Healthy Community Initiative

A project that fits into the Healthy Living theme of this year’s grant cycle is the Cannon River Offroad Cycling and Trails (CROCT) Portable Pump Track. A Pump Track is a raised oval track that is used to emulate trail riding. This group of three high school students wrote a grant to garner support in helping to purchase a portable track that could be moved between local schools and parks, thus providing many youth in the community the opportunity to participate in this new and unique sport. Currently the nearest Pump Track is in Eagan and when the youth that wrote the grant visited this project, they knew that Northfield youth would love having a Track in their community. The YouthBank team was interested in funding this project because it will be free to the entire community, they have plans to set up in various neighborhoods throughout the city making it accessible to everyone and it is a new healthy source of entertainment.

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Cannon River Off-road Cycling and Trails