Victor aims to change the world, one skateboarder at a time.
1. Victor Davila, 18, hops on his skateboard and rolls down a cracked sidewalk. The air is
filled with smoke from cars and trucks. Welcome to Hunts Point, a poor community in the
Bronx in New York City. Victor wants to fix the problems, because he loves his
neighbourhood. To get other teens involved, Victor is giving away something else he loves:
skateboards.
2. Last year, Victor started a group called Eco Ryder. Victor and two of his friends teach
kids how to design and build skateboards. When they are done, the kids get to keep the
skateboards. “To receive those skateboards, they have to go through all of our environmental
workshops,” Victor explains. In the workshops, kids learn about the local environment. _13_,
“we talk about different animals that live in the Bronx River,” says Victor.
3. What’s next for Victor? His biggest dream is to set up more Eco Ryder groups across the
country. He wants kids to get involved in their communities, no matter where they live.
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