Stoked on Stoked Mentoring

By Derek Egbert

One of the best feel-good stories in the world of action sports right now is being fueled by the passion of Mr. Action Sports himself–Sal Masakela.  Sal is not only the face of the X Games (and a co-host of E’s “Daily 10”), but is a budding philanthropist that co-founded the incredible Stoked Mentoring organization with Steve Larosiliere.  In their own words,

“Stoked’s mission is to develop:
Successful
Teens with
Opportunity
Knowledge
Experience, and
Determination through action sports and mentoring.”

Stoked is a mentoring program that takes at-risk and disadvantaged youth and pairs them up with an encouraging mentor and they participate in mentoring sessions as well as activities like surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding.