New York, NY (October 23, 2016) - "The Rainmaker" Boyd Melson, katswiri wankhonya komanso WBC U.S. Boxing Champion, Captain ku U.S. Sungani Malo, Maphunziro a West Loweruka, wachifundo, komanso wothandiza anthu adzakhala ngati mphunzitsi wa Team Fight To Walk Celebrity Charity Basketball Game ndipo akuchititsanso mwambo wapadera wothandiza achinyamata omwe ali ndi zizolowezi zoyipa..
Masewerawa amaphatikizira gulu lodziwika bwino motsutsana ndi North Rockland Volunteer Firefighters ndipo limachitika Friday, October 28 ku North Rockland Hills High School ku 7 madzulo. Mamembala a gulu lodziwika akuphatikizapo Odessa Turner wakale wa Super Bowl Champions, Kevin Dockery ndi Brandon London onse a Zimphona za New York. Mamembala ena agulu la anthu otchuka akuphatikizapo zimphona zakale zomwe zikuthamanga RJ Cobbs ndi Billy Taylor pamodzi ndi Harlem Globetrotter great Derek "The Wizz" Murphy..
Melson adzaphunzitsa gulu la anthu otchuka, ndipo zonse zomwe zapindula zidzapindulitsa Team Fight to Walk khama lochiza Spinal Cord Injuries. Matikiti angagulidwe popitahttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Patapita masiku awiri, Melson akudzipereka nthawi yake pokonzekera ndikuyendetsa chipatala cha nkhonya cha Big Vision chachifundo ku Mendez Boxing Gym ku New York City.. Big Vision idakhazikitsidwa ngati 501c3 Yopanda Phindu ndi cholinga chothandizira achinyamata omwe ali ndi zizolowezi zoyipa.. Big Vision imapanga zochitika zolimbikitsa kuti mamembala awo atenge nawo mbali pa mwezi uliwonse. Zochitika zabwino izi, atazunguliridwa ndi zizolowezi zina zolimbana nazo, kumathandiza kukhala ngati kuthaŵa malo amene mwachizolowezi amayambitsa kuyambiranso kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo. M'mwezi watha uwu 2016, Melson adadzipereka nthawi yake ndikuchititsa msonkhano wa nkhonya ku Big Vision ku Mendez Boxing Gym.
Mwezi watha, Melson adauza Eve Goldberg, woyambitsa Big Vision, kuti akufuna kuwathandizanso powapangira chipatala china cha nkhonya ku Mendez. Kuthandiza Melson pamwambowu adzakhala wopikisana ndi 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,"Anati Melson, who returns to the ring November 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.”