Skateboarding was a big part of my life, from my early teens onward. Every day of every summer would be spent skateboarding with friends. Rainy days would see tricks learned in my basement. Winter months would push me in to a tiny garage. But it was always about skateboarding. Not for the goal of becoming something special in the sport, but in the continued pursuit of progression. The fun ride of learning something new and applying it, or finding a new creative way to express myself.

Now, older, I find myself coming back to skateboarding with a fond sense of nostalgia. It seems like an extremely important activity, one that helped me through my youth and kept me continuously active.

After putting together a Frankenstein Skateboard from old cannibalized parts, I realized that everyone who skates probably has some older gear lying around. What if we could pool those resources together and give it to the next generation, and help them on the same path?

I’m starting small, and hopefully this project can impact even just a handful of young lives.

• Jordan Marczak, The Renew Project