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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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New York, NY (Desemba 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, Timu Kupambana na Walk, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

The 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, akaonekana 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. Busara 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 siku.

Kwa ujumla, 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,"Alisema 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, tafadhali tembeleaTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

Timu Kupambana na Kutembea kuwa mwenyeji wa "Kupambana Kwa Tiba" Gala Oktoba 15!

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New York, NY (Septemba 24, 2015) - WBC-USNBC junior middleweight bingwa Boyd Melson na Christan Zaccagnino, Waanzilishi wa Timu Kupambana na Tembea, itakuwa mwenyeji wa shirika hilo la tatu kila mwaka "Kupambana kwa Tiba" faida gala Alhamisi, Oktoba 15 katika 6:15 pm

katika Beckwith Pointe katika New Rochelle, NY.

Tiketi na fedha udhamini na "Kupambana kwa Tiba" zinapatikana kwa kwenda teamfighttowalk.com/gala au wito 914-497-5727. Michango yote ni GNU kwa IRS kanuni.
New York Knicks kubwa John Starks utatumika kama Mwenyekiti wa heshima kwa jioni hii maalum na idadi ya wageni wengine itakuwa inapatikana kwa kuchanganyika na wamiliki tiketi. Sasa orodha mgeni ni pamoja na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia na chupa kwa chupa nyota Paul Williams, Super Bowl XXV Bingwa Stephen mwokaji ya Giants New York, middleweight bingwa Danny Jacobs, mabingwa wa zamani Junior Jones na Chris Algieri pamoja na aliyekuwa New York Knicks Herb Williams na John Wallace. Wageni zaidi yatatangazwa hivi karibuni. Jioni hii bora ya burudani na ufahamu ni pamoja na Visa & appetizers, chakula cha jioni rasmi, mnada kimya, meza Blackjack, muziki kuishi, bar wazi, DJ na wasemaji mgeni.
Katika kipindi cha miaka miwili iliyopita, Timu Kupambana kutembea mwenyeji GALAS mafanikio katika New York akishirikiana vichekesho vitendo kutoka Artie Lange na Damon Rozier akiongozana na hotuba hisia kutoka Melson, Zaccagnino, Meja Max Brewer, maarufu duniani Dr. Busara Young, Eric LeGrand na kansa survivor akageuka bingwa wa dunia boxer Danny Jacobs.
Mwezi Juni, Melson, Dr. Young na Dk. Patricia Morton alikutana na Congress mjini Washington, DC kuwasilisha ushahidi kutoka mafanikio Spinal Cord majaribio jeraha katika China. Majaribio Kichina aliona 15 nje ya 20 wagonjwa kurejesha uwezo wa kutembea tena na 10 wagonjwa na kibofu cha mkojo na bowel kazi zao kurudi. Hii ni exact utaratibu kwamba itakuwa kutumika katika Amerika na jibu rasmi kutoka FDA katika kesi dhidi unatarajiwa kabla ya mwisho wa mwaka huu.
Kama majaribio ni kuchukua nafasi, gharama kwa ajili ya upasuaji na tiba ni $150,000 kwa kila mgonjwa na 100% ya gharama hizo ni kuwa alimfufua njia ya michango ya umma. Kesi utafanyika katika Hospitali ya Chuo Kikuu katika Newark, NJ na kushiriki 12 wagonjwa. Hivi sasa, Serikali ya shirikisho si sadaka msaada wa kifedha, ingawa maelfu ya askari wanaorejea kutoka vita na Spinal Cord Majeruhi.
Mara walikutana katika ngoma klabu katika kipindi cha mwaka wake junior katika West Point katika 2002, jambo muhimu katika maisha Melson imekuwa kuona Zaccagnino kutembea tena. Christan kuvunja shingo yake akiwa na umri wa 10 baada ya ajali mbizi na wamekuwa funge na wheelchair tangu wakati. Kuongoza juhudi fedha kwa ajili ya kesi aforementioned, Melson ya walichangia 100% ya mikoba yake kutoka 16 yake 17 mtaalamu wa Timu Kupambana na Tembea, a 501(c)(3) na mmoja wa mikoba yake kwenda kwa rafiki utoto ambaye mwanawe alikuwa inapambana na kansa ya ubongo. Kati ya GALAS mbili na vipindi vya kitaaluma yake, Melson ya umesaidia kuongeza zaidi ya $330,000.
"Sisi ni karibu kama ilivyo kwa kufanya tofauti kubwa katika Amerika,"Alisema Melson. "Timu Kupambana na Walk imekuwa ikifanya kazi ngumu sana kwa hili na juhudi zetu za kutafuta fedha wamekuwa nonstop. Bado, kuna njia ndefu ya kwenda, hata kama sisi kupata kibali kutoka FDA. GALAS yetu miwili iliyopita wamekuwa bora, na sisi ni kwa lengo la kuongeza fedha hata zaidi mwaka huu kuelekea sababu. Tunahitaji msaada kutoka kwa kila mtu huko nje. Tunahitaji kuamka na kuishi kila siku na ukweli kwamba sisi kushiriki dunia hii kuongoza fahamu zetu kazi. GALAS zetu hisia wakiongozwa waliohudhuria nyingi ambazo kusikia hadithi na mapambano kutoka kwa wale wanaosumbuliwa na sugu Spinal Cord Majeruhi ambao ni hawezi kuwa na upasuaji nchini Marekani ambayo inaweza kuwawezesha kutembea tena. Kama wewe ni kushindwa kuhudhuria Gala, tafadhali fikiria wakitoa kwa Teamfighttowalk.com. Kila dola hufanya tofauti!”

