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APTOS — A donation of 10 pounds of food or $10 got more than 30 kids a two hour skateboarding session at the first ever Skate-A-Thon on Saturday, a food drive for local children in need.

The event, organized by Santa Cruz nonprofit Grind Out Hunger and Rotary Interact and hosted by Twin Lakes Church, aimed to raise 10,000 pounds of food. At the end of the day, eager skateboarders raised 13,450. Over the next two months, Grind Out Hunger participants are working to raise 250,000 pounds of food through school food drives.

Grind Out Hunger, a charity created in 2004  …  Details

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