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Melson Reflects on Career; Next Fight For a Seat in US Congress

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New York, NY (Lub ib hlis ntuj 17, 2017) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson may be the only fighter in boxing history not in the sport for financial gain and even came out of retirement for one final match to raise funds for others.

 

A multi-time champion as an amateur that defeated future pro standouts Keith Thurman, Charles Hatley, and Deandre Latimore, Melson had a different vision of what boxing would do. Lub 2003 West Point graduate and Army Reserve Officer used boxing as a vehicle and a voice for causes close to his heart throughout his 18 sib ntaus sib tua hauj lwm, donating 100% of the money he earned in the ring.

 

Zuag qhia tag nrho, Melson helped raise $400,000 between his boxing purses and charity galas. The majority of the funds was for Team Fight to Walk, ib tug 501(C)3 which raises funds and awareness for a clinical trial focused on to curing Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries. He also donated one of his purses to a childhood friend that had a son battling brain cancer and another to Big Vision, which helps people battle drug addictions among young adults.

 

Fighting for causes was his ultimate passion, but the literal fights were often very difficult. Melson spent the first few years of his professional boxing career traveling from his New York City residence to New Jersey where he worked for Johnson&Johnson as a medical device sales rep. When he was preparing for a fight, he’d run on his lunch break, train in the evening after working a full day and often run again in the middle of the night to help cut weight. Nyob rau tib lub sij hawm, Melson served in the U.S. Army Reserve, having military duties one weekend a month and two weeks a year.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Melson would teach fitness classes at Equinox Fitness to earn extra money and regularly traveled to public schools providing motivational speeches to students for free. The exhausting schedule was hard for Melson, who suffered multiple injuries including a stretched brachial plexus which temporarily paralyzed his right arm during his fight against Donald Ward, multiple tears in his left rotator cuff, kidney stones due to dehydration and a fracture in his left orbital bone. Tseem, he made weight for every fight in his career and finished 15-2-1 nrog 4 yeej los ntawm knockout, winning the WBC USNBC junior middleweight title against Mike Ruiz in May 2015.

 

Melson believed his championship winning performance would be his last bout as lingering injuries from boxing still bothered him and a laundry list of other commitments occupied much of his time. He came out of his unofficial retirement for one final match last November against Courtney Pennington. Melson’s fight financially assisted the aforementioned Big Vision, an organization which he works very closely with that has a mission of helping young adults battling drug addictions return to sobriety. Tu siab, Melson took extreme measures to cut 30 phaus nyob rau hauv 8 weeks and entered the ring devoid of energy, losing via 7th round stoppage.

 

Following the fight, Melson officially announced his retirement and plans to run for U.S. Congress in 2018. Promoter Lou DiBella, who promoted most of Melson’s fights including his career finale, said to the crowd at the Foxwoods Casino “I’ve never promoted a better man than Boyd Melson.”

 

Zuag qhia tag nrho, Melson is satisfied with his boxing career and is greatly appreciative for the incredible support from the boxing community.

 

“When I turned pro, I had no idea how far or long professional boxing would take me. This is a brutal sport not just physically but mentally as well. There were many days where I wanted to stop fighting for a number of reasons, but it was on those days that I had to always remind myself that I needed to fight to help others. The causes I fought for and continue to fight for outside of the ring are as important as anything in my life. Through boxing, I made many great friends and am incredibly thankful for that. I also appreciate everybody that donated to Team Fight to Walk or Big Vision as well as all the media that helped raise awareness for these great causes by covering my career.”

 

With the gloves hung up, Melson’s focused on running for United States Congress, advancing his career in the US Army Reserve, assisting others in need and continuing his growing career as a public and motivational speaker.

 

“I fell on my sword in order to compete in this last fight. The weight loss took the fight from my body, so I used every bit of strength in my mind to give whatever I had. I had one purpose for this last fight, and that was to raise awareness and money to help combat the heroin epidemic in Staten Island. I took a beating for this mission and I hope my example demonstrated the need to risk everything, even your body, when you believe it will help the lives of others suffering. Boxing has created a future that has continued to allow me to serve mankind now that I have left the ring as a competitor. I am on the board for the charities Boxer Inc., Stop Soldier Suicide, Team Fight To Walk, and hopefully Big Vision sometime soon. I was recently asked to join the 501c3 titled “The In Bed and Chair Recovery Foundation” so that I can serve on their board. They have a patented multi-faceted exercise apparatus which is meant for anyone who is confined to a wheelchair or a bed. They’ve asked me to help raise money through donations so that they can provide their unit, free of charge to groups of people in need such as disabled veterans and children battling cancer. There is a lot of pressure I continue to put on myself through various commitments and organizations I’m involved with, but this is what makes my world go round as I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

 

“I continue to have more opportunities presented to me so that I can positively reach children through my words. Although I have only fought once in order to help create a larger awareness regarding the heroin epidemic in Staten Island, my mission for this cause has only begun. My goal is to begin offering my time to host free boxing clinics on the Island at Rustam’s Boxing Gym as well as one of Teddy Atlas’s boxing gyms. These clinics will be meant for heroin addicts, and the aim is to knockout heroin on Staten Island. My hope is to help Staten Island’s heroin addicts fall in love with boxing and have that as a vehicle to help overcome the addiction. These human beings are sick but they’re are not criminals. Sometimes people who are sick are not able to be healed on their own and when that happens it is upon us as human beings to come together to help heal them.”