Melson ya kucheza katika Heroes & Legends Charity Softball michezo!

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New York, NY (Agosti 23, 2015) - WBC USNBC junior middleweight bingwa Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson watashiriki katika Heroes & Legends Charity Softball Game on Jumamosi, Agosti 29 Mwanzoni Nishati Park katika Lakewood, NJ.
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Gates kufungua katika 3 PM na kutakuwa na kukimbia nyumbani derby katika 4:30, ikifuatiwa na mchezo Softball.
Tukio hilo ni yaliyowasilishwa na Bahari Six Real na Washirika. Mapato watafaidika Sanctuary Kisiwa, shirika lisilo la kiserikali kuwa mtumishi Wapiganaji waliojeruhiwa na wengine walemavu ili kuongeza afya zao na kujithamini. The game was started kusaidia kuwarekebisha mipango veterani 'michezo na kusaidia mashirika mbalimbali ya kijeshi yenye makao yake,
Melson kucheza kwa Purple Heart Heroes, Timu akishirikiana askari wengi waliojeruhiwa kuwahudumia nchi yetu. Watakuwa kinyume na Legends, kikosi linaloundwa na wanamichezo wa zamani ikiwa ni pamoja na leaguers kuu Jeff Frazier, Jay Johnstone na Andy Ashby pamoja na Super Bowl XXV Bingwa Stephen Baker na wanachama wa bendi ya mwamba Madison Rising.
Kufuatia mchezo, WBC Cares Foundation Rais Jill Diamond mapenzi mkono nje medali kwa timu ya kushinda.
"Ni heshima ya ajabu kuulizwa kucheza katika mchezo,"Alisema Melson, Jeshi la Reserve Afisa na 2003 West Point kuhitimu ambaye donates mapambano yake mikoba kwa Timu Kupambana Kutembea kwa kusaidia kutibu Sugu Spinal Cord Majeruhi. "Waliojeruhiwa shujaa Mradi umekuwa karibu na moyo wangu na mama yangu pia ni msaidizi mkubwa. Hizi Purple Heart wapokeaji stahili bora kabisa na tukio kama hili ni angalau tunaweza kufanya kwa ajili askari hao jasiri kujeruhiwa kulinda uhuru wetu. "
Mashabiki wanaweza kuingiliana na Boyd kupitia TwitterBoydMelson auhttps://www.facebook.com/boyd.melson.9.

 

Melson hupokea tuzo ya kibinadamu kutoka WBC; Kuweka kusaidia Amateur Programu!

 

New York, NY (Julai 6, 2015) - WBC-USNBC junior Middleweight bingwa Kapteni Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson alipokea tuzo ya kibinadamu kutoka WBC wakati wa NABF zao mkataba mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita katika San Francisco, Kama vile.

