years. Community support, not distain, will help them grow.