In 2005 Larry Morris had a vision for the Delano Skate Park located at
Cecil Avenue Park, his vision was to utilize this great skate park for the
youth of Delano and surrounding areas, to bring a tournament that would
expose our local skaters to positive role models in the profession of
skateboarding.

Thus Element comes into the picture. Larry worked with the Element
representatives and showed off the Delano Skate Park, they were excited
to bring the tournament to Delano, we are one of two cities in the state of
California that host the Elemental Awareness Skate Tournament.

In 2006 the Element Skate Tournament became a reality in March the first
tournament took place with over 300 skaters from all over California. The
contest is held to promote skateboarding as a positive activity and stimulate
community support for youth in these areas.

Winners of each competition receive a full scholarship to Element YMCA
Skate Camp where they will be given the unique opportunity to spend a
week in the Sequoia Mountains skating and learning about the environment
that surrounds the camp.

The mission of Elemental Awareness is to educate and inspire young people
to develop self-esteem, social and environmental awareness and the tools to
lead successful lives.

Elemental Awareness is founded upon the belief that a person can positively
impact their world through an active involvement in their passions. By using
our programs as the vehicle, we aim to encourage confidence and instill the
realization that it is possible to be successful in life by doing what you love.

Larry believed that the opportunity to change one kid’s life and to provide
them an opportunity to succeed in doing what they loved was worth all the
work it took to bring Element to our community. Larry passed away in 2007
but the Tournament lives on through him and is now known as The Larry
Morris Elemental Awareness Skate Tournament.

We need your support to keep this tournament growing. We are looking for
sponsors for this year’s event which will take place March 13, 2010 (Saturday)
Cecil Avenue Skate Park. All sponsors will be included on Posters, T-Shirts
and Advertising. Help us to keep Larry’s vision a reality. We are looking to
raise $1500.00 all donations are appreciated and thank you.

Sponsorships: Can be mailed to:

Delano Chamber of Commerce

931 High St

Delano Ca 93215

Attn Elemental Awareness

All checks should be made out to the Delano Chamber of Commerce.

Again on behalf of the Larry Morris Elemental Awareness
Skateboard Tournamenment we Thank You.

Respectfuuly,

Carla Lapadula