 

mafanikio tangu kwanza kuvaa jozi ya kinga kama Plebe (Freshman) wakati kuhudhuria West Point, Melson alishinda mashindano mbalimbali kama Amateur kabla ya ukamataji taji WBC-USNBC na utendaji kazi-bora dhidi ya Mike Ruiz Mei. Tangu kugeuka pro katika 2010, Melson ya walichangia 100% ya mapato yake kupambana mfuko wa fedha na kusaidiwa kuongeza zaidi ya $300,000 kuelekea utafiti shina kiini badala ya Amerika ya kwanza ya jaribio la kitabibu ili kusaidia kutibu sugu uti wa mgongo Majeruhi. Bao lake la mwisho ni kuona rafiki yake bora Christan Zaccagnino, sababu alikuwa amepooza kuanzia shingoni mwake chini kutoka ajali utoto mbizi, kutembea tena.

 

Mwezi uliopita, Melson na wafuasi wengine wa Timu Kupambana kutembea na mkutano hisia na Congress inWashington, DC kushinikiza kesi ya rasmi kuidhinishwa. Mkutano huo ulikuwa na mafanikio makubwa na Congress Chaka Fattah ni muumini kubwa katika majaribio, ambayo zinazozalishwa matokeo bora wakati ulifanyika nchini China. Timu Kupambana kwa Walk matumaini ya kupata rasmi mwanga kijani kwa ajili Marekani kesi katika siku zijazo karibu sana.

 

mfano wa mwanamichezo selfless, Juhudi Melson ya kibinadamu zimekuwa featured na ESPN, HBO, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, Pete Magazine na Huffington Post miongoni mwa maduka mengine mbalimbali.

 

Hivi karibuni, Melson alialikwa San Francisco kwa ajili ya mkataba wa kujadili mpango WBC wa mdhamini Amateur tofauti ndondi programu. Bao lake la msingi ilikuwa kukutana na Rais WBC Mauricio Suleiman na Mwenyekiti Jill Diamond hata hivyo, alikuwa kabisa hawakupata wa walinzi kusikia jina lake alitangaza kama mshindi wa tuzo ya kibinadamu kwa ajili ya utumishi wake bora kama bingwa ndani na nje ya pete.

 

"Hii ni moja ya heshima yangu kubwa kama pro au Amateur" alisema Melson. "Nilipokuwa walioalikwa San Francisco, Nilikuwa na furaha kubwa kukutana na WBC na kuangalia mbele kuona watu wengine mkubwa katika ndondi kupokea tuzo katika mkataba. Napenda inaweza iwapo nimeona uso wangu wakati mimi barabara Jill Diamond alikuwa akimaanisha mimi wakati yeye akapanda juu ya hatua na kuwasilishwa tuzo ya pili ya usiku. Wengi wa ndondi ya muda wote greats walivaa ukanda wa kijani na mshindi wa tuzo katika mikataba yao. Ni kufedhehesha sana kwa kutajwa kati yao. "

 

Baada ya kupokea tuzo yake, Melson na WBC kujadiliwa maelezo ya mpango wao kuwa zaidi wanaohusika na ndondi Amateur katika sekta ya utumishi wa umma. Hii ni pamoja na lakini si mdogo polisi, firefighters na matawi mbalimbali ya kijeshi. Kama Jeshi Reserve Afisa ambaye inao mahusiano mengi sana, WBC alijua Melson alikuwa mtu kwa ajili ya kazi.

 

Wakati wa mkataba, Melson ilikuwa rasmi kuteuliwa Balozi. Kazi yake itakuwa kusaidia WBC kushiriki katika kudhamini wapiganaji Amateur na matukio akishirikiana wafanyakazi utumishi wa umma.

