Viroqua Skate Park

The Project has Begun...
   The 90'x72' concrete pad for the skate park was poured on July 1 and volunteers are now working on grading and landscaping the rest of the lot to have it ready when the skate park equipment arrives on the week of July 14. Please contact Terry Noble (608-632-1104) if you would like to help out with the landscaping or installing of the split rail fence. A grand opening celebration with competitions and prizes is tentatively scheduled for July 26. More information will be posted on that in the upcoming weeks.
   Thanks to the City of Viroqua, the volunteers and the skaters themselves, the Three Week Fundraising Blitz in June raised $10,000 for a grand total of $50,000 in the equipment fund. This allowed us to purchase nearly everything in the $64,000 final design except the half pipe which we hope to install next year.
   The "First Installation" of equipment that will be installed this summer is shown below as well as the "Final Design".

Viroqua Skate Park Background
   The local group of skateboarding, rollerblading and BMX biking supporters began an effort about six years ago to create a skate park in Viroqua. They raised $4,500 through donations, fundraising and a grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation. The City of Viroqua also purchased a piece of property adjacent to the Park Bowl (just west of the softball field on South Street, sometimes referred to as the "Morrison Property") to locate the skate park.
   Although the initial effort did not result in creation of the skate park, a new group of volunteers took up the cause in 2007, and with a donation of $5,000 from the City of Viroqua, began fundraising to turn the dream into a reality. The new group has raised $40,000 so far for a total of $50,000 in the equipment fund, over 3/4ths of the way to the $64,000 goal.
   Site preparation began last summer and the concrete pad was poured on June 1. The first round of equipment will be installed on the week of July14.
   There will be no admission charge to the new park and it will be open to skateboarding, rollerblading and BMX style bikes.

How You Can Help Make it Happen -- Participate, Donate & Stay Informed
   The Viroqua Skate Park Committee has put together a multi-phase plan to create a skate park at the Park Bowl in Viroqua using donations, grants and community fundraisers. Everyone can help with this effort either through donations or through participation in one of the many fundraising events. All of these events will be promoted within the community and posted on this website.

Donate via Check or Money Order
   Tax deductable donations of any amount can be made to:
       Viroqua Skate Park Fund
       c/o The City of Viroqua
       202 N. Main St., Viroqua WI 54665

  Tax deductable donations of $250 or more can be made to:
       Viroqua Area Foundation Skate Park Fund
       c/o The State Bank of Viroqua,
       101 N. Main St., Viroqua WI 54665

Donate Online via Credit Card at the Viroqua Area Foundation Website
   Tax deductable online credit card donations of $250 or more can be made to the Viroqua Area Foundation's Skate Park Fund by going to the Viroqua Area Foundation Website at: www.viroquaareafoundation.org/
(please specify in the appropriate box that the donation is for the Skate Park Fund)

Stay Informed
For more information on the Viroqua Skate Park Committee, please contact Terry Noble at the numbers below. Committee members are available to meet with any groups, clubs or organizations to discuss the project.

For additional information:
Contact Terry Noble at 637-2448 or noble11@mchsi.com