PASS THE BUCKET

Pass The Bucket is a series on Off The Wall.tv that focuses on the humanitarian side of skateboarding. So far they’ve featured Dennis Martinez and his drug rehabilitation center and Tony Alva, who is helping inner city kids get into skating. The newest episode features some of Chris Nieratko’s pals who have started a skate clinic for kids with autism. Here’s what they have to say about it:

“The A.Skate Foundation is a non-profit that allows children with autism to be a part of the social world through skateboarding. They hold clinics for children with autism at no cost to the families, give grants to children with autism for skateboard gear, as well as promote awareness and educate families about the skateboard industry. Five years ago 1:150 children were diagnosed with autism. Today 1:91 children are diagnosed with autism, 1:58 of those being boys according to the statistics on TACA now. Autism, like skateboarding, can be unpredictable and often times unruly. A.Skate embraces the parts of autism that are hard to understand and gives these kids an outlet that is free of rules or judgment, and allows them to be social without being “social.”