 

"Mauricio Suleiman akaniambia kuwa wewe ni mtu wangu, na WBC ni familia yako milele. Mimi labda kumpa moja ya smiles brightest katika maisha yangu. Ni muhimu pia kukumbuka kwamba katika historia, kumekuwa na wapiganaji kubwa ya Kaskazini kutoka sekta ya utumishi wa umma. Timu yangu kupambana kwa kutembea ndugu Steve Cunningham ni mbalimbali wakati bingwa wa dunia kwa njia ya Navy na 2012 Marekani Olimpiki Jamal Herring alikuwa Sajini Majini ambaye aliwahi tours mbili ya wajibu katika Iraq. makubaliano kubwa mpiganaji wa wakati wote, Sugar Ray Robinson, alikuja kutoka Jeshi. Sita Heavyweight mabingwa, Ray Mercer, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Joe Louis, Gene Tunney na Rocky Marciano, aliwahi nchi yetu kama walivyofanya historia Barney Ross na Tony Zale. Lengo langu ni kukusaidia WBC kuungana na wanajeshi, polisi, firefighters, nk. kwa sababu kuna mengi ya vipaji kubwa huko nje. "

 

Baada Boyd alipokea tuzo yake, alipewa muda mchache kuzungumza. Na baba yake Nolan Melson karibu naye usiku huo, Boyd alikwenda juu ya hatua na alizungumza kwa moyo wake.

 

“Nilikuwa hisia sana na mahali ambapo nilihisi mwenyewe kuwa na kushikilia nyuma macho yangu kutoka kumwagilia up. Nilisema kwamba ndondi ni mchezo kubwa katika dunia na ni kufunguliwa milango mingi kwa ajili yangu. Mwishoni mwa wiki iliyopita ni moja mimi itabidi kamwe kusahau.”

 

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Melson kukutana na WBC katika Warsha katika San Francisco!

 

New York, NY (Julai 1, 2015) - WBC-USNBC junior Middleweight bingwa Kapteni Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson imekuwa binafsi walioalikwa na WBC Rais Mauricio Suleiman kwa wao NABF mkataba mwishoni mwa wiki hii katika San Francisco, Kama vile.

 

rafiki wa karibu na msaidizi wa WBC Cares Programu muda mrefu kabla ya ukamataji ubingwa ushindi dhidi ya Mike Ruiz Mei, Melson ya imefanikiwa kipaumbele duniani kote ndondi kwa ajili wakitoa 100% ya mikoba yake kwa Timu Kupambana kwa kutembea katika msaada wa Marekani wa kwanza wa jaribio la kitabibu kutibu sugu uti wa mgongo Majeruhi.

 

Wakati katika mlango wa dhahabu Mji, Melson itakuwa kutumia muda na Suleiman kujadili kuwa na balozi wa Vijana Amateur Programu WBC ya. Katika jukumu lake uwezo kama balozi, Lengo Melson ya itakuwa juu ya ndondi Amateur katika jeshi. Kabla ya kugeuka pro, akaonekana 2003 West Point kuhitimu alitekwa Jeshi michuano ya Dunia na kushindwa wapiganaji wengi kwamba akawa faida ya juu kama vile Keith Thurman, Charles HATLEY na DeAndre Latimore.

 

Kati juhudi zake za kibinadamu, mafanikio katika pete na historia ya elimu, Melson anaamini kuwa anaweza kuwa msaada mkubwa kwa mpango WBC na ni msisimko kujifunza zaidi.

 

"Ni heshima kwamba WBC ina binafsi alinialika NABF Mkataba zao katika San Francisco,"Alisema Melson. "Wote wa wapiganaji kubwa kuwa honed ukanda wa kijani na ukweli kwamba mimi ni mmoja wa titlists yao yenyewe ni ndoto ya kuja kweli. Ningependa kuwashukuru Jill Diamond ajili ya kwenda juu na zaidi ili kusaidia kupambana na timu kwa kutembea. Mr. Suleiman ana moyo mkubwa na najua yeye kweli wasiwasi juu Veterans wetu. Mimi tayari kufanya chochote inachukua ili kusaidia kukua msisitizo wao juu ya ndondi Amateur katika jeshi. "

Timu Kupambana kwa Briefing Walk pamoja Congress mtoano kubwa!

 

 

New York, NY (Juni 28, 2015) - Wakati Dk. Patricia Morton, Dr. Busara Young na Kapteni Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson aliwasilisha kesi yao kwa Congress katika mkutano mjini Washington, DC walikuwa lengo moja katika akili. lengo, ambayo imekuwa kitovu cha maisha Melson tangu mkutano Christan Zaccagnino 13 miaka iliyopita, ni kuona kutembea yake tena. Zaccagnino mateso ajali ya mbizi kama mtoto kwamba kushoto kupooza yake kutoka kiunoni chini na amekuwa amefungiwa katika gurudumu tangu wakati.

