USBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AND IBF NUMBER ONE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER YUSAF MACK TO GIVE BACK TO PHILADELPHIA, THIS FRIDAY APRIL 1ST
Posted on | March 29, 2011 | No Comments
PHILADELPHIA (March 28, 2011)—This Friday, USBA Light Heavyweight champion and IBF number-one ranked Yusaf Mack will give back to the city of Philadelphia as he has a full day of activities.
Mack will start his day in the morning at his former school, University City High School in Philadelphia and will be speaking to students.
Mack will be encouraging students that they can realize their dreams with hard work just as Mack as shown to earn the opportunity the right to call himself world champion.
Mack will then head over to Arista Care Rehab facility where he will visit patients who are recovering from serious injuries.
“This day is very important to me”, said Mack
“To speak to the kids in the morning and then go to the Rehab Center and hopefully give the message of anything is possible is a great opportunity to influence and motivate them.”
“I have a friend named James Cahoe who was a former football player who was paralyzed and he is at the Rehab Facility so this is defiantly affect me personally”
The event at University City will start at 10:30 am and will run to noon. Mack will appear at Arista Care Rehab at 1pm and will be there to three and is sponsored by Liberty Financial Consultants
WHO: Yusaf Mack (29-3-2, 17 KO’s)—USBA Light Heavyweight champion and IBF Number-one ranked Light Heavyweight in the world
WHAT: Motivational Speech for High School Students and appearance at Arista Rehab Facility
WHEN: Friday, April 1, 2011
10:30 am – 12 pm est. at University City High School
1 pm – 3pm EST at Arista Care Rehab Facility
WHERE: University City High School
3601 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Arista Care Rehab Facility
845 Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Mack of Philadelphia will have the USBA belt that he won on March 4th with a split decision over Otis Griffin that earned him the right to face world champion Tavoris Cloud later this year.
This is another case of Yusaf Mack giving back to the community on the heels of the first annual Yusaf Mack Day that took place last October 2nd. Mack received a citation from Councilwoman Jeannie Blackwell acknowledging Mack’s work with the children of the Mill Creek section of Philadelphia.
This event is sponsored by Liberty Financial Consultants which is located 131 North 4th Street in Philadelphia.
Liberty Financial Consultants is a mortgage Loan Modification Company and more information can be accessed by clicking: www.libertyfinancialconsultants.com