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Retired boxer/NY-11 Congressional Candidate Boyd Melson keeping busy with community events
Staten Island, Nova York (Agost 2, 2017) – 2018 Democratic Congressional candidate Boyd Melson, a West Point graduate, retired professional boxer and Captain in the Army Reserve, is dedicating three days from his busy schedule to help others in Staten Island and beyond.
The 35-year-old, who is running in New York’s 11th district, is known for his selflessness. He regularly speaks to students of all ages, volunteers to run a free weekly boxing clinic on Staten Island at DeMarco’s Boxing Club for people battling or overcoming addiction and assists with various charitable causes.
En Dijous, Agost 3, Melson is volunteering to help Staten Island youths battling addiction. Melson, through the help of his network and assistance from Staten Island based organization Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA), arranged a full day of events for select youths on Staten Island trying to knock out their drug addictions. This free of charge event begins in the morning, where he’ll take roughly 15 teenagers to Breezy Point in Brooklyn. The trip to the beach at Breezy will involve swimming in the ocean, participating in guided meditation and team building events. Later that day, he’ll lead them to the Bronx for a tour of Yankee Stadium.
The next day, he returns to Staten Island to organize and play in the Heroes vs Legends Charity Softball Game at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home to the Staten Island Yankees. The full day, which has two charity games followed by the SI Yankees against the Aberdeen Ironbirds, helps raise money for families of injured soldiers. Melson played in this game in 2015 when the World Boxing Council asked him to attend as their representative during the game. He was originally invited to play on the Celebrity (Legends) equip, but asked for the privilege to play for the Heroes instead.
The Heroes team is made up of Veterans who earned Purple Hearts in combat. This year he’ll once again play for the Heroes team. The event is presented by Heroes Sports, 1 501(c) (3) providing organized support and sporting activities for veterans. All staff members are volunteers and 100% of all donations go straight to veteran support. More information on Heroes Sports can be found atwww.HeroesSports.org.
The morning of Dissabte, Agost 5, Melson is going to Ten Mile River (TMR) Boy Scout Camping Grounds and will serve as the keynote speaker for their 90th anniversary celebration. An Eagle Scout himself, Melson began his life in scouting at the age of 5 as a Cub Scout and earned his Eagle Scout rank during his plebe (estudiant de primer any) year at West Point.
Melson camped at TMR’s Camp Keowa for 5 years as a Cub Scout and then at Camp Aquehonga for 4 years as a Boy Scout. He worked as a counselor at Aquehonga for two summers as well before reporting to West Point. There will be over 400 campers and Boy Scout leaders in attendance at the TMR 90th anniversary. Melson vividly remembers the annual Jamboree and Ghost-o-ree events that took place at Camp Pouch.
“What more can I ask for,” said the jubilated Melson. “I was put on this earth to help serve humanity. This is what I was built for. I am very thankful to all of the individuals who go to bat for me helping me help others. There is nothing more important to me than helping children. I have turned my full focus on helping knock out addiction on Staten Island.”
“I need to start with helping the children on Staten Island who have fallen to the disease known as drug addiction. Through the help of my publicist Matt Yanofsky, we were able to get in touch with the former NBA star Rex Chapman and he’s flying in Dijous to spend the day with these children. I need these children to understand how loved they are and that even former NBA players and the NY Yankees are behind them knocking out their addictions.”
“As for the softball game, my commitment to helping improve the lives of Veterans is second to none. Hi ha 24,000 Veterans that live on Staten Island. I am committed to helping each and every single one that I can. I hope I’m able to lead by example and show how much can be accomplished with hard work and love. I am in the community on Staten Island every day and I am not of the constitution where I sit around and wait for any entity to help those who need help when I’m capable of using my ability to personally assist. I am the best version of myself when I am fighting to help improve the lives of those around me. We can do this Staten Island because We Are Strong Now and I living daily in your corner.”
Melson to host Campaign Kickoff June 26!
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Nova York, Nova York (Juny 14, 2017) – Retired professional boxer, current public speaker, 2003 West Point graduate and Army Public Affairs Officer Boyd Melson will host a campaign kickoff reception Dilluns, Juny 26 for his congressional bid.