 

hatua kubwa kwa ajili ya Zaccagnino kuwa na uwezo wa uwezekano wa kutembea tena itakuwa mkutano kuidhinisha jaribio la kitabibu kuchukua nafasi zote nchini Marekani kuelekeza nguvu katika isiyo embryonic shina utafiti kiini. kesi, ambayo sampuli wagonjwa random, pamoja na upasuaji na ukarabati na matokeo ya mwisho hopefully kuwa mtu huyo kutembea tena. Nchini China, kesi hiyo zinazozalishwa matokeo kubwa chini ya uongozi wa Dk. Young na idadi ya wagonjwa waliweza kutembea tena baada ya kufanyiwa operesheni na miezi mitatu tiba.

 

Juni 22, Morton, Vijana na Melson msisitizo aliwasilisha kesi yao katika Rayburn House OfficeBuilding katika mji mkuu wa taifa letu.

 

Na chumba Zikiwa kujazwa na pande zinazohusika, Dr. Morton, Mkurugenzi wa Mipango na Maendeleo ya uti wa mgongo kuumia Mradi, aliwahi kuwa msimamizi. Dr. Young, sana kuchukuliwa bora duniani kwa uti wa mgongo Care, kwa kuwasilishwa takwimu za kisayansi kuunga mkono kwa nini kesi bila kuwa na mafanikio katika Amerika. Melson wakiongozwa wanachama wa watazamaji na bunge na kina jinsi yeye na kuhatarisha maisha yake kama mtaalamu bondia kukusanya fedha ya kutibu sugu uti wa mgongo Majeruhi. Bi. Ida Cahill, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Conqueor Kupooza sasa, na Dk. Grewal-Virk Balpreet, ambaye baba yake alikuwa amepooza wakati wa Hurricane Sandy, Pia alitoa hotuba za dhati.

 

Kwa ujumla, kila msemaji mchango muhimu kwa kuwasilisha sababu mbalimbali kwa nini wanaamini kesi inahitaji kuchukua nafasi na inaweza kuwa sababu mamia ya maelfu ya Wamarekani kupooza wana uwezo wa kutembea tena.

 

"Kila kitu akaenda kikamilifu,"Alisema ecstatic Melson. "Congress Fattah kweli alikuwa nyuma yetu pia na mimi deni kila mtu ambaye alikuwepo shukrani za pekee. Jumanne alikuwa mmoja wa siku muhimu zaidi ya maisha yangu yote na hata kama sisi inaweza kuwa wanasubiri kidogo kwa ajili ya neno kama kesi hiyo rasmi anapata mwanga kijani, tegemeo langu ni katika muda wote juu. Wajumbe wa mkutano kuelewa umuhimu wa majaribio hayo na matokeo fromChina iliyotolewa na Dk. Young haiwezi kukanushwa. Kama mkutano huu walikuwa mapambano, ni dhahiri ingekuwa tumekuwa mtoano kwa ajili yetu!"

 

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Melson kuzungumza katika Congress Mkutano mjini Washington!

New York, NY (Juni 17, 2015) - Tangu mkutano wa Kikristo Zaccagnino katika 2002, Kapteni Boyd "Rainmaker" Lengo Melson imekuwa kuona kutembea yake tena. Ili kuongoza juhudi zake, Melson ya kukulia kiasi kikubwa cha fedha kwa kutoa 100% ya mapambano yake mikoba kwa Timu Kupambana kwa Tembeeni wakati pia kusaidia kukimbia mbili mafanikio upendo GALAS.

 

Baada halisi wamekuwa walimpiga mdomoni kwa juhudi zake wakati wa 17 bout wanaounga mkono kazi, Juhudi Melson ya kazi ili kuona Christan kutembea tena na kutibu sugu uti wa mgongo Majeruhi haikuwa na rahisi.

 

On Jumanne, Juni 23, Melson will have the opportunity to lobby congress when he serves as a speaker at an upcoming Congressional Briefing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Dr. Busara Young, Neurosurgeon na dunia kuongoza uti wa mgongo kuzaliwa upya mtafiti, pia kuhudhuria ili kujadili maendeleo na ahadi ya majaribio ya kliniki kabla Congress Chaka Fattah. majaribio inaweza kuchukua nafasi kama kila kitu kinakwenda kama ilivyopangwa.

