Skate Rising, a program that offers service opportunities and free skate instruction for girls ages 4-18, is hosting a food drive and learn-to-skate clinic 9-11 a.m. on January 14 at the Encinitas Community Park. The six-year-old program invites participants to bring granola bars, dried fruit or nuts, and crackers to donate to low-income families served by the Community Resource Center. Professional instruction will be offered by local pro and Olympic skaters and free rental gear will be available for all. Participants will have the opportunity to win prizes from Arbor Skateboards, Etnies Shoes, Hydro Flask and Volcom. Interested individuals can register through here.
Bryce Wettstein’s happy place is expressing herself on a skateboard, wearing her signature bright pink Converse with the decorated soles, laced with multi-colored shoelaces.