Melson is running in the November 2018 election for New York’s 11º district, covering Staten Island & South Brooklyn. The reception takes place from 7-9 Primer ministre a 445 Lafayette St. Suite 16B New York, Nova York 10003. Special guests include actor Burt Young, TV producer and screenwriter Ira Steven Behr, QVC’s Sandra Bennett, Super Bowl XXV champion Odessa Turner and United Nations staffer Miriam Danar among others.
“The goal with the campaign kickoff goes far beyond helping me as a congressional candidate. This will help improve the future of those living in Staten Island & South Brooklyn,", Va dir Melson, who currently runs a free weekly clinic on Staten Island to help men and women battling or overcoming any type of addiction. “Please spread the word and you can still help even if you’re not able to make it.”
Donation levels range from $100-$2700 and checks can be made payable to Boyd Melson for Congress. RSVP’S and questions can be directed to Shelby Kestler at Shelby@maysondixon.com.
Those unable to attend can help Boyd by joining him on his mission to get elected into office by going to https://secure.actblue.com/
Melson to run for New York Congress
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Nova York, Nova York (Maig 3, 2017) – Retired professional boxer, current public speaker, 2003 West Point graduate and Army Public Affairs Officer Boyd Melson announced he’ll run for Congress in 2018 for New York’s 11th District, covering Staten Island and South Brooklyn.
Born to a Jewish mother & Louisiana Creole father, Melson’s a lifelong New Yorker who’s dedicated most of his adult life to serving the public. The 35-year-old has resided in Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. Melson also has close ties to Staten Island, where he currently runs free boxing clinics for men and women battling or recovering from addiction.
Following an outstanding amateur boxing career, Melson turned pro in 2010 with the sole intention of raising funds and awareness. Between donating 100% of his fight purses, private donations in his honor and charity galas, Melson, Co-Founder of Team Fight To Walk, helped raise more than $400,000 to help cure Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries, combat Staten Island’s drug epidemic and assist his childhood friend with a son battling brain cancer. He retired from boxing in 2016 amb una 15-2-1 registre, winning a World Boxing Council (CMB) United States Championship in 2015.
Upon the competition of his final professional fight, Promoter Lou DiBella said he’d never promoted a better man than Boyd Melson.
His unique mission through boxing was chronicled by The Huffington Post, ESPN, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated, HBO Real Sports and The Wall Street Journal among many other media outlets.
As a public and motivational speaker, Melson’s addressed an array of audiences, many of which he spoke to pro bono. His audiences include attendees at New York’s 2017 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference, elementary to college age students, Army Battalions, Army Corps level leadership, college sports teams, Fortuna 500 companies and religious organizations. He also served as a mentor at Steve Harvey’s Youth Mentorship Camp in July 2016 and was a special guest at various charitable events in New York.
Currently serving our country through the US Army Reserves, literally fighting to raise funds and having traveled the country to assist and motivate others, Melson epitomizes the meaning of a public servant.
“I need to continue my service to this nation. I have a heavy task in front of me. I am committed. I have a tremendous fight in my spirit for what is right. I was born mixed with African, Irlandès, Native American, Francès, Dutch, espanyol, and I am Jewish. Perhaps I am a good example of one of the aspects as to why us American citizens are what makes us great- we the people. We combine our strengths. We are the best of all cultures. We are strong, and we do not allow ourselves to be seduced by fear. I understand that my decisions will hurt people, despite my intentions.”
“I understand that in the American citizens’ eyes, I will be the face in the district I am running in, that will be responsible for anything good or bad our government may cause in any of the constituents lives. This is why I will always be present. I focus on how many I still have hurting, not how many I have helped. I will be in the community, at events, highly visible, and highly accessible. My job will be to answer to you, the constituents I am responsible for. I am built for this, my life has prepared me. I will continue my willingness to be knocked down and get back up to keep fighting. I will inspire you to believe in my spirit. Fighters fight! Sóc un lluitador. districte 11 must know that I am ready to fight in their corner.”
Please help Boyd by joining him on this mission to get elected into office by going tohttps://secure.actblue.com/
Melson Reflects on Career; Next Fight For a Seat in US Congress
Nova York, Nova York (Gener 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. La 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 lluitar carrera, donating 100% of the money he earned in the ring.
