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Hey Folks!
I am asking you to make a MASSIVE and potentially LIFE CHANGING impact on some well deserving young people and STRONG women and mothers in the DTES and around the East Vancouver COMMUNITY. This is a call out for you to help me RAISE $2000 for them so lets GIVE EM WHAT WE GOT!!
I'll tell you a little story of how I ended up in Aprons for Gloves. A year ago I would never have imagined this for myself, but here I am. Alexis. A queer wannabe Tina Turner turned boxer. You can call me Gramma.
About 6 months ago I heard that Eastside Boxing Club was inviting frontline workers to train at the gym for free and so I came down for a class. I was immediately taken aback by the supportive community of people there, it was not the intimidating environment I had expected a boxing gym to be. People were so welcoming from the moment I got there and boxers were training and genuinely encouraging each other. That first class was TOUGH! I remember my arms felt like they were going to fall off and still, I was totally hooked. In a very short time, boxing has changed the trajectory of my life. I only hope that in this I can pass on even a piece of the confidence and love it has given me.
I've been doing outreach and harm reduction work in the DTES and all around Vancouver for the past 3 years. The experience has brought its fair share of challenges, grieving and joy and during this time I have met some of the most creative, caring and resilient human beings who like anyone, just need some support and someone (hopefully you!) to believe in them. When I was a teenager I struggled with addiction and homelessness and was bounced around from youth shelter to group home. My life lines and the people I will always remember, were the basketball coaches that bought me shoes so I could play in the tournaments, the dance teachers who let me attend their classes for free because they saw something in me and the programs akin to what Eastside Boxing Club provides. This is personal! So lets help people THRIVE not just survive because we can do better!
WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO?
So. Aprons For Gloves. Here's the deal. I train harder than I've ever trained in my life at Eastside Boxing Club for the next 3 months. Theres even a chance that I might get matched for a fight in the ring for my enjoyment and your entertainment. YOU DONATE all the money you can to AFG to remove barriers and help fund programming for women, moms and at risk youth. These programs offer an opportunity for young folks and women to come and not only box but to build community and support that they may not otherwise have access to. All your donations go directly to the programs. There is so much more to boxing than what you might think and so much to be gained from being involved in this community. Did you know that Eastside has a doctor come in bi-monthly so that folks have access to medical care!? They suit these folks up with all the gear they need to train, provide them with tutors, mentorship and peer leadership programs all based on financial contributions from our community so please please donate to the cause and spread the love!! And please share this page with your friends, loved ones, coworkers and neighbours!!
A HUGE thank you in advance for your donations, caring and support!!
I would like to acknowledge that I am living and learning on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.
In Gratitude,
Alexis Wheeler aka "Gramma"
Follow on instragram: @mslema #grammagotgame
Founded in 2012, Aprons for Gloves Boxing Association is a non-profit organization focused on providing community outreach through the sport of boxing. Based in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the organization was developed by a small group of professionals and entrepreneurs who seized an opportunity to re-establish a historic boxing program for at-risk women and youth. The program offers free mentorship and training to individuals who may otherwise not have the resources or support to participate in such activities. The sport of boxing teaches discipline, respect, hard work and self-control. Training results in positive self-esteem, good health and camaraderie for its practitioners.
Restaurant Rumble 2019
Every year bartenders, chefs, dishwaters, servers, baristas and all sorts of individuals from the Gastown community get together to train at the Eastside Boxing Club to fight in Restaurant Rumble.
In order to attend training, each fighter is required to raise $2000 for charity before they can compete at the Rumble.
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This year, the event will be held Tuesday, August 20th at the Commodore Ballroom. If you make a contribution or Follow this campaign, you'll be first to hear when tickets go on sale. And you will have a chance to see your friend get beat up, live, in person.
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