OUR PURPOSE
The Appalachia Skate Kommission,
xASKx, is a grassroots community organization
dedicated to creating a free community skate park for
the town of Appalachia and surrounding area.  A skate
park will provide the area’s children with a safe, positive
recreational environment and an alternative to
drug & alcohol abuse.
Additional benefits
  • Will provide boost to area businesses, and create new business
    opportunities.

  • Unique features that will make the park a tourism draw to the area.

  • A dynamic community space capable of hosting art, music, and
    community health events.

  • The kids are outspoken: “There’s nothing to do!”  ASK is working
    towards positive changes.
(Well, not exactly a shakedown, but...)
We can do it.  We will do it. ASK is fully committed
to the realization of our children's dreams, and we hope
that you will join us in our determination to complete
the project.  To support Appalachia's skate park project --
be it with cash donations, donation of materials,
volunteer work, or even just to talk to us more about
the project, please contact JAY & ELAINE SWINEY
JANUARY 2007
FEBRUARY 2007
  • ASK approaches Appalachia
    Town Council gaining
    approval and support of
    proposed plans
  • Creation of ASK
ASK TIMELINE
OUR PURPOSE
The "Shakedown"
  • ASK partners with
OSM Vista Volunteer
MARCH 2007
APRIL 2007
MAY 2007
JUNE 2007
JULY 2007
AUGUST 2007
SEPTEMBER 2007
OCTOBER 2007
NOVEMBER 2007
DECEMBER 2007
JANUARY 2008
  • ASK hosts a community
    informational meeting giving
    away free t-shirts, stickers,
    pizza and drinks
  • ASK visits regional parks
    gaining park design layouts
  • ASK begins property search
    for placement of proposed
    skatepark
  • Deed search begins
  • ASK begins phase one of
    donation requests
  • ASK begins sale of custom
    made skateboard decks
  • ASK begins fundraising
    during Coal Railroad Days
  • Dunking Booth and Jail & Bail
    net over $750.00 in donations
  • ASK hosts free concert.  "Indy"
    Rock Band Trouble Everyday
    from LA / PHILLY rock out in
    downtown Appalachia
  • ASK begins phase one of
    grant seeking
  • ASK hosts band  THE SKY
    DROPS, Appalachia rocks out
    again at the Appy Civic Center!
  • ASK takes a CHRISTMAS
    BREAK!
  • ASK contacts N&S Railroad
    (Norfolk Southern Corporation)
    requesting they donate a
    parcel of land to the town of
    Appalachia for a Sports
    Complex
  • Congressman Rick Boucher
    writes the Norfolk Southern
    Corporation CEO requesting
    they donate the land to  our
    town.  Congressman gives his
    full support for our project in
    this letter.
JAY & ELAINE
JASON & ELAINE
JIM & JAY
FEBRUARY 2008
  • ASK calls Jeffrey George in
    Land Management of Norfolk
    Southern Corporation / SW
    Virginia Territory for current
    update.  Norfolk Southern
    informs us our request has
    been forwarded for "internal
    comments".
  • ASK forwards Congressman
    Rick Boucher first draft
    blueprints of sports complex  
    along with a letter inviting him
    and Norfolk Southern
    Corporation representatives
    to come walk the requested
    property with them and town
    officals.  
  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN
    CORPORATION'S Manager of
    Strategic Planning suggests
    a meeting to take place in
    Appalachia between the
    Appalachia Skate
    Kommission / Sports
    Complex Committee ,
    Representatives for the
    proposed Rails to Trails
    Committee and the N&S
    Railroad.
MARCH 2008
APRIL 2008
  • ASK meets with Norfolk
    Southern Corporation, Town,
    County, State Officials and
    Lenowisco,  to discuss the
    feasibility of building a
    skatepark on old railroad
    land.  We discover the land
    is not environmentally
    friendly for building a park.
MAY 2008
  • ASK works closely with Town
    and County Officials as well
    as Lenowiseco to find a
    parcel of land suitable, within
    the town limits, to purchase
    for the park site.