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What are some of the sources you collect Boards from?
Skate Shops and Distribu�on Companies. All of the 2 hand product comes from skate
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shops that collect boards from skaters when they come and buy a new board. A lot of �mes

they will leave there old boards there at the shop for any kids that can’t afford a new one.
There are 3 main skate shops in Sydney that I have collected Boards from. @335skatesupply
@abdskatesupply and @lodownstore. @projectdist were able to donate some trucks,
wheels and griptape as well. My Brother Brad (Beastman) is a well known ar�st here in
Australia that has done work for Element Skateboards before. He was able to put me in
contact with someone at Element and they have donated about 400 brand new decks to

date that had faulty graphics.

Do you Collect anything else apart from Boards?
Whatever I can get I will ship. I am always on the lookout for more trucks and wheels as
they are harder to come by and the skaters in Ghana are always in need. Last shipment I
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sent a box of 2 hand shoes, some trucks, wheels, griptape, bearings and some tshirts.
Anything Skate related I will ship but it is mostly skate decks.

What are some of the People/Organisa�ons in Ghana that you work with?
My main contact is Cephas. He is the man. He has proven to be trustworthy and I would not

have been able to get anything there if it wasn’t for him. Sandy @surfghana has also been
great to speak with. She is doing a lot over there in regards to bringing people together and
pushing to get this skate park built. She is regularly pu�ng on events for the skaters and
organising skate tours all around Ghana to showcase skateboarding to the youth in areas
where they might not otherwise see it. She really is doing a lot of work to build and grow
the skateboarding culture in Ghana.

What are the main challenges?

The main challenge above anything else is shipping the boards to Ghana. My Partners
mother is well connected within the Ghanaian community here in Sydney. She is the one
who helps me with shipping. Usually about 4 containers a year get sent from Sydney to

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‘I am always on the lookout for more

trucks and wheels as they are harder to

come by and the skaters in Ghana are

always in need.’

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