Archive for January, 2010

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Ladies and gentlemen, Han Su Kim:

Han Su is the director/primary filmer for Ogres and Milk 2, the second video from a crew of Claremont skaters who are also loosely known as the LOP interns. Style speaks for itself.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Well, 2009 was a booty-whomp by most considerations, but true to its nature the Land Of Plenty continues to enjoy and promote life and abundance. The LOP was started in 2002 as little more than an idea, but the power of the idea drew from two inexhaustible sources: skateboarding and art. These sources continue to prove that there is no end, no limit, no boundaries to the potential of human beings. As many times as skateboarding has felt burned out, exhausted, crushed, or tired, there has always been some individual who has come through and shown us all how an infinite amount of possibilities exist when minds are opened and hearts are on fire. This is the essence of art- not of limited definitions of commercial or popular art, but something broader- the act of creation, the revelation of something that did not exist before and now can no longer be denied. We are facing a new decade, and the possibilities are as limitless as they ever were. It will just take the inspiration and effort needed to draw them to the forefront of our minds, and our culture. Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way. We will continue our mission, and our love for art, skateboarding, and friends will not be vanquished.

Year of the tiger,

GMS
Director, The Land Of Plenty Skateboard Foundation

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THE 2009 GREAT SKATE GIVEAWAY

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

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The Land Of Plenty has been around since 2002, and in that time we have given away hundreds of skateboards to skaters in need. Our primary program is The Board Exchange: we ask participating kids to paint a blank skateboard for our collection in return for a new deck of their own. We then sell these hand-painted boards to raise funds.

As it turns out, we have amassed a large amount of these painted boards, and have decided to clean house. In the next two weeks we will be donating 200 hand-painted skateboard decks to skaters around the world. For this, we are asking only one thing: we need donation money to ship these boards. If you believe in the LOP, if you have ever wanted to help out, if you have ever wanted to contribute to help get skateboard equipment to children in challenged situations, this is your chance. We don’t need product, we don’t need your time, we don’t need you to buy anything from us. All we need is to raise a few hundred dollars to ship these boards to skaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii, Apache Country, New York, Pakistan, and Thailand.

Take this opportunity to donate using the PayPal link below, and feel free to send an email to go@thelandofplenty.org and let us know who you are, and why you are down. Every dollar helps, and we truly appreciate your generosity. There will be 200 kids around the world who will appreciate your help as well. Peace.

Results so far:

  • 20 boards to LA Kids Afterschool Program

  • 10 boards to Venice Community Day School
  • 80 boards to Apache Country, Arizona
  • 20 boards to Quito, Ecuador

    Let’s keep it going…