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100% NE Girls Skateboarding Group at the Genesis Centre
July 5, 2021For the 2021 skate season, board member Peggy Seto started up a junior and senior high school girls skate group at the Genesis Centre. Pe...
100% Skate Club Survey
December 1, 2020100% Skate Club has been operating for over 6 years, creating a fun and supportive community for girls, women, BIPOC and LGBTQ skaters in...
How A Skateboard Club Saved My Life
November 15, 2020I stumbled across a local group of skater girls who held weekly meet ups. I was terrified to join them, since I didn’t have any idea...
Interview with Skateistan’s Talia Kaufman
August 11, 2020INTERVIEW BY: Erica Jacobs Where are you from? Where do you live now? I was born in Calgary, AB, and lived there until I was 29, except ...
100% Skate Club Zine
June 21, 2020As a way to stay connected and engaged during this world pandemic we thought it would be a perfect time to showcase women’s unique pers...
2020 Skate Season Update
June 7, 2020We miss you all and can’t wait to skate again in the near future. We want to communicate our current position with 100% meet up session...
We’re making a Zine!
May 4, 2020Calling all creatives! 100% Skate Club is Producing a Zine! We’ve really been missing everyone this season. We’d love to see what you’ve ...
Introducing your 100% Skate Club Board of Directors
April 30, 2020In late 2019, 100% Skate Club was approved as a Non-Profit Organization. We had an open invitation to our brainstorming meeting on Februa...
What Flamingo 3 Recap
June 25, 2019What Flamingo 3 was held June 22-23, 2019. What Flamingo is our annual skateboarding festival featuring clinics with celebrity skate inst...
Calgary’s 3rd Annual All Girls Skateboard Festival
June 17, 2019“WHAT FLAMINGO” TAKES PLACE JUNE 21 AND 22 Check our event calendar, Instagram and our Facebook page for weather updates. Free festival ...
First 16 Plus Skate Sesh
May 12, 2019This past Saturday was our first 16+ age group skate sesh. It reminded me of the very early days of 100% Skate Club, when we had no child...
Skateboarding Lessons at 100 Percent Skateclub
May 10, 2019At 100% Skate Club we get asked all the time if we give lessons. At this time, we don’t give formal skateboarding lessons. We’re a me...
Safety gear for skateboarding — What to get and where to get it
May 10, 2019Skateboarding is super fun, but also comes with some risk. It’s important to wear safety gear while skateboarding, especially for begin...
A Look Back at What Flamingo Photography Workshop
May 9, 2019On Saturday, June 17th, 2017 the What Flamingo Photography Workshop was lead by Marlene Hielema. She shared her skills and stoke for...
100% Skate Club Changes for Season 5
April 18, 2019Wow, Season 5 is here already! We are stoked with the continued growth of 100% Skate Club over the past four skate seasons. With more and...