Hello I'm Melanie!
I'm an American street and dance skater located in San Francisco, California. Thank you for supporting my journey to and stay in Lebanon! We will help local coaches develop programming to teach ramp and dance skate to youth. :D

Free Border Skate is a female lead, female centered extreme skate program in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, aimed at fostering positive spaces for youth living in areas of conflict and civil unrest. Through the therapeutic nature of physical activity and the confidence building that comes with learning an extreme sport, Free Border Skate encourages children and teenagers to positively express themselves, and work towards overcoming the trauma(s) of their past. Program participants will  grow physically as well as emotionally, as they learn through the encouragement from their skate community.