 

Melson is currently on military orders at Fort Meade, Maryland for 9 weeks in total. He is in school there being trained for his new duty as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. Upon completing training in March, Melson will be looked at in April for a much welcomed promotion to the rank of Major. When he is finished, Melson looks to take his political aspirations to the next level.

 

If elected, Melson’s mission will involve helping many aspects of human beings’ daily lives with a focus on battling bullying, sickness and disease, poor health care for veterans, veteran suicide, heroin addiction, racism, hunger and unemployment.

 

“Every part of my journey these past 6 years as a professional boxer has led me to my decision to run for U.S. Congress in 2018. I hope to make my official announcement some time in 2017. Various celebrities and generals have given me their words that they will stand by my side in the public during this run. I am tired of being the human being always asking for help and never being the one asked for help. My mission is to bring the type of fight I brought every fight into the ring and implement it while serving the people as an elected official. I’m confident I can be very effective in using my abilities to help improve the lives of human beings that I am responsible to and for. tseem ceeb tshaj, I need to inspire the hearts and minds of those necessary to help get me elected.”

 

Melson is also proud to announce that the cause that brought him to boxing, Team Fight To Walk, should have FDA Approval to conduct the clinical trial here in the United States by this Fall. Melson, along with Christan Zaccagnino and publicist Matt Yanofsky have raised $400,000 to help conduct this clinical trial. The trial will consist of 27 Spinal Cord Injured human beings in total. It will divide the 27 into three groups of nine treated between the University of Newark Hospital in New Jersey along with Mount Sinai and Long Island Jewish Hospitals in New York.

 

The study presented to the FDA was published in May of 2016 in the Medical Journal “Cell Transplantation,” with its results being heavily investigated by American physicians. All reviewing physicians agreed with the results, a requirement in order to be published. This exact study conducted in China resulted in 15 tawm ntawm 20 Spinal Cord Injured patients, as a group paralyzed an average of 7 xyoo, now able to walk at least 10 meters with the help of a walker. The results also showed that 12 out of these same 20 had their bladder and bowel functions restored. Melson, Zaccagnino and the rest of Team Fight to Walk believe this is the beginning of our long awaited cure for Spinal Cord Injuries in the United States.

 

Fans can keep up with the latest on Boyd and contact him via Twitter @Boydmelson, Facebook at Boyd Melson, and Instagram @BoydMelson

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Melson to coach charity game; host boxing clinic for recovering heroin addicts

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New York, NY (Lub kaum hli ntuj 23, 2016) – “The Rainmaker” Boyd Melson, a professional boxer and WBC U.S. Boxing Champion, Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, West Point Graduate, philanthropist, and humanitarian will serve as a coach in the Team Fight To Walk Celebrity Charity Basketball Game and is also hosting a special event to help young adults with addictions.
The game pits a celebrity team against the North Rockland Volunteer Firefighters and takes place Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 28 at North Rockland Hills High School at 7 pm. Members of the celebrity team include former Super Bowl Champions Odessa Turner, Kevin Dockery and Brandon London all of the New York Giants. Other members of the celebrity team include former Giants running backs RJ Cobbs and Billy Taylor along with Harlem Globetrotter great Derek “The Wizz” Murphy.
Melson will coach the celebrity team, and all of the proceeds will benefit Team Fight to Walk’s efforts to cure Spinal Cord Injuries. Tickets can be purchased by going tohttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/team-fight-to-walk-celebrity-basketball-game-tickets-17808173727. Tickets to an autograph signing session will be available at the event.
Two days later, Melson is volunteering his time by organizing and running a boxing clinic for the charity Big Vision at Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City. Big Vision was established as a 501c3 Non-Profit with the mission of helping young adults with addictions. Big Vision conducts constructive events for their members to participate in pretty much on a monthly basis. These positive events, surrounded by other battling addictions, helps to serve as an escape from the environment that traditionally leads to drug relapses. This past May of 2016, Melson volunteered his time and conducted a boxing workshop for Big Vision at Mendez Boxing Gym.
Lub hli tas los, Melson told Eve Goldberg, founder of Big Vision, that he wants to help again by conducting another boxing clinic at Mendez for them. Helping Melson with the event will be charismatic heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, WBC Women’s Champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon and Jose Guzman. The clinic will host 20-30 adults between the ages of 19-30. It will be approximately three hours and include a full workout, workshop, constructive events and motivational speeches. Goldberg, whose son passed away from an overdose, will provide a heartfelt speech to conclude the event.
“I’m extremely pleased to help two causes near and dear to my heart,"Hais tias Melson, who returns to the ring Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19 and is donating his purse to help combat the heroin epidemic on Staten Island. “Raising funds and awareness is crucial for the clinical trial. The clinical trial I have fought and risked my life now for almost 6 years is on track receive its FDA approval here in the US sometime next summer. it is that close to happening here in our own country. In regard to helping human beings, especially young human beings, with their battle to overcome their addictions to drugs, I have chosen to take a highly proactive approach.”
“I came out of retirement to use my platform as a professional athlete to bring attention to the heroin epidemic in Staten Island specifically. It is not in my nature nor my character to stand by and do nothing to help fellow human beings when I believe I can help. Heroin seems to be the drug that is killing human beings at the greatest frequency, so that is where I am focusing most of my attention.”
“Staten Island is the borough that is being beaten down the greatest by heroin, and Staten Island is the only borough after Brooklyn that was part of my childhood. I had a meeting with the Staten Island DA last month to discuss bringing Big Vision to Staten Island. The DA shared that 74 people were reported as dead from heroin overdoses in Staten Island since January 1st, and I’ve joined the fight to do whatever I can do to keep former addicts clean while helping those with serious addiction overcome it. I have chosen to now put myself in harms way so that I can bring attention to this plague in Staten Island. I have chosen to literally fight for Staten Island. My family has a history of addiction and finding the cure for paralysis has been one of the most important things in my life for more than a decade.”
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Melson to headline November 19 at Foxwoods Casino

