Lenox Industrial tools is running a contest of sorts similar to the Women of Worth award that Skate like a Girl co-director Nancy Chang was up for. It’s called the Lenox Extra Mile Hero. The winner gets 30k donated to the charity of his choice. Jim Murphy’s charity is the non-profit foundation Nibwaakaawin, whose goal is to bring the healthy and positive life lessons inherent in skateboarding to the entire Native American community. I can’t find a web link for that foundation, but it’s Jim freakin’ Murphy, you know? I actually just read a really good interview of Jef Hartsel that Murphy did. I know who Jef was, but I never really knew anything about him. He seemed like one of those guys in the 80’s whose name you read, but he didn’t really get a lot of coverage outside an occasional Alva ad, possibly. My memory is fuzzy about that, actually. In any case, it was a good interview. Pick up Juice Magazine #65 if you want to read it.
Which brings me to the point of this post. Go to the Lenox Extra Mile Hero web site and vote for Jim Murphy. – Thanks to Burke for the tip.
[Photo: Jim Murphy at Edgwood, 1986 from The House of Steam. Inset: Recent photo of JIm.]
5 comments
Betsy
Vote for Murf! This is his life’s dream- vote for him now, damn it! Then pass it around to 300 of your freinds and make them vote for Murf. Skaadush and Peace Out
nancy
totally voted! this is rad!
good luck Jim.
Todd Harder
MURF rules!, Thanks for the support guys, Murf and Danforth help us run the All Nations Skate Jam in Albuquerque,NM April 25&26 2009. This is a national contest to help promote the positives of skating to our native youth! This contest will help both Murf and the Org. that runs the event! Go Murf Skaadush!
Bill Helene
I’m voting and passing around the link. Way to go Murph!
cold ones
Jef Hartsel had a pretty sweet part in the fisrt World Industries video, Rubbish Heap, doing slappies by the beach. Jessie Martinez also has a great part in that video. Raw power runs ona sketchy little vert ramp.