OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA Ink Skateboards For TONY HAWK Charity

The Tony Hawk Foundation has kicked off the third annual Boards + Bands Auction – a special fundraising initiative that merges the worlds of skateboarding and music to benefit Hawk’s charity.

Boards + Bands pairs A-list award-winning music talent with some of the biggest skateboarders in the world through artful collaboration. Hawk invited a select group of professional skateboarders to donate their personally ridden skateboards and submit the name of their favorite songs. Harper then sent those boards on to the appropriate artists with one simple message: “Please write the lyrics to this skater’s favorite song on his skateboard, and we’ll use it to create more skateparks for kids.”

“We are thrilled about this year’s amazing collection of boards featuring unique collaborations between some of the biggest names in skateboarding and music, and we are grateful to all that made it possible,” said Tony Hawk. “We have high hopes for this year’s auction as we continue to further the Foundation’s mission of bringing skateparks to low-income communities around the world.”

The auction is now live and those interested in bidding can do so at this location.

Among the one-of-a-kind decks available are:

Riley Hawk + Ozzy Osbourne “Fairies Wear Boots”

Nyjah Huston + Metallica “Fade To Black”

100 percent of the funds raised from the auction will directly benefit The Tony Hawk Foundation – a charitable, nonprofit organization that promotes and provides technical assistance and funds for high-quality skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States that promote healthy, active lifestyles, and for International programming that enriches the lives of youth through skateboarding.

Since launching the program in 2012, The Boards + Bands initiative has raised over $139,000 to benefit the Tony Hawk Foundation.