Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, October 10th, Harold Hunter Day III will once again unite NYC’s skateboarding community for a positive day of shredding in honor of the late, great Harold Hunter.

This highly-anticipated event will kick off at 1pm at the Manhattan Bridge Skatepark in Chinatown, with pop-up best trick events throughout the day, a massive product giveaway and beats courtesy of DJ Smoke LES and DJ Ani.

New this year, the HH Day III skate jam will feature a series of Harold Hunter tribute videos accessible on-site via QR Code Technology. The Harold Hunter Foundation teamed up with NYC creative studio, We Are Plus, for this innovative way to engage event attendees with Harold and give younger skaters, who may not have known him, the chance to get a taste for how special he truly was.

A QR (Quick Response) Code is a two-dimensional bar code containing information that can be scanned quickly and read by electronic devices.  Common in Japan but relatively new in the US, anyone using a camera-equipped smartphone with QR Code Reader software can scan a QR Code and access the information it contains – in this case seven exclusive HH tribute videos.  So before tomorrow’s event, download the free code reader software at www.beetagg.com or in the iPhone App Store. Then at the Manhattan Bridge Skatepark look for posters containing QR Codes, snap a photo of the code and watch what happens!

Also don’t forget that once the skate jam is a wrap, an after-party will go down from 9pm-Midnight at KCDC Skateshop in Brooklyn.  Open to the 21+ crowd only, free beverages, live music and mini-ramp sessions will be on tap all night.

The Harold Hunter Foundation, in partnership with Zoo York, New Era, CCS and DC Shoes, is proud to announce that the 3rd Annual Harold Hunter Day will take place Saturday, October 10th, in New York City.

Established in 2006 after Harold’s untimely passing, HH Day III will once again unite NYC’s skateboarding community for a positive day of shredding in honor of the one-and-only, Harold Hunter.

An iconic figure in New York’s downtown scene, Harold’s larger-than-life personality and generous nature touched the lives of countless people around the world.  HH Day commemorates a life well lived by celebrating the things Harold loved most– skateboarding, music, friends, family, good times and of course, NYC.

On Saturday afternoon, October 10th, HH Day III will kick off at the Manhattan Bridge Skatepark on the corner of Pike and Monroe Streets in Chinatown.  An all-ages skate jam will run from 1–5pm with pop-up best trick events throughout the day, a massive product toss and beats courtesy of DJ Smoke LES and DJ Ani.

Once the skate jam is a wrap, an after-party will go down from 9pm-Midnight at KCDC Skateshop located at 90 North 11th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  Open to the 21+ crowd only, Harold’s party people will enjoy free beverages and live music, with mini-ramp sessions in full effect all night.

As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Harold Hunter Foundation relies on support from the skateboarding community to achieve its mission of providing “inner-city youth with valuable life experiences and opportunities for personal and professional growth by encouraging and sponsoring their interest in skateboarding.”

With this goal in mind, an exclusive run of limited edition HH Day III T-shirts and New Era hats will be sold to commemorate the event with proceeds benefiting the HH Foundation.  Both items feature a collage of classic Harold portraits shot and donated by long-time friend and acclaimed photographer/videographer, Giovanni Reda.  The T-shirt ($20) and hat ($35) will be available for purchase separately, and together as a kit ($50).

“As Harold once said, ‘Growing up in New York I never thought it would be like this, but now being here in New York it is like this,’” says Mark Nardelli, HH Day co-organizer and CCS brand director.  “Let’s keep things popp’n like Harold always did and have a good time skating with his extended NYC family.”

Harold Hunter Day III is made possible through generous support from the numerous people and companies that played an integral role in Harold’s life.  This year a special thank you goes out to Zoo York, New Era, CCS, DC Shoes, Shut, Camp Woodward, KCDC, 5boro, UXA, Brooklyn Brewery, Acapulco Gold, DQM, The Professionals A/V and DJ Equipment, Hopps, Alien Workshop, Habitat, Official, Verte, Billy’s Nuts, Frank151, Instant Winner, Famous, Savage, Off Bowery, Autumn, Anything, Rival, Homage, Supreme, Dah Shop, POST, Rockstar Bearings and Red Bull.

The Zoo Crew did a nice little wrap-up story on the HHF BBQ Skate Jam.  Check it out on the ZY Blog.

As a result of strong retail support from a handful of top NYC shops, six local skaters were sent to Camp Woodward in August. Proceeds from the sale of the LTD HH Day II deck and tee were donated to the Harold Hunter Foundation which used the funds to send Sheldon Cole (Brooklyn), D’Andre Martin (Brooklyn), Michael Canon-Ford (Manhattan), Eric Fernandez (Manhattan), Joey Corrales (Bronx), and Tyriq Holloway (Bronx) to Woodward. Good times were had by all, and a huge thank you goes out to the following shops for backing this special project: KCDC, Rival, Autumn, Blades, Everything Must Go, Richmond Hood Company, and Coney Island Skateshop. Without their help, none of this would have been possible.