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New York, NY (Lub kaum hli ntuj 11, 2016) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson makes his return to the ring to help the fight against heroin in Staten Island Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 19 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, I.

Melson’s fight headlines a DiBella Entertainment promoted Pro-Am card as part of the recently relocated but wildly popular Broadway Boxing series. This fight card is a special event. Broadway Boxing by way of Lou DiBella, is offering a Veterans Appreciation fight card with 4 of the undercard bouts consisting of Cadets from the West Point Boxing Team boxing against Cadets from the Coast Guard Academy.

Living and fighting out of New York City, Melson’s made a name for himself in and out of the ring. His outstanding professional ledger stands at 15-1-1 nrog 4 knockouts and in May 2015 he won the WBC-USNBC junior middleweight championship by dominating Mike Ruiz. Since the victory, he’s spent most of his time doing public speaking around the country as well as raising funds and awareness for various charitable causes such as Suicide Prevention among Armed Forces Veterans, working with disadvantaged youth and helping fight drug addiction among youth and young adults.

Following the match, Melson’s donating 100% of his purse to help combat the severe heroin problem across Staten Island, NY.

“I was fortunate enough to have had a meeting with the Staten Island District Attorney Mike McMahon a few weeks ago,” said Melson. “My dear brother Ibrahim Kurtulus arranged my requested meeting I asked him to help set up after I read an article published in May of 2016 discussing the heroin plague in that borough. The article stated that through May of this year, there were 40 reported deaths in Staten Island due to overdosing on heroin. During my meeting with McMahon, he told me that the number is now at 70. McMahon forced the issue to have a change in the local law in Staten Island where users arrested for using heroin will be sentenced to rehabilitation instead of prison. The commencement date for this policy has not yet begun.”

Melson, who considered himself retired from boxing, came back to the sport in part to help combat the problems in Staten Island.

“I need to come out of retirement so I can start going to bat for the people in the borough of Staten Island. Staten Island is the borough that I spent my childhood in while growing up in Brooklyn. I was a frequent visitor at Bayley Seton Hospital as a child for weekly allergy shots, Fort Wadsworth to visit my friends and on Arthur Kill Road to visit my aunt. I decided that I needed to find a way to help and draw attention within the five boroughs to Staten Island; a borough that residents say they feel forgotten in. I also decided that I am going to donate my purse to an organization within the borough aimed at helping addicts once they leave their rehabilitation. It also means a lot to me as a West Point graduate that I’ll have the opportunity to box on a card with Cadets that are coached by the same man that coached me while I was a Cadet in Colonel Dr. Ray Barone.”

“I’d like to thank Lou DiBella for this great opportunity. He has been an incredible supporter of my career and what I’ve fought for every single punch of the way and he his actions always remind me of this. I considered myself retired from boxing after my last fight. I told my family that I am done boxing. I have not been boxing or in the gym for a year and a half. After reading that article on the heroin problem in Staten Island, I could not sit around helpless when I believed I could help. Heroin is the number one issue harming the quality of life in Staten Island as well as the taker of lives. So I decided to suffer one more time with making weight and getting in shape so that the people of Staten Island know that they are not facing this plague of heroin alone. My family has a history of addiction so I understand how severe it can be.”

Melson’s opponent in this eight round middleweight contest will be announced shortly and tickets can be purchased by going to http://knockoutpublicity.com/tickets-to-boyd-melsons-november-19-fight/.

