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“We hope that by investing in children’s participation in action sports through AST Drops In, we’ll be not only giving back to the communities that host the Dew Tour, but also to the action sports industry as a whole,” said Wade Martin, president and general manager of the AST Dew Tour.

The first-ever AST Drops In auction will begin today, Monday, May 21, and will benefit Baltimore’s Salvation Army Franklin Square Boys & Girls Club. Fans can log on to www.astdewtour.com to bid on rare action sports collectibles ranging from two-time Dew Cup champion Ryan Sheckler’s autographed skateboard, which he will be using in competition at the Panasonic Open, to goggles worn by FMX competitor Mike Mason. Fans can also bid on one-of-a-kind, experiential items, such as a personal FMX pit tour and track walk that includes four Action Zone passes (VIP reserved seating at Finals) and exclusive AST Dew Tour merchandise. All memorabilia auctions for the Panasonic Open will close on Monday, June 25 and bidding for all Panasonic Open experiential items will close by Wednesday, June 20.

A number of the AST Dew Tour sponsors will also support AST Drops In through a variety of ways. Right Guard, event title sponsor of Cleveland’s Right Guard Open in July, will donate $5 for every Mohawk and $1 for every “faux-hawk” their barber shaves into fans’ hair at the Right Guard Xtreme Xperience in the Tour’s Festival Village, up to a $10,000 donation over the course of the 2007 season. Mongoose will provide meet-n-greet opportunities with Mongoose team athletes, signed memorabilia, and various action sports equipment at each AST Dew Tour event. Ogio will provide product and signed athlete memorabilia from their large roster of team riders while Freshpark will provide one ramp and one rail to the local children’s charity in each Dew Tour host city. TransWorld will also contribute magazine subscriptions to TransWorld Skateboarding, TransWorld Motocross, and Ride BMX in each market. Additional sponsor involvement will be announced just prior to the first stop of the 2007 season.