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Tony Hawk, launched The Tony Hawk Foundation with the mission of building free, high quality skate parks in low income communities all over the country. The Foundation recently threw a huge fundraiser at a lavish estate in Beverly Hills attended by big names from the world of skating, movies, and music. At the Fifth Annual Activision Presents Stand Up For Skateparks, Hawk was joined by A listers Shaun White, Anthony Kiedis, David Spade, Jamie Lee Curtis, Perry Ferrell, Bam Margera, and many others. This was one rockin party that featured a one day action sports carnival, complete with games, activities, and an acoustic set from Social Distortion. The main event was a mind blowing vert demo on Tony's ramp, where Hawk, White, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, and BMXers John Parker and Dennis McCoy wowed the crowd. The event kicked off with a pledge drive aimed at raising funds to build a skate park in the Tierrasanta neighborhood of San Diego where Hawk grew up. Over 3,000 military families make their home in the neighborhood, and local kids have been trying to get a skate park built there for over two years. By the end of the event, over one million dollars was raised by the non profit