Total, Melson helped raise $400,000 between his boxing purses and charity galas. The majority of the funds was for Team Fight to Walk, 1 501(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. Al mateix temps, Melson served in the U.S. Army Reserve, having military duties one weekend a month and two weeks a year.
Addicionalment, 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. Encara, he made weight for every fight in his career and finished 15-2-1 amb 4 triomfs per nocaut, 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. Desafortunadament, Melson took extreme measures to cut 30 lliura a 8 setmanalment and entered the ring devoid of energy, losing via 7º parada rodona.
Seguint la lluita, 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.”
Total, 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. A través de la boxa, 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. El més important, 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 fora de 20 Spinal Cord Injured patients, as a group paralyzed an average of 7 any, 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
Melson to headline November 19 at Foxwoods Casino
Nova York, Nova York (Octubre 11, 2016) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson makes his return to the ring to help the fight against heroin in Staten Island Dissabte, Novembre 19 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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 amb 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, Nova York.
“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/.
Boyd Melson apareixerà al poder 105.1 FM és el club d'esmorzars
Nova York, Nova York (Agost 16, 2016) - Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson s'asseurà amb DJ Envy, Angela Yee i Charlamagne, Déu, com a convidada especial al poder 105.1 L’aclamat club d’esmorzars de la crítica de FM dimecres, Agost 17 a 9:30 AM ET.
Conegut com "l'espectacle del matí més perillós del món,”El Breakfast Club és un programa de ràdio sindicat amb seu a la ciutat de Nova York que es transmet 15 mercats. The Breakfast Club va ser nomenat el #1 Programa de ràdio a la nació de la revista Source i presenta regularment músics famosos mundials, atletes, actors, activistes i polítics.
Melson, Campió Mundial de Mitjana del Consell de la Boxa del Consell de la Boxa, és una figura recognoscible dins i fora del ring. La 2003 El graduat de West Point i l’oficial de la Reserva de l’Exèrcit s’ha plantejat a prop $400,000 Per a la lluita per equips per caminar, 1 501(c)(3) Això recull fons i consciència per curar les lesions cròniques de la medul·la. També és un orador públic buscat que ha parlat a les escoles, a equips esportius universitaris, Amèrica militar i corporativa.
Fora de les seves responsabilitats esmentades, L’orgull de Melson d’estar estretament involucrat amb diverses causes i organitzacions, com Stop Soldier Suicide i Boxer Inc. entre molts d'altres. A l'agost 15, Va ser l’honor humanitari de la recaptació de fons anual de la New York Sportscene Children Foundation. L'any passat, La revista Ring va nomenar Melson per a la més inspiradora a causa de la seva filantropia.
Al juny, Melson va exercir de mentor al campament anual de mentoria juvenil de Steve Harvey. Un dels ponents convidats especials va ser Charlamagne, Déu. Melson i Charlamagne van passar un temps junts al campament, Intercanvi d'informació de contacte. A la seva agradable sorpresa, Va ser convidat a ser convidat al programa d'èxit de Power 105.1.
"El club d'esmorzars és un dels espectacles del matí més populars que hi ha i estic molt honrat que m'han seleccionat com a convidat,"Va dir Melson de la invitació. “Molts dels noms més grans de la música, han aparegut cinema i esports. Vull agrair el poder 105.1 i Charlamagne personalment per aquesta increïble oportunitat a una escala tan gran. "
El club d’esmorzars es pot escoltar a tot el món iniciant -se en power1051.iheart.com o a l’aplicació iHeartRadio.
Melson va nomenar l'honor humanitari de New York Sportscene Children Foundation
Nova York, Nova York (Juliol 28, 2016) - WBC USNBC Junior Middleweight Champion, El capità del graduat de West Point i el capità de la Reserva de l'Exèrcit, Boyd "Rainmaker", ha estat seleccionat com a New York Sprotscene Children Foundation (NYSCF) Honore humanitari.
Serà honorat i servirà com a convidat especial per a la seva 2a festa anual de Golf Classic and Pool Agost 15 aNetejar, NY al Hamlet. Com a honore, Melson també participa en una hora de còctel, sopar, Sessions d’entrevistes, Ops fotogràfics i conèixer -se & rebre.
