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I'm officially a contender in the 8th Annual Aprons for Gloves! I have decided to join the Apron for Gloves 2019 event to raise money for the youth and women of our community. The event will be at The Commodore Ballroom, August 20th. I must raise $2000 to be eligible for a boxing match. 5, 10 dollars, anything helps! (Tax receipts will be available for individual donations of $500 or more)
What is the Apron for Gloves Boxing Association? It is a non-profit organization focused on providing community outreach through the sport of boxing.
All funds are donated directly to the charity, and you are encouraged to visit Eastside Boxing Club to become an active member of the programs I will mention below.
After-school Boxing Program
- Non-contact boxing classes for local youth
- Fully accessible food and drinks
- Free boxing gear and clothing
- Direct assess to community workers that can provide resources in the community
- Mentors that focus on both physical and emotional wellness
- Bi-weekly attendance of health care practitioners to ensure good physical health
- Tutors to support academic success and opportunities to apply for scholarships and grants for post-secondary education
- Interactive Peer-Leadership Program
Moms and Tots Boxing Program
- Community empowerment for women
- Weekly boxing/strength and conditioning/self-defence course for women
- Childcare for participants
This event has reinvigorated the same passion I had for youth when I was in high school.
During the last two years of high school, I devoted my time and energy in the support of non-profit and federally funded youth organizations within the school community AND the community at large. I participated in countless public speaking events where I would present strategies on how to demonstrate a positive attitude toward life, despite obstacles that could halt a less determined person.
In 2011, I was a co-researcher for a study to investigate the process of engaging youth who had been involved in street gangs. It was found that youth needed to feel like they were part of meaningful projects and that they required time to build relationships to feel less marginalized in the community.
I strongly believe that Eastside Boxing Club can offer this to our local youth.
Everyone Needs a Champion. Donate and Become One!
-Esperanza Mairena
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.
Check out the promo video from 2014
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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