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Melson to speak to Veterans Leadership Council in February at Johnson & Johnson Town Hall Meeting

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紐約, 紐約 (一月 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 星期四, 2月18日 in Raritan, 新澤西州.

 

一 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. 在 18日, 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&Ĵ” said Melson.

 

上星期, 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&Ĵ, 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, 請訪問Teamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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環 8 January Meeting Review & 圖片

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The late Herschel Jacobs’ 家庭 & 朋友
(all pictures courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
紐約 (一月 21, 2016) – Ring 8’s first monthly meeting of 2016 was held this past Tuesday evening at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, 紐約.
International boxing judge 約翰McKaie (左) was the guest speaker. McKaie has judged nearly 800 專業的戰鬥, 含 23 world championships.
環 8 historian 亨利Hascup (權) eulogized and made a historical tribute to the late Herschel Jacobs, who passed away this past December at the age of 75 (pictured to right). 雅各布 (27-20-2, 11 科斯) 之間的職業戰鬥 1960 和 1978. His most notable win was a 10-round decision in 1971 against three-time world light heavyweight champion and Hall-of-Famer, Harold Johnson, at the famed Sunnyside Garden in Queens. Jacobs also gave 魯賓 “颶風” 卡特 (4-0) his first pro loss in 1962 by way of a six-round decision.
Jim Kinney (speaking) made a special presentation to Herschel Jacobs’ son (far left). 環 8 historian Henry Hascup (white shirt) and Ring 8 總裁鮑勃·達菲 (極右) also took part in the presentation.
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Melson Nominated for Most Inspirational of 2015!

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紐約, 紐約 (十二月 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, 團隊撲滅走路, has grown tremendously during the last few years.

該 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. 上個夏天, 該 15-1-1 junior middleweight along with Dr. 楊詠威, 博士. 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 天.

總體, 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,“梅爾森說：, 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 (大一) 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, 請訪問Teamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.

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“BREATHE FOR CALEY” TOY DRIVE AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA EVENT

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吉爾羅伊, 例如 (十二月 17, 2015) – 羅伯特· “鬼” 戰士 將出席“Breathe for Caley” Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast with Santa event happening這個星期六 at the Applebee’s in Gilroy. Everyone is encourage to bring an unwrapped toy for those in need. All toys to be donated to the Rebekah Children’s House (Gilroy) 和 Stanford’s Children’s Hospital. 門票價格 $8.00 每人 can be purchased by emailing: info@breatheforcaley.org 或致電408.568.5481 (Brandi) – 408.568.5481 (Teresa)
WHO: Four-Division and Six-Time World Champion, 羅伯特·格雷羅
什麼: Breathe for Caley Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast with Santa
為什麼: To help bring toys to those in need during the Christmas holiday
什麼時候: 星期六, 十二月 19, 2015
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
WHERE: Applebee’s 8200 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, 例如, 95020