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The Real People’s Champ: Melson making a major difference outside of the ring

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New York, NY (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15, 2016) – WBC USNBC junior middleweight champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson is remaining busy outside of the squared circle raising funds, speaking to various groups and helping multiple causes.
Lub hli tas los, Melson spearheaded a fundraiser at SPiN NYC that netted $5,000. To help fundraising efforts, Melson literally let anybody who donated $50 or more at the event get in the ring with him for three minutes and throw punches at him. The funds were split 50/50 between Team Fight to Walk an BOXER INC. Melson recently joined the Board of Directors for BOXER INC. which is a NYC based nonprofit founded by Melson’s close friend and former amateur boxer Mustafa Abullah. BOXER INC. is a mentorship program through the use of boxing to help develop leadership, discipline and offer exercise to youth at inner-city schools in New York City. Academy Award Winner Susan Sarandon, a part owner of SPiN, helped promote the event on social media and personally expressed her interest in running a second fundraiser this fall.
Less than 24 hours after the SPiN event, Melson was a special guest speaker at the United Spinal Association Connecticut Chapter’s annual gala. The Connecticut Chapter honored Melson’s speaking at their gala by donating $2500 to Team Fight to Walk.
On Tuesday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 12, Melson, ib tug 2003 West Point grad, headed to the the army base of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During his time at Fort Bragg, he spoke to Delta Company, 3rd Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne). This Battalion is a PSYOP (Psychological Operations) Battalion in the US Special Operations Command that directly supports the United States Army Special Forces. At the end of Melson’s speech to Delta Company, he was asked to return two more times this year.
This request involves Melson, an Army Reserve Captain himself, returning in July to deliver a speech to the entire 3rd Military Information Support Battalion followed by a speech to the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition in the fall. The Care Coalition was formed to offer support to Armed Forces members that served in the Navy Seals, Delta Force, Special Forces, or Ranger Battalion, and were injured in combat now facing physical disabilities.
In the last few months, lub “Rainmaker” has voluntarily offered his time addressing youth of all ages at multiple tri-state area elementary, middle and high schools as well as delivering a pre-game pep talk to the Johns Hopkins University Women’s Basketball Team prior to their game. Melson, upon invitation, attended the Jewish Youth Organization BBYO’s (B’nai B’rith) annual event in Baltimore. He was partnered with former NFL Quarterback Jay Fiedler as they both took turns sharing their individual journeys as Jewish professional athletes with a few hundred Jewish high school aged teens.
Four days after visiting Fort Bragg, Melson will be in Aston, Pennsylvania for a three day Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion forum. The event features a special exhibition hockey game featuring many former NHL players and other notables helping raise money for both of these physical challenges. The event is sponsored by Johnson&Johnson, a company Melson once worked for. During this event, Melson will speak on Spinal Cord Injuries and perform a ceremonial puck drop to kick the game off.
"The universe continues to conspire. When you follow what is in your heart with divine love, I believe that the universe submits. When this submission takes place allowing its elements to conspire, what is beating in your heart with divine love becomes a tangible space. I just have to keep moving forward with the same type of stamina I needed inside the ring. I can’t get tired. This fight has many rounds to it. Our FDA Approval to begin conducting this study is less than a year out- that round is almost here!
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Melson to speak to Veterans Leadership Council in February at Johnson & Johnson Town Hall Meeting

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New York, NY (Lub ib hlis ntuj 22, 2016) – WBC USNBC 154 pound champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker for Johnson & Johnson during their Veterans Leadership Council Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 18th in Raritan, New Jersey.

 

A 2003 West Point graduate, Melson was personally invited to speak by retired Army Colonel and current J&J employee Irving Smith, who was Melson’s Minority Admissions Representative and mentor when he applied to West Point as a teenager. Nyob rau hauv lub 18th, Melson will present to J&J employees who are part of J&J’s Veterans Leadership Council with respect to the topics of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. A former standout salesman for J&J’s Ethicon Division, Melson’s success in and out of the ring is still closely monitored by J&J’s CEO and fellow West Point graduate Alex Gorsky.

 

“Johnson and Johnson will always exist within an independent aspect of my heart. I am overwhelmed with pride that the honor of speaking to J&J’s Veterans Leadership Council is now extended to me as I was once myself a Veteran working for J&J” said Melson.

 

Lub lim tiam, Melson was honored at Johns Hopkins University as a military superstar. He was their guest of honor for their Men’s and Women’s basketball game, and upon personal request from the women’s basketball team’s coach, he delivered a pre-game inspirational talk to the ladies on that team.

 

In regard to J&J, Melson said it “it was a great place to work. They were extremely supportive of my boxing career and the mission of Team Fight to Walk. Many of J&J employees are loyal supporters that purchased tickets to see me fight. I am personally asking J&J CEO Alex Gorsky to attend this lecture on the 18th. It is very important to me that he learns how close we are towards receiving FDA Approval to conduct the clinical trial in the United States that Team Fight To Walk has worked the past 5.5 years to raise money for.”

 

For more information about Team Fight to Walk, thov mus saibTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Melson to be Recognized at Johns Hopkins University!

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New York, NY (Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 2016) - 2003 West Point graduate, philanthropist and WBC USNBC junior middleweight titlist Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will be recognized as a military star prior to the Johns Hopkins men’s basketball game Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 at the Goldfarb Gymnasium in Baltimore, MD.

 

An active Army Reserve Officer who was chosen for the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), Melson won four United States Army Championships, a gold medal at the Armed Forces Boxing Championship and was selected as an alternate for the 2008 US Olympic Team. Melson turned pro in 2010 and donated 100% of his purses towards a pending trial to help cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries. Zuag qhia tag nrho, he’s raised more than $350,000 between his 17 kev bouts, three charity galas and other events.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub 16th, Melson will present the game ball to officials while being escorted by Johns Hopkins’ ROTC cadets and the school will play a video at halftime titled “Still Fighting for the Cure”, which chronicles Melson’s journey to raise funds for a pending clinical trial that could impact hundreds of thousands suffering from Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries.

