Board members for Community Roots, the nonprofit set on bringing a skatepark to Jena, are shown above in front of the Town of Jena’s Dog Trot House. Eventually, a new skatepark will be located in the area behind the house. From left: Videographer Samuel Floyd, Events Coordinator Breanna Morace, President Hailey Lovasz, Volunteer Coordinator Chelsea Jordan and Vice-President Daniel Aymond.
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Jena nonprofit continues push to build skatepark
What started in July 2025 as a group of residents hoping to bring a skatepark to Jena has grown into a registered nonprofit organization working to raise roughly $500,000 for the project while also running community aid efforts, including an upcoming hygiene kit giveaway for underprivileged children.