A501(c)(3), El NYSCF ajuda a beneficiar -se i millorar la vida dels nens i ajudar els que necessiten a viure més feliços i saludables. La missió de la New York SportsCene Children’s Foundation és proporcionar un suport molt necessari a les organitzacions benèfiques locals.
Una figura reconeixible dins i fora del ring, Melson va obtenir notorietat al món de la boxa donant 100% de la seva lluita per ajudar els altres. 16 Dels seus moneders es van dirigir a la lluita per equips per ajudar a trobar la cura de les lesions cròniques de la medul·la i l’altra va anar a un amic el fill del qual té càncer cerebral. Entre les seves baralles, Gales de caritat i donacions, Melson i el cofundador Christan Zaccagnino van ajudar a acostar-se $400,000. També és un conegut orador de motivació que ha inspirat l'exèrcit dels Estats Units, Diversos esportistes, joves en risc, grans corporacions i estudiants de totes les edats.
El NYSCF reconeix específicament a Melson per la seva dedicació i suport a la lluita per equips per caminar, mentoria en risc de joves i excel·lència com a atleta.
El Golf Classic del NYSCF recaptarà fons per proporcionar als nens locals que ho necessitin. Seus 2015 L'esdeveniment va permetre acollir una festa a la piscina per més de 150 malalt, necessitats especials i nens desfavorits i les seves famílies. Aquests nens, molts que mai no van nedar a la piscina, serà traslladat des dels barris de Nova York, així com Long Island per gaudir de la festa de la piscina. Els fons recaptats l'any passat també van abastar una celebració de vacances a prop de 1,000 els nens i els seus cuidadors.
Aquest esdeveniment també dóna suport al programa de suport de veterans de Sí We Care, Serveis familiars del Westchester Jerome Wagner Residència juvenil per a nois, Evelyn Sachs Steiner Residència per a noies i una beca SUNY Farmingdale Alumni Association. A més d'això, El NYSCF fa una donació a la lluita per equips per caminar, que literalment va portar a Melson a les llàgrimes en sentir la notícia.
"He tingut la benedicció de ser honorat moltes vegades per les coses que he fet dins i fora del ring, però això és realment diferent a qualsevol altra cosa,", Va dir Melson. “Quan vaig rebre la trucada per això i em van demanar que fos l’honor, Vaig pensar que bromejaven. El convidat original va ser Denzel Washington i el fet que em van anar a mi és més enllà de la humilitat. De seguida vaig començar a plorar per telèfon agraint -los profusament. Estic desitjant aquest esdeveniment i deu un agraïment especial tant a Laura Quintoni com a Fran Petito, que formen part del lideratge de la New York Sportscene Children's Foundation. Els vaig dir que l’univers segueix recordant -me el meu camí enviant àngels a la meva vida per ajudar -me pel meu camí. Tan aviat com vaig saber parlar de la festa de la piscina, La meva primera pregunta va ser “Puc pujar a la piscina i jugar amb els nens.” Em van trobar amb un encoratjador sí i estic desitjant aquesta part del dia tant com qualsevol part. Fox News es filmarà i, tot i que no es publicarà en directe, La cobertura es publicarà a tot el país en algun moment. Espero conèixer moltes famílies fantàstiques i portar somriures a la cara. El meu desig és que aquesta experiència augmenta les meves oportunitats per ajudar a afectar positivament la vida dels altres."
Per obtenir més informació sobre la sortida de NYSCF, si us plau visitihttp://nysportscene.com/
El campió real de la gent: Melson fa una diferència important fora de l'anell
Nova York, Nova York (Abril 15, 2016) - WBC USNBC Campió Junior Middleweight Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson es manté ocupat fora dels fons de recaptació del cercle quadrat, Parlant a diversos grups i ajudant a diverses causes.
