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Since moving to Vancouver from Toronto in 2015, I’ve been actively trying to get involved in everything that BC has to offer. After recently completing my first ever marathon (the Vancouver BMO Marathon), I am now looking to challenge myself with something new. When I was given an opportunity to participate in this event with Aprons for Gloves, I knew I couldn’t pass it up.
Over the next several weeks, I will be training for Aprons for Gloves’ annual Restaurant Rumble event. This is a fundraiser that will put me back in the boxing ring (following a history of boxing from my days back in Toronto) to raise money for the Eastside Boxing Club’s three social initiatives:
- An after-school boxing program for at-risk youth , collaborating with the following community partners: NICCSS – Vancouver Roving Leaders Program: a group that connects and engages vulnerable, at-risk children & youth in the Grandview-Woodlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Renfrew-Collingwood and Downtown Eastside neighborhoods. Good Food for All: a group that seeks to increase access, interest, and knowledge of healthy and nutritious food to improve healthy food security, empower individuals to make healthier food choices, and develop a culture of “good food” in communities, schools and homes.
- Young adult classes for youth working to improve their mental health
- Free self-defense series for female-identified, and all members of the LGBTTQQ2S.
Not only is this event a perfect opportunity for a comeback, but it also a cause that is close to my heart. I grew up witnessing my mom (a social worker) helping individuals with severe mental illness to thrive in the community. Additionally, as a dietitian, I believe it is extremely important to get kids involved in food and increase their knowledge of healthy food choices. Aprons for Gloves is a fantastic initiative and I am extremely proud to be supporting this event!
Over the next few weeks, I will not only be training but working on a few fundraising initiatives with a goal of raising $2,000. Please follow my journey on this site, but also on Facebook and Instagram! I am hoping that my knowledge in sports nutrition and my #1 fan - Riley the Dog - will be my secret weapons for success in this competition… and I plan on fighting my heart out!
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 2017
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 Wednesday, July 26th 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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