SAVE THE CALIFORNIA PRIDE BOXING CLUB

Posted on | October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Hello Everyone,

As you may or may not know I am one of the coaches for California Pride Boxing Club. California Pride Boxing Club is a member in good standing with USA Boxing and fields a team of 9 amateur boxers. We have had another great year and we need your help to keep our boxing club going strong and finish this season with one more dynamite performance. Active participation in Boxing teaches young adults, teenagers,and children valuable lessons in leadership, work ethic, teamwork and sportsmanship. Our boxer’s education and talents have shown through with our team’s dedication and commitment to excellence in and out of the ring.

California Pride Boxing Club has had a successful tournament year with our first tournament performance at the Golden Gloves where we won 132lb. and 141lb. novice division championship. We advanced to the semi-finals 132lb. open division and to the finals for the 152lb. open division. In july we competed in the Desert Showdown boxing tournament where we won 4 championships. Those championships were won in the boys 100lb. division, mens novice 201+lb. division, 141lb. mens open division,and 110. women’s division. We also went to the novice 125lb. finals and the semi finals of the 132lb. open division in that tournament. 4 out of our 7 boxers that competed left as Desert Showdown Champions. Also we entered the Police Athletic league National boxing tournament located in Oxnard, CA. This was a significant tournament because the winners of the Open Division will automatically advance to the USA national championships and olympic trials. We fought the
best of United States and placed in the semi finals in the 132lb. and 141lb. weight division.

California Pride Boxing Club would like to finish this year at the Gene Lewis National Boxing Tournament in Mesa, AZ. The tournament is from Nov. 13th thru the 15th. This is another opportunity to fight the best fighters from around the United States but we need your help. Any donations no matter the amount is needed because as with any active competing sports team, there are many expenses incurred by the team throughout the season. Uniforms, boxing equipment, supplies, traveling expenses and tournament fees are just the beginning. All of our team members are encouraged to participate in our fundraisers and sponsorship drives to help offset these expenses. Below is a cost breakdown of the trip so you can see where your sponsorship monies will go to.

659.40- Hotel expenses- 3 hotel rooms for 4 days.
348.00- 12 person passenger van for 5 days.
225.00- gas for round trip. total of 658 miles divide by 15 miles per gallon plus any misc. driving that may occur.
109.99- 2 boxes of gauze for wrapping fighters hands
35.97- 1 box of tape for wrapping fighters hands

1378.36 total expenses

At this time the boxers, myself and the head coach Juan West are unable to fund this trip ourselves. Your support is critical to the success of our program at this tournament. By making a donation to California Pride Boxing Club, you or your business can become part of the California Pride Boxing Club’s family, working toward finishing this year’s season a huge success. At this time we are in the process of creating the California Pride Boxing Foundation so any donations must be made out to Arnold DeWitt. We will send or fax you a receipt of your donation when received. All persons making a donation will receive a thank you letter and a newsletter regarding the outcome of the tournament. Any sponsorship over $250.00 will receive a team photo and any sponsorship over $500.00 will receive a team photo plus your company displayed as a official sponsor on our website and myspace page. Thank you for any support you can give us.

Please make checks payable to: Arnold DeWitt
Send Checks to: 3797 10th St. suite. F
Riverside, CA 92501

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