 

“There are so many brave men and women that serve or served our country, especially in that region” said Melson. “The fact they thought of me is amazing. Never in a thousand years did I anticipate being honored as a military star by one of the best colleges in the country for my efforts in the ring and with Team Fight to Walk. I believe the video will move those in attendance and have them feeling the same way I did the first time Christan told me her story. It is truly a blessing that I have been chosen for this at a time where we need all the support we can get as we move closer towards the trial taking place.”

 

The video can be watched by going tohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KvLQYWQ0E. Melson also partook in a candid interview with Donna Drake on CBS talk show “Live it Up” that can be seen athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbnXF6srafA.

 

For more information about Team Fight to Walk, thov mus saibTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

 

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Melson Raug Tso Rau Feem Ntau Lom Zem ntawm 2015!

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New York, NY (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, 2015) - Tus Ntaus Nruab Nrab Me Nruab Nrab thiab tus neeg tsim txiaj Kev hlub “Rainmaker” Melson tau raug xaiv tsa rau Kev Tshoov Siab Tshaj Plaws los ntawm Lub nplhaib Magazine.

Muaj mob siab rau feem ntau ntawm nws lub neej thaum kawg 13 ntau xyoo los pab kho Tus Mob Hlwb Ntse Hlaus, Melson txoj kev tsis qia dub tau siv los ntawm ntau txoj kev tshaj xov xwm. Qhov pom tau ntawm qhov laj thawj nws tua rau thiab lub koom haum uas nws pub rau 100% ntawm nws sib ntaus purses rau, Team sib ntaus rau Taug kev, tau loj hlob zoo kawg li ob peb xyoos dhau los.

Lub 2003 West Point kawm tiav kuj tau pab peb lub kev vam meej "Sib Ntaus rau Kev Kho Mob" galas thiab tau ua tiav New York lub zog uas yog kom rov coj daim nqi uas faib feem pua ​​ntawm txhua qhov kev ua txhaum rau tus txha nqaj qaum qaum kev tshawb fawb.. Lub caij sov tas los, lub 15-1-1 Tus Qib Nruab Nrab Sib Haum Nruab Nrab nrog rau Dr. Wise Hluas, Dr. Patricia Morton thiab lwm tus tau ntsib nrog Congressman Chaka Fattah ntawm cov lus qhia luv luv ntawm Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC los tham txog cov kev sim khomob uas tuaj yeem pab ntau pua txhiab tus mob uas yog Spinal Cord Injuries taug kev dua. Lo lus los ntawm Congress txog kev sim mus rau tom ntej yog xav pom hauv 90 hnub.

Zuag qhia tag nrho, Melson tau tsa ntau dua $350,000 Rau Pab Pawg Ntaus Kev Mus Taug Kev.

"Lub Kaum Ob Hlis tas los WBC tau tsa kuv nrog lawv tus Thawj Hwj Hwm Ntawm Txoj Kev Sib Haum Xeeb thiab Lub Xya Hli dhau los no NABF tau hwm kuv nrog lawv cov Humanitarian Award,"Hais tias Melson, leej twg ntes tau WBC USNBC lub npe nrog kev ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2015. “Kev ntaus pob ncaws pob uas kuv raug yuam ua rau noj thawj zaug vim tias yog ib chav kawm uas yuav tsum tawm dag zog ntawm West Point kuv Plebe (freshman) xyoo nrog rau kuv txoj kev ntseeg yuav ua li cas kuv tuaj yeem siv lub nplhaib ntaus pob txhawm rau txhawm rau pab nrhiav txoj hauv kev los pab tib neeg taug kev rov qab los ua qhov no. "

"Kuv qhov kev cia siab tsuas yog ib tus neeg xav kawm txog zaj dab neeg no, tshwj xeeb cov menyuam yaus, internalize hauv qab no: nkag siab koj lub zog ntawm kev tsim lub zeem muag, nkag siab txog koj lub peev xwm dab tsi yog kom ua tiav qhov kev pom kev ntawd thiab npaj raug kev txom nyem thaum tuav lub zeem muag ntawd ntev li ntev tau yog huab cua nyob hauv koj lub ntsws. Kuv ntseeg kuv qhov kev paub thoob plaws hauv kev taug kev kom deb li deb tau qhia dua ntxiv li cas ib tug neeg tuaj yeem yog dej nag uas tsim kom muaj cua daj cua dub ntawm kev hloov. Dab tsi tiag tiag hauv peb lub siab yog qhov tiag. Kuv zoo siab uas Ring Magazine suav nrog kuv thiab kuv vam tias txoj kev tshaj tawm pab nyiaj thiab paub txog kev raug mob txha caj qaum. Ua tsaug rau kev ntaus pob ncaws pob uas kuv nyiam rau kev qhia kuv tus npau suav. ”

Los txhawb Melson, thov mus saib seem ntawmnplhaibtv.craveonline.com/news/407191-2015-kev thov nyiaj nplhaib-finalists-rau-feem ntau-kev tshoov siab lossis tw tw @Ringmagazine. For more information about Team Fight to Walk, thov mus saibTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Melson rau cap active Lub kaum hli ntuj mus koom peb los tom ntej no sib hlub sib txhawb galas!