 

"Kengele ni kuhusu pete mwanzo raundi ya pili katika vita hii kusaidia kufanya majaribio ya kliniki kuchukua nafasi. Hii ni dhamira nimekuwa kuweka maisha yangu yote kuelekea kwa mtaalamu wangu mzima ndondi kazi,"Alisema Melson hisia sana. "Tuna kazi ngumu sana kupata hatua hii na kushawishi wanasiasa, kutafuta fedha, ufahamu na mambo mengine mengi. Ukweli ni huu ni muda kubwa milele kwa ajili ya timu kupambana kwa kutembea na mamia ya maelfu ya Wamarekani kwamba wanakabiliwa na sugu uti wa mgongo Majeruhi. "

 

"Ninaamini kuwa Mwakilishi Fattah kuwa inafanyika kwa kile Dk. Vijana na sasa mimi na yeye. Dr. Young uliofanywa hii halisi kliniki kesi nchini China miaka michache iliyopita. The amazing results from the trial in Chinaare what we are trying to replicate here through the FDA’s approval to conduct this trial in America. I would love all of Team Fight to Walk’s loyal supporters to attend the briefing June 23rd."

 

mkutano ni kuwa uliofanyika katika chumba 2226 of the Rayburn House Office Building, located at East Capitol St NE & Kwanza St SE, Washington, DC 20004.

 

Kwa habari zaidi au kuchangia, tafadhali tembelea Teamfighttowalk.com. Any questions about the pending trial or briefing can be emailed to Bamstrong81@gmail.com.

 

USNBC Champion Melson to speak to Lodi students!

New York, NY (Mei 21, 2015) – Newly crowned WBC-USNBC 154 pound champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker at Thomas Jefferson Middle School Friday, Mei 22 in Lodi, NJ.

 

A 2003 West Point graduate, Melson serves as an Army Reserve Officer, donates 100% of his purses to Teamfighttowalk.com and works a full time job. Between his aforementioned commitments along with training and making weight, Melson’s had to overcome many difficulties both personally and professionally. As a professional boxer, the native New Yorker’s built an impressive 15-1-1 rekodi na 4 mafanikio na mtoano. Mei 8, he scored the biggest win of his career, dominating Mike Ruiz over 10 rounds to capture the WBC-USNBC championship.

 

During his speech, Melson will discuss what it’s like to get knocked down by life when pursuing dreams, how to stay focused on goals, choices in life and the different paths life could take a person based on those choices.

 

“I’m very thankful for the opportunity,"Alisema Melson. “There are many kids that need the proper guidance or fuel to light their fire. I believe everybody has the potential to make something of themselves. What it comes down to is making the right choices and staying on track even when life throws you a curveball. My goal is to relate to these students and inspire them to stay focused while making smart choices for their futures.”

 

For more information on Boyd Melson and Team Fight to Walk, visit Teamfighttowalk.com

Melson to speak at Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research!

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New York, NY (Aprili 26, 2015) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker Jumanne, Aprili 28 as part of a special fundraiser for the Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research. The event is named “Knocking out Spinal Cord Injury One Punch at a Time” and benefits Rutgers’W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience. Admission is $4 and the start time is 8 PM. The fundraiser is taking place at the Busch Student Center’s Multipurpose Room.

In addition to Melson’s speech, there will be performers from the Rutgers Belly Dancing Troupe and RU Salsa Club. Dinner is also included for all attendees.

A close friend of the Rutgers Foundation through his involvement and donations to Spinal Cord Injury research, Melson’s generosity has helped make him one of the biggest local attractions on the east coast. The 2003 West Pointgraduate is a former world military champion and founded Team Fight to Walk along with best friend Christan Zaccagnino. As a pro, Melson is 14-1-1 na 4 mafanikio na mtoano. His next bout takes place Mei 8 against Mike Ruiz for the NABA championship at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, NY.

Having worked closely with Dr. Wise Young and Dr. Patricia Morton from the Rutgers Foundation with the ultimate goal being to cure Spinal Cord Injuries, Melson considers the campus his second home.

