Does anyone have a suggestion on how we could obtain helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, etc. for children that can not afford purchasing these extra safety items?
Martha SchakeWest Grand Community SkateparkKremmling, Colorado
Try checking with the children's hospitals in your state. I think that our local hospital receives a visit one time per month from someone that will measure kids heads and then get them an appropriate fitting helmet, for free. They also do monthly car seat safety checks and that kind of thing. I would just call and see if they might already do something like this, and then they could give you the number of what company to call to have the items provided as part of your play/skatepark project.
Another suggestion would be to contact manufacturers of these items, but also, go online and try to contact people who are famous within the skateboarding world already... try to locate their managers and go through their manager... they may be willing to donate some stuff, or provide you with some funds to purchase those things, in exchange for some positive promotion/press time.