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New York, NY (Lub kaum hli ntuj 21, 2015) - WBC United States Junior Middleweight zus, philanthropist thiab US Army Reserve tus tauj ncov loj Boyd Melson yuav tag li ib tug heev tibneeg hu tauj coob lub hli los ntxiv rau pab lwm tus neeg. Los ntawm lub Kaum Hli Ntuj, lub chav kawm ntawv ntawm 2003 West Point tiav yuav tau mus kawm lub TicTocStop Gala, Kos npe Chefs auction thiab Central Jersey txha caj qaum Association noj raws li ib tug qhua tshwj xeeb. Melson twb tseem nug tsis cia li mus koom lub peb hlis ntuj ntawm Dimes’ Kos npe Chefs auction, tab sis rau pa roj carbon monoxide-emcee lawv fundraising kev tshwm sim, uas nws enthusiastically txais.

Nrhiav tau los ntawm renowned kev ua si hauv xov tooj cua tham qhia party Craig Thawv, TicTocStop lub hom phiaj yog los pab txhim kho qhov zoo ntawm lub neej rau cov neeg uas muaj Tourette lub Syndrome. Thawv, uas muaj Tourette tus li yog ob tug ntawm nws cov me nyuam, tau pab ntau tsev neeg los ntawm no 501C3 sib hlub sib txhawb.

Lub TicTocStop Gala muaj xws li ib tug dej cawv tog, noj hmo thiab nthuav thiab yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Thursday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 22 los ntawm 6-11 PM ntawm roj teeb vaj nyob rau hauv New York City. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus ntsib Tictocstop.com.

Txhua txhua xyoo, ntau tshaj 15 lab cov me nyuam mos yug los prematurely. Tu siab, 1 lab ntawm lawv yuav tuag ua ntej rau lawv thawj lub hnub yug raws li ib tug tshwm sim. Lub peb hlis ntuj ntawm Dimes pab nyiaj kev tshawb fawb, kev kawm ntawv thiab kev pab txhawb nqa los xyuas kom meej ntau cov me nyuam mos yuav noj peb caug lawv hnub yug.

Rau Monday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 26 ntawm 6 pm, ntau tshaj 25 chefs, khw nojmov, Wineries, breweries thiab cov khoom qab zib designers yuav tsum sib koom lawv feem ntau exciting ua noj delights rau lub 200-plus qhua rau tes ntawm cov Carlyle rau lub Ntsuab nyob rau hauv Farmingdale, NY. Tag nrho attendees yuav txaus siab rau ib tug yav tsaus ntuj ntawm networking, nyob suab paj nruag thiab cawu cub thiab dab. Daim pib muaj nyob rau ntawmsignaturechefs.marchofdimes.org.

Ntshai li ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws tasting cov txheej xwm nyob rau hauv New York, lub Kos Npe Chefs auction pab txhawb lub hom phiaj ntawm lub peb hlis ntuj ntawm Dimes. Arlene Dayboch, Senior Community Director rau lub peb hlis ntuj ntawm Dimes, tau tsa Melson raws li ib tug co-emcee alongside Donna Drake los ntawm Live nws TV rau no tshwj xeeb kev tshwm sim. Drake thiab Melson yuav tsum tuaj koom los ntawm “Ntuj raug txim tus chav tsev mov” celebrity kws ua zaub mov Gordon Ramsay li celebrity qhua mus kawm nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav pab tsa tau nyiaj rau cov peb hlis ntuj txog Dimes.

Ib tug uas tsis yog-profit, lub Central Jersey txha caj qaum Association twb nrhiav tau nyob rau hauv 1987 los ntawm Kevin Hoagland. Nws yog khiav heev dua lwm yam los ntawm ib tug volunteer pawg thawj coj thiab seb puas tsimnyog tau kwv yees li $80,000 txhua xyoo.

Rau Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 30, lub Central Jersey txha caj qaum Association hosts lub 29th Ib xyoos ib zaug Vito Racine txha caj qaum kev tshawb fawb noj thiab auction ntawm Pines Manor Banquet Hall nyob rau hauv Edison, NJ. Cocktail teev beings ntawm 6:30PM ua raws li los ntawm noj hmo tom 8PM. Cov neeg tuaj yuav tseem hais rau cov khoom xws li autographed kev ua si Memorabilia, hniav nyiaj hniav kub, kev tshwm sim daim pib, khoom plig baskets thiab collectibles. Cov daim pib yog $70 thiab cov ntxhuav ntawm kaum luv nqi tom $700 koj yuav tau nyob cjsca.net. Tag nrho donations yog tax-deductible.

