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ARIZONA ENTREPRENEUR JASON HOPE PLEDGES FUNDS TO TONY HAWK FOUNDATION'S "STAND UP FOR SKATEPARKS" EVENT

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, November 4, 2009 – Scottsdale businessman Jason Hope is pleased to announce his donation to the inaugural Tony Hawk: RIDE Stand Up For Skateparks benefit at the Wynn Las Vegas.  Hope's financial contribution will support the foundation's mission to bring free, quality public skateparks to low-income areas across the country.  Additionally, a portion of the funds raised will go towards improving East Las Vegas skatepark, Freedom Skatepark, a neighborhood challenged by high crime and poverty. 

“Providing positive outlets for our children, especially those in underserved communities, is extremely important.  The Tony Hawk Foundation inspires and enables countless kids and teens to grab a skateboard and hit the ramp, thus getting them off the couch and off the streets. I'm incredibly proud to support Tony the Tony Hawk Foundation,” said Jason Hope. 

Tony Hawk: RIDE Stand Up For Skateparks takes place on Saturday, November 7 at the Wynn Las Vegas.  Hope will be in attendance.

About Jason Hope

Jason Hope is an entrepreneur, based in Scottsdale, AZ, with a passion for philanthropy focusing on education, disease cure, scientific research and biotechnology.  An Arizona native, Hope is a strong supporter of local educational programs that encourage learning inside and out of the classroom as well as those organizations that have a significant impact on disease prevention, control and cures.  Hope has worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Desert Mountain States Chapter, The Tony Hawk Foundation, The Andre Agassi Foundation, True Colors Fund, The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, Family Health International, Worldwide Orphans Foundation, T Gen Foundation, Teach for America Phoenix, International Foundation for Education and Self Help and the Arizona Science Center, where he is a member of the Director’s Circle.

Currently, Hope has multiple entrepreneurial pursuits in industries that leverage technology and computer information systems.