El mes passat, Melson va encapçalar una recaptació de fons a Spin NYC $5,000. Per ajudar els esforços de recaptació de fons, Melson va deixar literalment qualsevol persona que donés la donació $50 o més a l'esdeveniment, poseu -vos al ring amb ell durant tres minuts i llanceu -li cops de puny. Els fons es van dividir 50/50 Entre la lluita per equips per caminar un boxer Inc. Melson es va incorporar recentment al consell d'administració de Boxer Inc. que és un ànim de lucre basat en NYC fundat per l’amic íntim i l’ex -boxejador amateur Mustafa Abullah. Boxer Inc. és un programa de mentoria mitjançant l’ús de la boxa per ajudar a desenvolupar el lideratge, Disciplina i oferta exercici a la joventut a les escoles de la ciutat de Nova York. Guanyadora del premi de l'Acadèmia, Susan Sarandon, Un propietari de Spin, va ajudar a promocionar l’esdeveniment a les xarxes socials i va expressar personalment el seu interès per executar una segona recaptació de fons aquesta tardor.
Menor de 24 Hores després de l’esdeveniment Spin, Melson va ser ponent convidat especial a la gala anual del capítol de la Unida Spinal Association Connecticut. El capítol de Connecticut va homenatjar la parla de Melson a la seva gala donant $2500 per lluitar en equip per caminar.
El Dimarts, Abril 12, Melson, 1 2003 West Point Grad, es va dirigir a la base de l'Exèrcit del Fort Bragg, Carolina del Nord. Durant el seu temps a Fort Bragg, Va parlar amb Delta Company, 3rd Batalló de suport a la informació militar (Aeri). Aquest batalló és un psyop (Operacions psicològiques) Batalló al Comandament d’Operacions Especials dels Estats Units que dóna suport directament a les Forces Especials de l’Exèrcit dels Estats Units. Al final del discurs de Melson a Delta Company, Se li va demanar que tornés dues vegades més aquest any.
Aquesta sol·licitud implica Melson, El mateix capità de la Reserva de l'Exèrcit, Tornant al juliol per pronunciar un discurs a tot el tercer batalló de suport a la informació militar seguit d’un discurs a la Coalició d’atenció d’operacions especials dels Estats Units a la tardor. La coalició d’atenció es va formar per oferir suport als membres de les Forces Armades que servien a les segells de la Marina, Força Delta, Forces especials, o Batalló de Ranger, i van resultar ferits en combat ara afrontant discapacitats físiques.
En els darrers mesos, la “Rainmaker” ha ofert voluntàriament el seu temps dirigint-se a la joventut de totes les edats en múltiples àrees tri-estats elementals, Les escoles mitjanes i secundàries, a més de lliurar una conversa prèvia al joc amb l'equip de bàsquet femení de la Universitat de Johns Hopkins abans del partit. Melson, després de la invitació, va assistir a l'organització juvenil jueva BBYO's (B´Nai B´rith) Esdeveniment anual a Baltimore. Es va associar amb l'ex quarterback de la NFL, Jay Fiedler.
Quatre dies després de visitar Fort Bragg, Melson serà a Aston, Pennsilvània per un fòrum de lesions i concussions de la medul·la de tres dies. L’esdeveniment compta amb un joc especial d’hoquei d’exposició amb molts exjugadors de la NHL i altres notables que ajuden a recaptar diners per a tots dos reptes físics. L’esdeveniment està patrocinat per Johnson&Johnson, Una empresa Melson va treballar una vegada. Durant aquest esdeveniment, Melson parlarà sobre lesions medul·lars i realitzarà una gota cerimonial per començar el partit.
"L’univers continua conspirant. Quan seguiu el que hi ha al vostre cor amb amor diví, Crec que l’univers envia. Quan es produeix aquesta presentació permet conspirar els seus elements, El que batega al cor amb l’amor diví es converteix en un espai tangible. Només he de seguir avançant amb el mateix tipus de resistència que necessitava dins de l’anell. No puc cansar -me. Aquesta lluita té moltes rondes. La nostra aprovació de la FDA per començar a realitzar aquest estudi és inferior a un any- Aquesta ronda és gairebé aquí!
Melson to speak to Veterans Leadership Council in February at Johnson & Johnson Town Hall Meeting
Nova York, Nova York (Gener 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 Dijous, Febrer 18 in Raritan, Nova Jersey.
La 2003 graduat de West Point, 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. Al 18º, 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.
La setmana passada, 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, si us plau visitiTeamfighttowalk.com. Tax deductible donations can be made on the website or by texting “Walk” to 20222.