“Rutgers has a special place in my heart and I visit whenever I get the chance. I’ve received a tremendous amount of hospitality from students, teachers and members of the athletic staff. Eric LeGrand is a member of Team Fight to Walk and a close friend of mine, so speaking on this subject at Rutgersabout something that can potentially get him out of his chair is extraordinarily humbling for me. I look forward to meeting many new friends and growing the support system we’ve built to finally get the trials in the United States so those suffering can walk again.”

Tickets for Melson’s fight are available by going tohttp://teamfighttowalk.com/tickets-for-boyd-melsons-may-8-fight/

Team Fight to Walk is comprised of Melson, Zaccagnino, former Rutgers football player/ESPY honoree Eric LeGrand, two division world champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams, two-time cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham, Austin “No Doubt” Trout, title contender DeAndre “The Bull” Latimore, Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana, Sonya Lamonakis, Hector “Machito” Camacho Jr., WBA Middleweight champion Danny Jacobs, WBO Junior Middleweight titlist/2008 US Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade and fellow 08’ Olympian Shawn Estrada along with prospects Sid “The Messenger” El Harrak, Jeff “TNT” Spencer, Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin, Will “Power” Rosinsky, Floriano “Italiano” Pagliara, Danny “Little Mac” McDermott, Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien, Ahmed “Prince of Egypt” Samir and Delen “Sniper” Parsley.

For more information or to make a donation, kwendateamfighttowalk.com. All specific questions about the nature of the Clinical Trial to cure Spinal Cord Injury can be sent tobamstrong1981@gmail.com. Fans can also interact with Melson via Twitter @BoydMelson or Facebook.com/Boydmelson

Timu Kupambana na Walk huanza pushups kwa Kupooza!

New York, NY (Januari 27, 2015) -Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson na Timu ya Kupambana kutembea wameanza pushups kwa Kupooza changamoto. Melson kuundwa changamoto ili kusaidia juhudi za kutafuta fedha forAmerica ya kwanza ya majaribio ya kliniki kwa kusaidia kutibu sugu Spinal Cord Majeruhi.

 

Jana, Melson, ambao donates 100% ya mikoba yake kuelekea kesi, posted video ambapo yeye kumaliza pushups kumi. Baada ya kumaliza pushups, Melson kuitwa nje wanachama wengine wa timu kupambana na Kutembea ikiwa ni pamoja na Danny Jacobs, Marcus Browne, Riddick Bowe, Anthony Mason, Christan Zaccagnino, Paul Williams na Eric Legrand kukamilisha changamoto.

 

Kama ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Pushups kwa lengo Kupooza 'ni kuongeza fedha zote na ufahamu kupitia vyombo vya habari kijamii. Kila mshiriki ni changamoto ya kufanya 10 pushups, simu nje wengine kushiriki basi kuchangia $10 kwa teamfighttowalk.com. Kama ni kushindwa kukamilisha kumi, washiriki wanaulizwa kuchangia ziada $1 kwa kila pushup incomplete. Kwa mfano, kama pushups sita tu ni kukamilika, mchango itakuwa $14. lengo ni kuongeza $5,000,000 hivyo kesi inaweza kuchukua nafasi katika 2015 zifuatazo ucheleweshaji kutokana na masuala ya fedha.

 

"Dunia kuona jinsi nguvu ALS Ice Bucket Challenge alikuwa na sisi wote walishiriki" alisema Melson. "Zaidi ya $100 milioni alifufuka kwa ALS na kila mtu alikuwa kuzungumza kuhusu suala hilo. Mimi nina changamoto kila mtu huko nje kukamilisha 10 pushups na kuchangia $10 kwa Teamfighttowalk.com to help cure paralysis. Kwa juhudi kuenea, Sina shaka kwamba malengo yetu inaweza kuwa alikutana. Hatimaye, Kaskazini watafaidika kwa kuona mamia ya maelfu ya watu wamefungwa kwa magurudumu kutoka Spinal Cord Majeruhi kutembea tena kufuatia majaribio. "

 

Kwa habari zaidi juu teamfighttowalk, kwenda teamfighttowalk.com. Washiriki wote ni aliuliza kutumia hashtag #pushupsforparalysis.

 

video ya pushups Melson kwa ajili ya Kupooza inaweza kuonekana katika http://teamfighttowalk.com/push-ups-for-paralysis/