This isn’t a Downtown thing, but I’d like to ask everyone to visit this link and vote. Pepsi is giving away $250,000 grants to worthy causes, and Skatelife Memphis is in the running for one of the grants, to be used to build a skate park in Bimghampton.
The grant would provide a skate park for inner-city youth, and skate equipment. It would provide a safe place for youth to hang out, and this is an activity that is said to transcend socioeconomic boundaries.
Out of over 1100 competing ideas, Skatelife currently ranks 20th in the voting. Please take a minute to vote and make ALL of Memphis better. Also, please note that you can return to the site and vote once a day through the end of April. Let’s give the kids of Memphis this park!