“THE SUPPORT AND THE LOVE WAS JUST CRAZY SO I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT BACK BECAUSE I WAS IN A POSITION TO START DOING THAT.” —RYAN S H E C K L E R
Ryan
often skated at the YMCA in Encinitas at a young age where he was able to skate where legend Tony Hawk shreded. He then entered the California Amateur Skateboard League at six years old, igniting his contest winning streak and was finally picked up by his first three sponsors: Etnies, Volcom and Oakley by eight years old. Once he got sponsored he was considered the “new kid” at many of the skate parks that he visited while traveling and experienced a side of skateboarding that he hadn’t before. 90 LOCALE MAGAZINE
“WE’RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE GRANTS BY RAISING FUNDS THROUGH OUR TWO MAJOR EVENTS EACH YEAR; THE OAKLEY GOLF TOURNAMENT AND SKATE FOR A CAUSE.” —GRETCHEN SHECKLER