Jackson Hole nonprofit Carving the Future celebrates the return of skateboarding season and the joys of the sport with its first summer benefit event, “Skate. Art. Stoke.”
The community-focused event is all about mental health, in line with the organization’s work to promote confidence in young people through access to snowboarding and skateboarding.
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