SANTA CLAUS ON A SKATEBOARD!

Santa, Mrs. Claus, their friendly elves and Pierre André Senizergues, owner and CEO of etnies, will bring holiday cheer to needy children of Orange County by hosting a Holiday Festival complete with Christmas crafts, professional skateboarder demonstrations, story telling and more. Plus, each child will receive a brand new pair of etnies shoes just in time for Christmas. The shoe donation and Holiday Festival is in celebration of the successful One Year Anniversary of the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest. Nearly 1,500 youth use the park each week. To wrap 500 pairs of brand new etnies shoes, it took 2,880 sq. ft. of wrapping paper.

WHEN:

Friday, December 17, 2004

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Santa Claus, shoe giveaway and Festival Area open.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pro skateboarder demonstrations and autograph signings.

WHERE:
Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest (corner of Rancho and Lake Forest Drive).

WHO:
Pro skateboarders scheduled to appear: Eric Koston, Arto Saari, Rune Glifberg,Ryan Sheckler, Justin Eldridge, Lance Mountain.Several Orange County nonprofit organizations will be bringing children, including: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club (Westminster and Garden Grove), Human Options (domestic violence shelter in Irvine) and Olive Crest (foster / adoption agency in Santa Ana).

WHY:
With strong Community input and support, etnies, a local action sports company, and the City of Lake Forest worked to create a world-class skatepark facility designed for the youth of Orange County. Using a public/private partnership to help offset the costs by more than 25%, etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest is currently one of the nation's largest skateparks.Initially, etnies CEO/Owner Pierre André Senizergues made a generous donation to the City of Lake Forest to offset costs and make the skatepark free of charge for all guests during its first year of operation. As an early Christmas gift, and in acknowledgement of a successful One Year Anniversary, Senizergues will make another substantial donation to keep the skatepark free of charge for yet another year.