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SHARING THEIR CAMPUS HERE IN BURLINGTON ... TO MAKE WAY FOR SKATEBOARDERS' NEW YEAR- ROUND HOME. áNAT MIKEY X RIDINGá <15:06:38 I'VE BEEN SKATEBOARDING SINCE SECOND GRADE> THIS PASSIONATE RIDER -- áNAT MIKEY X RIDINGá IS COMING UP ON HIS 43RD BIRTHDAY. áNAT MIKEY X RIDINGá <15:06:50 IT'S BEEN A MINUTE áLAUGHSá> <15:07:12 I WAS ALWAYS PUT OFF BY SPORTS. I ALWAYS JUST SKATED (3)> THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS AND ADULTS -- LIKE MIKEY X... WHO LOST THEIR SKATING HOME BASE IN 20-18. <HANNAH DEENE-WOOD 14:37:59 IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY DEPRESSING (3)> TALENT SKATEPARK CLOSED ITS DOORS LAST FALL... <DEENE-WOOD 14:35:45 IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE GOING TO GO BANKRUPT IF WE STAYED OPEN> THIS LEFT THE SKATING COMMUNITY SPINNING.. áNAT SKATEBOARDING TURNINGá WHICH GOT THE WHEELS TURNING áNAT?á -- AT BURTON. <MIKE FIALKO-CASEY, FACILITIES MANAGER, BURTON 14:51:37 THERE'S A LOT OF SYNERGY AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT BETWEEN SNOWBOARDING AND SKATEBOARDING (4)> THE TWO ALREADY SHARED A PASSION FOR HELPING AT-RISK KIDS... PARTNERING THROUGH BURTON'S CHILL PROGRAM. <14:53:43 IT PUTS KIDS ON SNOWBOARDS, ON THE MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS SKATE PROGRAMS AND STAND-UP PADDLE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALL YEAR LONG > THE ACTIVITIES, THEY SAY-- GETS KIDS ON BOARDS -- áNATá AND BUILDING THEMSELVES UP. <DEENE-WOOD 14:39:05 THE REWARD FOR THE LITTLE GROWTH IS HUGE. IT REALLY DOES BUILD KIDS' CONFIDENCE> TALENT'S NEW INDOOR SKATEPARK WILL BE ON BURTON'S CAMPUS -- RIGHT BELOW CHILL'S SPACE. IT JUST SECURED THE KEYS -- AND A PERMIT TO START CONSTRUCTION. <14:36:51 I WANT TO GET IT DONE AND OPEN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE (3)> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS SHE'S EXCITED TO SEE TALENT COME BACK TO LIFE -- WITH ONE SPECIAL WISH FOR OPENING DAY. <14:36:45 DECEMBER 6TH. IT'S A FRIDAY... IT'S MY BIRTHDAY> JUST IN TIME FOR THE SNOW -- TO START COVERING UP THE áOUTDOOR PARKS. <MIKEY X 15:05:25 TALENT WAS THE JAM AND IT WILL BE WHEN IT REOPENS. SO, STOKED! (3)> TALENT IS TURNING IN ITS BUSINESS HAT -- TO BECOME A NONPROFIT IN THIS NEW SPACE. AND THEY'RE STILL FUNDRAISING TO MEET THEIR DECEMBER GOAL... THEIR NEXT EVENT IS CALL

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From colorful boards to a skate ramp and bowl outside its main campus in Burlington, Burton Snowboards has developed a special relationship with skateboarding."There's a lot of synergy as you might expect between snowboarding and skateboarding," said Burton Snowboards facilities manager Mike Fialko-Casey. When local indoor skatepark Talent closed in August of 2018, Burton decided to help bring it back. It'll reopen as a nonprofit, with the former skatepark owner, Hannah Deene-Wood, as the new executive director. "It's been really, really depressing," Deene-Wood said, about one year after she had to close the doors on Talent. "It got to the point where we were going to go bankrupt if we stayed open."The new location will be in a warehouse on Burton's Burlington campus, which is undergoing renovations right now to turn the empty concrete space into a fun skatepark.The company had already worked with Talent through its Chill program, which works to help at-risk kids by providing opportunities in different board sports."It puts kids on snowboards on the mountain as well as skate programs and stand-up paddle programs across the country all year long," said Fialko-Casey.Deene-Wood said she'd like to continue working with the program in the new skatepark, especially since the Chill office is located right above it in the warehouse. She said she's seen the impact skating can have on the kids."The reward for the little growth is huge," she said. "It really does build kids' confidence."Deene-Wood said the goal is to open by Dec. 6, which is her birthday.In order to meet that goal, the new nonprofit needs to raise some more money. Its next fundraiser is the "Talent for Talent" dinner on October 20 at The Great Northern. More information on Talent Skatepark and the fundraiser can be found on its Facebook page.