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Executive Summary

A joint venture model for community transformation.

Nonprofit outreach

Direct services, advocacy, and community engagement rooted in the people we serve.

Business infrastructure

Mission-driven enterprises creating jobs, revenue, and sustainable operations.

Community programming

Education, wellness, youth support, and pathways to long-term opportunity.

Sports training & facilities

Multi-sport coaching, athletic development, and modern training spaces for every age.

Diverse young athletes stacking hands together on a basketball beneath a bright blue sky
Chapter 01 · The Vision Corridor
PLAY

Safe places for youth to compete across sports, move, belong, and build confidence.

Leadership · The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.

Leadership carrying the movement forward.

The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc. is led by community-rooted professionals bringing together entrepreneurship, wellness, finance, administration, advocacy, human services, and youth support.

Avery Stovall, Chairman & Executive Director of The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.
Founder & Chairman

Avery Stovall

Chairman & Executive Director
Shanica Thompson, President of The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.
Executive Leadership

Shanica Thompson

President
Nicole McNeil — Accountant | Community Advocate, The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.
Leadership Team

Nicole McNeil

Accountant | Community Advocate
Deone Wilson — Administrative Professional | Healthcare & Youth Support, The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.
Leadership Team

Deone Wilson

Administrative Professional | Healthcare & Youth Support
Programs & Services · Service Ecosystem

The 40-service ecosystem.

The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc. is designed to support the whole person — connecting education, housing stability, workforce development, youth support, wellness, advocacy, and community programming.

Showing 40 of 40 services
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Magnolia Trucking · Social Enterprise

A workforce pathway
built for movement.

Magnolia Trucking Social Enterprise connects CDL training, truck driver education, hands-on experience, and job placement support with a broader mission of economic opportunity.

Stop 01
CDL Training

Classroom + range-based instruction toward a commercial driver's license.

Stop 02
Behind-the-Wheel Experience

Real hands-on time with equipment, safety practices, and road hours.

Stop 03
Logistics Career Exposure

Exposure to fleet operations, dispatch, routing, and transportation careers.

Stop 04
Job Placement Support

Guidance from training into employment with logistics and trucking partners.

Inside The Academy

Designed for athletes.
Built for families.
Open to community.

The B.U.K.U. Sports Academy vision brings together multi-sport training, athletic development, classrooms, wellness, recovery, food, and gathering spaces under one connected campus experience.

The Campus
One connected home for training, learning, wellness, and gathering.
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Multi-Sport Field & Track

A flexible outdoor field surrounded by a competition running track.

Basketball, football, volleyball and soccer ball on a polished indoor hardwood court
Indoor Sports Complex

Indoor courts for leagues, camps, and year-round recreation.

Three-panel strength training scene with barbell, kettlebell, and battle rope work
Strength & Fitness Center

Performance floor for strength, conditioning, and long-term development.

B.U.K.U. coach leading an athletic development strategy session
Athlete Development Center

Coaching, assessment, and progression tracking for every athlete.

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Classrooms & Mentorship

Learning spaces for tutoring, leadership development, and life skills.

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Swimming Pool

Aquatic training and recovery for athletes and families.

Recovery room with premium finishes
Recovery Room

Treatment and recovery rooms tuned for growing athletes.

Warm cafe and lounge space
Café & Lounge

Gathering space where families connect over great food.

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Community Gathering Spaces

A campus designed to be shared, not just used.

Digital Twin · Campus Preview

Step inside the future B.U.K.U. Sports Academy.

Chapter 01

Campus Overview

A connected sports and community campus built around movement, mentorship, wellness, and opportunity.

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Support · Give

Support The B.U.K.U. Movement Inc.

Your support helps advance the vision for community programming, youth development, workforce readiness, wellness, and long-term opportunity.

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