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“It is with great honor that I write on behalf of the teachers, staff, and students of Joseph Le Conte Middle School. We would like to thank Spohn Ranch and their high-caliber team for helping make our dream come true—to build the first-ever Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Skateboard Park on a school campus! The true professionalism and compassion of the Spohn Ranch team was present each day from beginning to end. Throughout the process of designing and construction, Spohn Ranch’s team of experts displayed trustworthiness, compassion, and reliability. It was very important to Joseph Le Conte Middle School’s staff and LAUSD to hire a skateboard construction company that would keep the safety of our students in mind. Words cannot describe the true giving nature of the Spohn Ranch team, who never hesitated to answer questions about the construction process or listen to our concerns. Moreover, the excellent quality and craftsmanship met and exceeded our expectations. December 2013 marked the first year anniversary of the birth of our skateboard park. Joseph Le Conte Middle School Skateboard Park project began with a group of teachers and a simple idea. This idea could not have happened without Spohn Ranch.” - Irene Chong, Los Angeles Unified School District “I own a skate shop in upstate New York and work for one of the largest BMX companies in the world – Kink BMX. We wanted to get a park built for the kids of Canandaigua so in 2007 we petitioned the State of New York for a grant with the intention of building a concrete skatepark that would be free for everyone to use. We had another company bid on the project first and produce drawings. When Spohn Ranch bid on the project they were honest with us that we wouldn’t have been able to afford our blueprints. I was nervous that the other company was going to start the project and then ask for more money to complete it, but there wasn’t going to be more money, so this could have turned into a major disaster. Spohn Ranch was willing to work with us and what we had to spend. In our discussions we asked for something both skateboard and BMX oriented that would be not too difficult for beginners but enjoyable for anyone up to a professional level. Spohn Ranch nailed it first try. In October 2011 the State finally came through with a grant, but with the clause that we had to spend the money by the years end. If you’re familiar with Upstate New York’s weather that time of the year, this was going to be challenging if not impossible to accomplish. The crew at Spohn Ranch jumped at the challenge and banged out the entire project before the month ended. My experience with Spohn Ranch could not have possibly gone any better. Three years later we’re still skating and riding and the park is as good as the day we got it. Seriously, you guys rule! I could never begin to thank you enough.” - Chris Riesenberger, Outlaw Boards & BMX LE CONTE MIDDLE SCHOOL SKATEPARK – Los Angeles, California OUTLAW SKATEPARK – Canandaigua, New York