The Anacortes skate park improvement project Mission
Community Building through Skateboarding
Our mission is to support the Anacortes community and youth by rebuilding and maintaining the Anacortes Skate Park. A quality, well maintained skate park ensures the park will be better respected and safe for all users.
Skate parks are a positive outlet to instill strong values like work versus reward, determination, the importance of community, having fun, and can give many a sense of being and a healthy oulet to blow off steam which we all need. Skate parks in any community can be a gathering place and even a second home for families and people of all ages who love skateboarding and other action sports. Quality skate parks in communities serve as a place for skateboarding classes, events, community fundraisers, and a place to find a strong sense of community and friendship.
The Anacortes Skate Park Improvement Project (the Project) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to the build and maintenance of the Anacortes Ben Root Skate Park. The Project initiated this nonprofit because the community asked for a safe, high quality skate park.
Thanks to our advocacy, the City of Anacortes added the 2023 rebuild of the park to the Comprehensive Plan and Grindline created the plan for the park. We spearheaded the build, and raised the $1.6 million the City of Anacortes needed to rebuild of the Anacortes Ben Root Skate park .
The ground breaking on the new park was July 5, 2023, and the new park, along with the pump track, is planned to be completed by November 2023.
Follow us on Facebook at Anacortes Skate Park Improvement Project to stay up to date. Skate Park events will also be posted to the Trinity Skate Facebook and Instagram. If you want to donate, you can donate directly to the skatepark fund that is monitored by our treasurer at PayPal or through the Parks Foundation. If donating through the Anacortes Parks Foundation, 10% of the funds will be kept by the Foundation, and be sure to put "Skate park" in the memo or the funds will not go towards the skate park.
Continued fundraising is critical for the maintenance of the new park, assuring it will stay in excellent condition for many years to come.
Our organization
The Anacortes Skate Park Improvement Project
The Project is organized for the purpose of lessening the burden on the Anacortes City government through the support of the Parks and Recreation Department, reducing delinquency and building community through building, maintaining, and improving Anacortes Skate Park(s) and supporting events, workshops, and classes at the Park(s).
Board of Directors
President & Director: Rachel Muntean
Anacortes local for 20+ years, Owner of Trinity Skate, Rotary member
Vice President & Director: Jason Fields
Chief Strategy Officer at Voicify, a conversational AI company; Anacortes resident since 2021; skateboarder throughout his youth, currently an avid bike and Harley rider, and off-road truck enthusiast
Director: John Glassett
Part of the Anacortes community since 1992, avid bike rider and skateboarder since 3rd grade. Skate park enthusiast
Director: Amanda Leets
Long term Anacortes resident, Owner of Aura Thredz, and avid skateboarder
Accountant: Sheri Muntean CPA PhD
Certified Public Accountant - Founded Shamballa Centre (an Anacortes CPA Firm), Former Anacortes Planning Commissioner, National Manager for Ernst & Young Tax Compliance practice, and auditor at PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Further Information:
2019-09-09 Skate Park DETERMINATION LETTER (received September 9, 2019)
2019-08 AnacortesSkateParkImprovementProject 1023
For more information, contact our Secretary at anacortesskatepark@gmail.com.