World Boxing Cares is finally reaching
out to the public with their first New York Event. It will be an
evening of entertainment and comedy, where people from the boxing
community will get to mingle with each other, as well as honor some
of the well known people who've worked hard to make this dream come
true. In addition to Jose Sulaiman, Don King and Gerry Cooney; Sean
Connelly and Pat Russo from PAL will be honored, among others.
The WBC started this program as an outreach to children worldwide
who are in hospitals, youth centers and orphanages. All of their 162
countries have been participating. Because of this effort, this year
was the first time boxing was included in the All Africa Games,
where a Youth Village was built and five hospitals were visited.
According to Jill Diamond, WBCares Chair, no boxer has ever said no;
everyone joins in.
The move to do good is alive and well in boxing. We all want to good
something special in our lives, for many in boxing, it's helping
children. Champions such as Emile Griffith and Iran Barkley, as
well as rising stars such as Eileen Olszewski, Maureen Shea,
Susazannah Warner, Jorge Teron and Edgar Santana, are just a few
who will make presentations.
Jill Diamond, about the program, "We get back so much more from the
children then we give. They allow us to show the public who we
really are; friends, families and parents."
The party will be at the Gotham Comedy Club at 208 West 23rd St on
the evening of October 9th.
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