INDIANAPOLIS Wrestling and writing might seem like an unlikely pair, but one local youth organization is proving otherwise.

LEAD (Literacy, Entrepreneurship, and Dreams) the Wright Way, a community-based program cofounded by Tevin Studdard and Brandon Wright, utilizes both physical fitness and literacy to educate young peopleand provide a safe space to combat youth violence in Indianapolis.

We care about literacy, but we also care about health and fitness, said Studdard. So we got a Hall of Fame wrestler that's teaching the kids, so it's just exciting to just create well-rounded members of the community.

Studdard launched the literacy-focused program last summer. In just one year, more than 1,000 children have participatedmany of them becoming published authors.

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