Coventry Students Learn Life Lessons from BMX Star
The world record holding biker taught students at Blackrock to always be kind and respectful to others and to never give up on their dreams.
Students at Blackrock Elementary School were visited by a special motivational speaker on Wednesday morning. BMX star Kevin Robinson who hails from East Providence has been riding professionally for 20 years and has competed in every X-Games since they began in Providence in 1995. He has won multiple gold medals and is also the world record holder for the BMX height record with a vert jump of 27 feet. When he's not training or competing, Robinson who has three children of his own, spends his time visiting schoolchildren in an attempt to instill quality values and life lessons in an entertaining way. He and his wife also started the K-Rob Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps less fortunate children in East Providence …
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