Name: Mentoring NC youth through shared love of riding ATVs
Uploaded: 2022-10-05T18:27:47-0400
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Description: A group of community leaders in Enfield are using a shared love of ATV riding to mentor young people.

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STORY AND MORE TONIGHT ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RIGHT HERE AT 6.30, ON WRAL. >> COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ENFIELD TO TRYING TO USE A SHARED LOVE OF ATV'S TO MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THE BUREAU'S KEENAN WILLARD SHOWS US HOW THE NIGHT CRAWLERS ATV CLUB IS HELPING TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE TO RIDE AND BUILDING UP THEIR TOWN. AT THE SAME TIME. >> AS THE SUN GOES DOWN THE FIELD IN HALIFAX COUNTY IS TRANSFORMED FROM QUIET FARMLAND TO REVVING ENGINES AND PURE JOY. WE HAVE HAVE REALLY CREATED A TYPE ON A MOCK THIS. WHEN YOU SEE ONE, YOU SEE ALL THIS IS THE LATEST MEETING OF THE NIGHT CRAWLERS ATV CLUB. IT'S A NONPROFIT MADE UP OF TEACHERS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND MORE WHO LOVE THE SPORT AND ARE USING IT TO GIVE BACK. I'D GO IS FOCUS ON THE SAFETY OF A TV AND GIVE THESE KIDS OF THE COMMUNITY SOMETHING ELSE TO DO BESIDES I'M GOING ON THE WRONG ROUTE. BASICALLY FOUNDED IN 2019 BY MATTHEW CRASS WHITAKER. THESE RIDERS SAW A NEED AND THEN FIELD FOR POSITIVE OUTLETS FOR KIDS. THEY STARTED HOLDING MEET UP SOME PRIVATE FARMLAND. SO RIDERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE THEIR BIKES TO THE STREETS AND BREAK THE LAW. IT GIVES THEM SOME ADULT SO THEY CAN LOOK UP TO AND SAY, HEY, WE ARE GROWN PEOPLE WHO ALSO ENJOYED DOING THE SAME THING YOU DO. BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY. IT QUICKLY BECAME ABOUT MORE THAN JUST RIDING. THE NIGHTCRAWLER STARTED HOLDING BOOKBAG GIVEAWAY IS FOR STUDENTS AND CONCERTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR COMMUNITY OUTRAGE. SOCIAL WORKERS SAY THEIR EFFORTS ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THEY ACTUALLY ARE SYSTEM NOT CHILDREN TO ADVANCE. NOT JUST IN THEIR LIVES, BUT TO SHOW THEM THAT THERE IS GOOD THINGS THAT ARE OUT HERE. THE GROUP SAYS THEY WANT TO GO FURTHER. IT'S LEGAL TO RIDE ON THESE FIELDS, BUT IT DOESN'T COMPARE TO REAL ATV TRAILS. THEY'RE WORKING TO CREATE THE NIGHT CRAWLERS ATV PARK, HOPING TO BUILD A PLACE THAT CAN BE A LOVE LETTER TO THEIR SPORT AND A POINT OF PRIDE FOR THE TOWN OF ENFIELD. WE MAY BE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND IF YOU'RE NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME OUTLETS. LET'S TRY TO GET THESE THINGS OUT. BUT A GUY AND FOCUSING

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