LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The organizers of the Buster Knuckles Corvette Club give back in a fast and furious way. They use their cars and the kids’ love of them to spark inspiration. The people behind the program refer to it as a ministry.
The Buster Knuckles Corvette Club uses their sleek, sexy, and sophisticated Vettes to get kids’ attention in their mentoring program.
“This is more than just something to do for me. It’s a calling that I know I have in my life to try to give back to kids. And that’s why I’m here, as simple as that,” said Jerry Dotson.
Jerry Dotson is the Vice President of the club and calls spending time with at-risk youth a calling. “I come from a low-income family and a single-parent home. I didn’t have many people to encourage me. So I always thought if I got a chance to give back to the community, that’s what I wanted to do,” said Dotson.
They teach students life and social skills through activities such as fishing, planting, and farming. “Now they can look a person in the eye and shake a hand. How they feel comfortable within themselves means a whole lot. And they’ll tell you that a lot of that came from this program. It’s been a wonderful success.”
They meet every Thursday with the kids and have lunch with them. Dotson says they developed this program using kids’ love for cars to teach them how to make enough money to get their own. And he wants others to follow in their footsteps.
To anybody out there. If you have time and a genuine desire to give back, consider mentoring some of these young boys. They need father figures and big brothers, and it’s a real need for them. And you don’t have to give a whole lot of time.
Organizers tell Channel 7 that they hope to make the program bigger and better next year.
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