Skate Park Effort Receives $25,000 Donation

For Immediate Release: August 26: The Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark is proud to announce a donation of $25,000 from Dug and Linh Song of Ann Arbor for the construction of a permanent skate park amenity at Veteran’s Memorial Park. Local entrepreneur Dug Song was one of the founding members of the organized effort behind the project. Though continually a project supporter, Mr. Song had to leave his official participation in 2009 to attend to his many business needs. In the interim he has become a successful software developer and a founding member of the renowned Tech Brewery, which is a high tech business incubator also based in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Song is a social worker, also in Ann Arbor.

According to Mrs. Song: “When we started planning our family we decided that we did not want to live in a town without a skate park. Now that we have two small children we are more motivated than ever to see this project become a reality. Skateboarding is a sport that speaks to community members of all ages and backgrounds. Dug has been a skateboarder for many years and we want our kids to enjoy the benefits of this safe and amazing sport that encourages creativity, camaraderie, and self-­‐expression. We encourage every family in the community to join us by sharing whatever resources they are able in order to move this project forward”