PERKASIE BOROUGH TO HOST INAUGURAL SKATE NIGHT AT NEWLY OPENED LENAPE PARK SKATE PARK
Perkasie, PA – July 18, 2024 –Perkasie Borough is thrilled to announce the opening of “The Spine”, the highly anticipated update to the Lenape Park Skate Park, with an exciting inaugural Last Friday Skate Night program and a late-night outdoor movie. Scheduled for 7:00pm-8:30pm on Friday July 26, 2024, this special event will mark the beginning of a new era for skate enthusiasts in the community, providing an exciting new single coping double mini half pipe and a full reconstruction of the park’s asphalt pad.
Last Friday Skate Nights are planned for July through September, and are meant to invite and include skaters of all ages and skill levels. The inaugural Last Friday Skate Night on July 26th promises an evening filled with music, food, games, giveaways and a celebration of skate culture, and is followed by a FREE outdoor showing of “School of Rock” (PG-13) at the amphitheater in Lenape Park. The movie will begin at around 8:30pm and has a run time of 1 hour and 48 mins.
Lauren Moll, Perkasie’s Director of Parks & Recreation added, “the skate park is one of the Borough’s most-utilized facilities and it’s wonderful to have been a part of this project. It feels very appropriate to host this event in July, which is national Parks & Recreation Month. We’re hoping everyone comes out to watch the skaters, enjoy the park and stay for the movie. It’s going to be an awesome evening in the park.”
Attendees at the event can purchase hot dogs and snacks and Hickory Stick ice creams, and pick up free giveaways provided by event sponsors and the Perkasie Police Department. Perkasie Borough is grateful to the event sponsors, including the Perkasie Rotary Club, K-Squared Landscaping, MLC Mechanical, Screen Room Inc., American Acres, and Fermier Construction LLC.
Perkasie’s Skate Park was installed in 2002 and has been a popular and much-used fixture in Lenape Park. Early in 2023 Perkasie Borough Council began taking steps to address vandalism and investigating options for renovation of the aging facility. The Skate Park Sub-Committee of the Parks & Recreation Committee recommended the installation of new equipment and re-paving the site. These projects were completed in 2024, and funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Park & Rec Fees in Lieu.
“Perkasie’s Parks & Recreation Committee formed a Skate Park Sub-Committee in 2023, and those guys have done amazing work in a very short space of time” noted Dave Worthington, Borough Council’s Chair of Parks & Recreation. “It’s rewarding to see a group of residents come together to make this kind of difference, and I know they’re passionate about including the community as they work toward future improvements to the park’s physical equipment and programming. Kudos to a job well done!”
People in the United States have celebrated Park and Recreation Month in July, since 1985. Its goal is to promote building strong, vibrant and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. This year's theme — “Where You Belong” — celebrates the many ways park and recreation professionals across the country foster a sense of belonging in their community by providing welcoming and inclusive programs, essential services for all ages and abilities, and safe, accessible spaces to build meaningful connections. This past June, Mayor Hollenbach, proclaimed July as National Park and Recreation Month in Perkasie Borough.
More information about The Spine at Lenape Park, the Skate Night event series and Parks & Recreation Month at www.perkasieborough.org
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Press Contact: Lauren Moll, Director of Parks & Recreation
parkandrec@perkasieborough.org | (215) 257 5065 x115