"Lub kaum hli ntuj tau ib tug heev tibneeg hu tauj coob lub hli sim los pab tsa nyiaj rau lwm tus neeg,"Hais tias Melson, leej twg ua si ib focal point nyob rau hauv Team sib ntaus rau Taug kev lub xyoo thib peb "Sib ntaus sib tua rau qhov kho" Gala kaum hli ntuj 15 thiab hais lus rau cov menyuam kawm ntawv Paul Roberson High School ua ntej lawm hnub no. "Kho lub neej ntawm cov neeg txojkev kev sib tw txawv yog qho tseem ceeb heev rau kuv. Mus kawm cov txheej xwm zoo li no tsis yog tsuas yog ib tug yawm, tab sis ib yam dab tsi kuv ntseeg tias kuv yuav tsum tau ua. Peb tag nrho cov qhia no ntiaj chaw thiab yuav tsum pab txawm li cas los ua tau txawm yog hais tias peb nyob nraum deb tshem tawm ntawm kev txom nyem. "

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Team sib ntaus rau Taug kev mus party "Sib ntaus sib tua Rau qhov kho" Gala kaum hli ntuj 15!

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New York, NY (Cuaj hlis 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC junior middleweight zus Boyd Melson thiab Christan Zaccagnino, Founders ntawm Team sib ntaus rau Taug kev, yuav host lub koom haum xyoo thib peb "Sib ntaus sib tua rau qhov kho" kev pab gala Thursday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 15 ntawm 6:15 pm

nyob rau Beckwith Pointe nyob rau hauv Tshiab Rochelle, NY.

Daim pib thiab sponsorship tej pob khoom los "sib ntaus rau qhov kho" yog muaj los ntawm kev mus rau teamfighttowalk.com/gala los sis hu rau 914-497-5727. Tag nrho donations yog yus them yus rau ib IRS cai.
New York Knicks zoo John Starks yuav pab raws li lub saib xyuas Chairman rau no tshwj xeeb yav tsaus ntuj thiab ib tug xov tooj ntawm lwm yam qhua yuav tsum muaj nyob mingle nrog daim pib mus tuav tseg. Tus tam sim no qhua daim ntawv muaj xws qub ntiaj teb champion thiab phaus rau phaus superstar Paul Williams, Super tais XXV zus Stephen neeg ua mov ci ntawm lub New York Giants, middleweight zus Danny Jacobs, yav tas los yeej yog Junior Jones thiab Chris Algieri nrog qub New York Knicks Tshuaj ntsuab Williams thiab John Wallace. Ntau qhua yuav muab tshaj tawm sai sai no. Qhov no zoo ua luaj thaum yav tsaus ntuj ntawm kev lom zem thiab paub txog muaj xws li cocktails & appetizers, muaj ib txoj kev noj hmo, ntsiag to auction, nees nkaum ib lub rooj, nyob music, qhib bar, DJ thiab tuaj hais lus.
Thaum lub sij hawm ob lub xyoos dhau, Team sib ntaus taug kev los mus tuav kev vam meej galas nyob rau hauv New York featuring comedy ua los ntawm Artie Lange thiab Damon Rozier nrog lub siab lub ntsws has lug hab los ntawm Melson, Zaccagnino, Loj Max Brewer, ntiaj teb renowned Dr. Wise Hluas, Eric Legrand thiab mob cancer survivor muab lub ntiaj teb champion boxer Danny Jacobs.
Nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj, Melson, Dr. Young thiab Dr. Patricia Morton tau ntsib nrog Congress nyob rau hauv Washington, DC los muab pov thawj los ntawm kev vam meej txha caj qaum raug mob raug kev txom nyem nyob rau hauv Tuam Tshoj. Suav tej kev txom nyem pom 15 tawm ntawm lub 20 cov neeg mob rov qab muaj peev xwm taug kev los mus dua thiab 10 cov neeg mob muaj lawv zais zis thiab tso quav muaj nuj nqi rov qab. Qhov no yog lub caij nyoog tib txoj kev uas yuav siv tau nyob rau hauv America thiab ib qho hauj lwm lus teb los ntawm cov FDA rau lub mus sib hais yuav tsum tuaj ua ntej lub xyoo no yuav xaus.
Yog hais tias tej kev txom nyem yog yuav coj qhov chaw, tus nqi rau kev phais thiab kev kho yog $150,000 ib tus neeg mob thiab 100% ntawm cov neeg nqi raug tsa los ntawm pej xeem donations. Lub sim yuav tsum nyob rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv tsev kho mob nyob rau hauv Newark, NJ thiab yuav muab kev koom tes 12 cov neeg mob. Tam sim no, tsoom fwv teb chaws tsoom fwv yog tsis muab nyiaj txiag pab, txawm tias txhiab ntawm cov tub rog rov qab los ntawm tsov rog nrog tus txha caj qaum raug mob.
Los ntawm lub sij hawm uas lawv tau ntsib nyob rau ntawm lub seev cev qws thaum lub sij hawm nws kawm junior ntawm West Point nyob rau hauv 2002, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv Melson lub neej twb mus saib Zaccagnino taug kev dua. Christan tsoo nws lub caj dab ntawm lub hnub nyoog ntawm 10 tom qab ib tug nyiab loj kev huam yuaj thiab tau ceev mus rau ib tug lub rooj zaum puas tau txij li thaum. Yuav kom spearhead cov nyiaj dag zog rau lub aforementioned mus sib, Melson tus pub 100% ntawm nws ib ce los ntawm 16 ntawm nws 17 kev mus pab neeg sib ntaus rau Taug kev, ib tug 501(c)(3) nrog rau ib tug ib ce mus rau ib tug me nyuam tseem yau phooj ywg nws tus tub twb loj heev lub hlwb mob cancer. Nruab nrab ntawm ob galas thiab nws kev bouts, Melson tus pab tsa ntau tshaj $330,000.
"Peb yog ze li puas tau mus ua ib tug tseem ceeb sib txawv nyob rau hauv America,"Hais tias Melson. "Team sib ntaus rau kev taug kev tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj heev rau qhov no thiab peb nrhiav nyiaj txiag kev tau lawm nonstop. Tseem, muaj yog ib tug ntev txoj kev uas yuav mus, txawm yog hais tias peb tau txais kev pom zoo los ntawm FDA. Peb ob lub galas tau zoo ua luaj, thiab peb nyob nraum aiming rau nce txawm ntau tshaj cov nyiaj xyoo no rau qhov ua rau. Peb yuav tsum tau kev pab los ntawm txhua leej txhua tawm muaj. Peb yuav tsum sawv thiab ua neej nyob txhua hnub nrog lub fact tias peb yuav muab qhov no ntiaj chaw coj peb active nco qab. Peb galas tau kev xav tsiv ntau attendees uas hnov ​​cov dab neeg thiab tej kev nyuaj los ntawm cov neeg kev txom nyem los ntawm Chronic txha caj qaum raug mob uas yog yuav tsis muaj qhov phais nyob rau hauv America uas yuav pab kom lawv mus taug kev dua. Yog hais tias koj nyob nraum tuaj koom tsis tau lub Gala, thov xav txog tso rau Teamfighttowalk.com. Txhua duas ua ib tug txawv!”
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Melson mus ua si nyob rau hauv Heroes & Legends siab hlub Pob khi hlua ua si!

