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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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New York, NY (Diċembru 29, 2015) – Junior middleweight boxer and philanthropist Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson has been nominated for Most Inspirational by Ring Magazine.

Having dedicated most of his life during the last 13 years to help cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries, Melson’s selfless efforts have been chronicled by various media outlets. The visibility of the cause he fights for and organization he donates 100% of his fight purses to, Ġlieda tim biex Walk, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

Il 2003 West Point graduate also helped organize three successful “Fighting for the Cure” galas and successfully lobbied New York’s powers that be to reinstate a bill that allocates a percentage of each moving violation towards Spinal Cord Injury research. Last summer, l- 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Wise Young, Dr. Patricia Morton and others met with Congressman Chaka Fattah at a briefing at the Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC to discuss clinical trials that could help hundreds of thousands suffering from Spinal Cord Injuries walk again. Word from Congress about the trial going forward is expected within 90 jiem.

B'mod ġenerali, Melson’s raised more than $350,000 for Team Fight to Walk.

"Last December the WBC honored me with their Ambassador Of Peace Award and this past July the NABF honored me with their Humanitarian Award,"Qal Melson, who captured the WBC USNBC title with a career best performance in May 2015. “A sport that I was forced to first partake in because of a mandatory gym class at West Point my Plebe (freshman) year along with my belief how I could use the boxing ring in order to help find a way to help people walk again has turned into this.”

"My only hope is that any human being learning of this story, especially children, internalize the following: understand your power of creating a vision, understanding what your own abilities are to achieve that vision and prepare to suffer while holding on to that vision for as long as their is air in your lungs. I believe my experience throughout this journey so far has shown again how one person can be the raindrop that creates the storm of change. What is real in our minds is real. I’m honored that Ring Magazine included me and I hope the publicity helps raise funds and awareness for Spinal Cord Injuries. Thank you to the sport I love for sharing my dream.”

To support Melson, please visit the comment section ofringtv.craveonline.com/news/407191-2015-ring-awards-finalists-for-most-inspirational or tweet @Ringmagazine. For more information about Team Fight to Walk, jekk jogħġbok żurTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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Ġlieda tim biex Walk li jospita "jiġġieldu għall-Vulkanizzar" Gala Ottubru 15!

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New York, NY (Settembru 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC champion middleweight junior Boyd Melson u Christan Zaccagnino, Fundaturi tal Tim Ġlieda għall Walk, ser jospita terz "Ġlieda għall-Vulkanizzar" gala benefiċċju tal-organizzazzjoni annwali Il-Ħamis, Ottubru 15 fi 6:15 pm

fil-Pointe Beckwith fi New Rochelle, NY.

Biljetti u pakketti sponsorizzazzjoni li "Il-ġlieda kontra l-Vulkanizzar" huma disponibbli billi tmur teamfighttowalk.com/gala jew ġbid 914-497-5727. Kull donazzjoni huma kull deduċibbli regolamenti IRS.
New York Knicks kbira John Starks se jservi bħala l-President Onorarju għal din is-serata speċjali u numru ta 'mistednin oħra se jkunu disponibbli għall mingle ma' detenturi tal-biljetti. Il-lista guest kurrenti jinkludi eks champion tad-dinja u libbra għal lira superstars Paul Williams, Super Bowl XXV Champion Stephen Baker mill-ġganti New York, champion middleweight Danny Jacobs, ċampjins Junior Jones u Chris Algieri flimkien mal-eks New York Knicks Herb Williams u John Wallace. Aktar mistednin se jitħabbru dalwaqt. Illejla pendenti ta 'divertiment u l-għarfien jinkludi cocktails & appetizers, pranzu formali, irkant siekta, tabelli Blackjack, mużika live, bar miftuh, DJ u kelliema mistiedna.
Matul l-aħħar sentejn, Ġlieda tim biex Walk ospitat galas suċċess fi New York jidhru atti comedy mill Artie Lange u Damon Rozier akkumpanjati minn diskorsi emozzjonali minn Melson, Zaccagnino, Major Max birra, dinja Dr magħrufa. Wise Young, Eric Legrand u superstiti kanċer mdawwar champion boxer dinja Danny Jacobs.
F'Ġunju, Melson, Dr. Young u Dr. Patricia Morton iltaqa mal-Kungress f'Washington, DC tippreżenta evidenza minn suċċess provi Spinali Kurdun Korriment fiċ-Ċina. Il-provi Ċiniż raw 15 barra mill- 20 pazjenti terga l-abbiltà li jimxu mill-ġdid u 10 pazjenti jkollhom bużżieqa u l-funzjoni tal-musrana ritorn tagħhom. Dan huwa l-istess proċedura eżatta li għandu jkun użat fl-Amerika u risposta uffiċjali mill-AID dwar il-prova hija mistennija li jiġu qabel tmiem din is-sena.
Jekk il-provi għandhom iseħħu, l-ispiża għall-kirurġija u terapija hija $150,000 kull pazjent u 100% dawk l-ispejjeż ġew issollevati permezz ta 'donazzjonijiet pubbliċi. Il-prova se ssir fil Isptar Università Newark, NJ u se involut 12 pazjenti. Bħalissa, il-gvern federali mhijiex toffri assistenza finanzjarja, anki jekk eluf ta 'suldati huma jirritornaw minn gwerra ma Korrimenti korda spinali.
Minn meta ltaqgħu fi klabb taż-żfin matul is-sena junior tiegħu fil-West Point fil 2002, l-iktar ħaġa importanti fil-ħajja Melson kienet li tara Zaccagnino walk mill-ġdid. Christan kissru għonq tagħha fl-età ta 10 wara inċident għadis u ġew limitati għal siġġu tar-roti qatt peress. Biex ixprun l-isforzi ta 'finanzjament għall-prova msemmija qabel, Tal Melson donat 100% tal portmonijiet tiegħu mill 16 ta 'dmirijietu 17 professjonali Team Ġlieda għall Walk, a 501(c)(3) ma 'wieħed mill portmonijiet tiegħu sejrin lejn ħabib tfulija li ibnu kien battling kanċer tal-moħħ. Bejn iż-żewġ galas u bouts professjonali tiegħu, Tal Melson għen sabiex jogħlew aktar minn $330,000.
"Aħna qrib bħalma dejjem kienu sabiex nagħmlu differenza sinifikanti fl-Amerika,"Qal Melson. "Ġlieda Team biex Walk ilha taħdem estremament diffiċli għal dan u l-isforzi fundraising tagħna kienu nonstop. Still, hemm triq twila biex imorru, anki jekk irridu jiksbu l-approvazzjoni mill-AID. Aħħar żewġ galas tagħna kienu ilhom pendenti, u aħna qed jimmiraw li jgħollu l-flus aktar din is-sena lejn l-kawża. Għandna bżonn l-għajnuna mill kulħadd hemmhekk. Għandna bżonn li jinxtegħel u jgħixu kull jum mal-fatt li aħna naqsmu din il-pjaneta ewlieni sensi attiva tagħna. Galas tagħna jkunu emozzjonalment mxew ħafna attendew li jinstemgħu l-istejjer u ġlidiet minn dawk li jbatu minn Korrimenti kronika korda spinali li huma ma jistgħux ikollhom l-kirurġija fl-Amerika li jista 'jippermettilhom li jimxu mill-ġdid. Jekk int ma jkunux jistgħu jattendu l-Gala, jekk jogħġbok jikkunsidraw donazzjoni biex Teamfighttowalk.com. Kull dollaru jagħmel differenza!”