CALIFORNIA OUTDOOR ROLLERSPORTS ASSOCIATION

  Certificate of Honor - Golden Gate Skate Patrol -  March 13, 1983
A Certificate of Honor was presented to the members of the Golden Gate Skate Patrol by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for our help when a murder was committed on a Sunday afternoon in Golden Gate Park.

President George Bush - Daily Point of Light - March, 1991

Word of the Skate Patrol and the Outdoor Rollerskating Association of America reached the desk of President George Bush.

Certificate of Honor - Halloween, 1996

In 1996, the Friday Night Skate was under attack.  Sgt. Jim Hughes of the San Francisco Police Department launched a campaign to bust up the weekly skate that was numbering about 600 to 700 every Friday night. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Tom Ammaino and Supervisor Leslie Katz wanted to show their support for the Friday Night Skate by presenting this award.

Skate Against Violence - Los Angeles, 1997

C.O.R.A. skaters were honored in Oct. 1997 as they skated through Los Angeles, Ca. on our way to Santa Monica in the Skate Against Violence Roadskate from San Francisco to Santa Monica.   The Los Angeles Police Dept. gave our group a police motorcycle escort with lights andf sirens blaring to Los Angeles City City Hall where the Mayor and other local dignatairies presented the awards

Skate Against Violence - Culver City, 1997

C.O.R.A. skaters were honored in Oct. 1997 as they skated through Culver City, Ca. on our way to Santa Monica in the Skate Against Violence Roadskate from San Francisco to Santa Monica.   The Culver City Police Dept. gave our group a police motorcycle escort with lights andf sirens blaring to Culver City City Hall where the Mayor and other Culver City dignatairies presented the awards.

Skate Against Violence - Santa Monica, 1997

C.O.R.A. skaters ended the 1997 Skate Against Violence Roadskaste in Santa Monica.  The City of Santa Monica honored the skaters by naming that week, "Skate Against Violence Week" 

Skate Against Violence - Los Angeles, 1999

C.O.R.A. skaters were again honored in Oct. 1999 as they skated through Los Angeles, Ca. on our way to Santa Monica in the Skate Against Violence Roadskate from San Francisco to Santa Monica.   The Los Angeles Police Dept. gave our group a police motorcycle escort with lights andf sirens blaring to Los Angeles City City Hall where the Mayor and other local dignatairies presented the awards

Skate Against Violence - Culver City, 1999

C.O.R.A. skaters were again honored in Oct. 1999 as they skated through Culver City, Ca. on our way to Santa Monica in the Skate Against Violence Roadskate from San Francisco to Santa Monica.   The Culver City Police Dept. gave our group a police motorcycle escort with lights andf sirens blaring to Culver City City Hall where the Mayor and other Culver City dignatairies presented the awards.

DAVID MILES DAY - DEC. 9, 1999

Mayor Willie Brown honored San Francisco's "GodFather of Skating" by presenting him with his very own day, David Miles Day in San Francisco!!!!!

California State Assembly Unsung Hero Award - May 17, 2006 

This award was given by California State Assemblyman Mark Leno in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

San FranciscoTommorrow's "Unsung Hero Award - 2006

This award was given by the organization San Francisco Tomorrow in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

 Certificate of Honor - San Francisco Board of Supervisors - May 17, 2006  

This award was given by the organization San Francisco Tomorrow in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

Certificate of Honor from San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom - May 17, 2006

This award was given by the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

This award was given by the City and County Assessor / Recorder Phil Ting in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

This award was given by California State Senator Carol Migden in recognition of a liifetime of skating advocacy, but in particular, the effort to close Golden Gate Park to car traffic on Saturdays as part of the "Healthy Saturdays" campaign . 

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