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New York, NY (Lub yim hli ntuj 23, 2015) - WBC USNBC junior middleweight zus Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson yuav koom nyob rau hauv lub Heroes & Legends Charity Softball Game on Saturday, Lub yim hli ntuj 29 nyob rau ntawm thawj Energy Park nyob rau hauv Lakewood, NJ.
Cov daim pib rau $10 thiab $40 VIP rooj xws li noj hmo, dej qab zib thiab lub sij hawm nrog cov neeg koom yog muaj los ntawm kev hu rau 732-901-7000 los yog nyob rau https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2 / BuyClear.asp?EventID =149462&tseem = buynew.asp #.VXC1Ps9Vikr. VIP rooj tag rau cov thawj 100 qhua.
Rooj vag qhib ntawm 3 PM thiab yuav muaj ib lub tsev mus dhia derby ntawm 4:30, ua raws li los ntawm cov kev ua si softball.
Qhov kev tshwm sim los ntawm Oceans Rau tiag thiab koom tes. Nyaij yuav tau txais txiaj ntsim Sanctuary Island, ib tug uas tsis yog-profit cov koom haum uas ua hauj lwm pab raug mob Warriors thiab lwm tus neeg xiam kom lawv noj qab haus huv thiab nws tus kheej-kheej. The game was started los pab cov qub tub rog 'rehabilitative kev ua sports thiab pab ntau yam rau cov tub rog-raws li cov koom haum,
Melson yuav ua si rau cov Ntshav plawv Heroes, ib pab neeg featuring ntau cov tub rog raug mob pab peb lub teb chaws. Lawv yuav tsum txwv los ntawm Lub Legends, ib tug tub cheev xwm ua los ntawm yav tas los ncaws pob xws li loj leaguers Jeff Frazier, Jay Johnstone thiab Andy Ashby ntxiv Super tais XXV zus Stephen neeg ua mov ci thiab cov mej zeej ntawm lub pob zeb qhab Madison Rising.
Tom qab qhov kev ua si, WBC kawg nkaus Foundation Thawj Tswj Hwm Jill Pob zeb diamond yuav tes tawm medals rau lub winning pab.
"Nws yog ib qho zoo kawg yawm yuav tsum tau nug mus ua si nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si,"Hais tias Melson, ib tug tub rog Reserve Tub ceev xwm thiab 2003 West Point kawm tiav uas pub nws sib ntaus ib ce rau pab neeg sib ntaus rau Taug kev los pab kho mob txha caj qaum raug mob. "Raug mob Warrior Project tau ze rau kuv lub siab thiab kuv niam tseem yog ib tug loj loj supporter. Cov Ntshav plawv tau txais yuav tsum tau txais lub meej zoo tshaj plaws thiab muaj kev tshwm sim zoo li no yog cov tsawg kawg peb yuav tau ua rau cov neeg siab tawv tub rog raug mob tiv thaiv peb txoj kev ywj pheej. "
Kiv cua yuav INTERACTIONS nrog Boyd ntawm twitterBoydMelson los yoghttps://www.facebook.com/boyd.melson.9.