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MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen who had precocious moved to Madera County with his household was amazed by deputies who came knocking connected his doorway bearing a precise peculiar gift.
According to a social media station by the Madera County Sheriff's Office, Corporal Majeski and Deputy Corner met a 16-year-old who had precocious relocated to the country with his ma and 7 siblings.
The station elaborate that the teen, whose begetter passed distant the erstwhile year, needed a affirmative outlet. During their conversation, deputies learned that helium loves skateboarding but does not ain a committee of his own.
The 2 deputies recognized an accidental to marque a affirmative transportation and decided to sojourn section Madera skate shop, Viva Skate, partnering with them to acquisition the young antheral a customized committee connected Friday afternoon.
In Madera County Sheriff's Office's societal media post, the young antheral tin beryllium seen being taken wholly by astonishment and shaking hands and hugging officers portion thanking them for his gift.
Viva Skate's Michael Martinez says moments similar that are what drives everyone astatine the store to enactment arsenic hard arsenic they do.
"We privation to springiness kids that ne'er had a skateboard a chance," Martinez said. "It gives them the powerfulness to consciousness successful power of their lives."
According to Martinez, helium picked retired the DGK graphic for the customized skateboard and told officers that the circumstantial graphic would basal retired and beryllium a large choice.
"DGK graphics are conscionable amazing," Martinez said. "They ever usage a batch of Mexican symbolism excessively and that 1 has the Virgin Mary connected it I'm beauteous definite painted connected ceramic walls, they respect our culture."
Martinez says that being capable to springiness the young antheral a skateboard helium tin beryllium arrogant of is what Viva Skate is each about.
"It's not each time we get to spot those reactions," Martinez said. "We're present to enactment the assemblage the champion we can."
