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In 2009, our founder Derek Brown started Boxing Out Negativity from the trunk of his car, with one simple mission: give Chicago’s youth a positive outlet through boxing. As the program gained momentum, it moved to his garage, and then a small, underutilized building—growing stronger with each step. Now, we need your help to take things to the next level. We’ve outgrown our current space (featured in a recent documentary shared in this post) which barely fits our growing team and community. With winter temperatures dipping below freezing, we can’t practice outside anymore. We need a secure, indoor space with a boxing ring and room for kids to study, hang out, and stay safe. Recently, our gym was also robbed—but we're not backing down. We’re still standing strong, and with your help, we’ll keep fighting for our kids’ futures. Now, we need YOU. Your support will help us move into a real boxing gym that will be a safe home for our kids all year long. Can we count on you to help us make this next big move? Every donation gets us closer to a safer, warmer, and more positive future. This Giving Tuesday, let’s team up to fight for a brighter tomorrow. Together, we can make it happen. Visit boxingoutnegativity.org/ to donate and learn more. #GivingTuesday #BoxingOutNegativity #FightForChange #YouthEmpowerment #SupportChicago #GivingTuesday #KnockOutNegativity #ChangeLives #StrongerTogether #ChicagoYouth #WestSide #NorthLawndale #GarfieldPark #Austin #LittleVillage

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Youth sports, especially high school sports, allow a platform for young adults to learn some valuable life lessons. How to contend with adversity, learn leadership skills, conflict resolution, the value of hard work, being fruitful in your role(whatever that is), team building, rising from failure and handling success. It’s the main reason I enjoy coaching so much within a sport I played and love. Any funds raised from this silent auction will help these kids in that endeavor. To not only be better players, but better people. #RangerPride https://lnkd.in/gy_6RZ7w

Over the past 5 months I have been on a journey to climb back into the boxing ring and fight in Victory Gala to raise money for the Pinball Foundation. Last night I had that fight and unfortunately I was not the winner. It was a split decision, and like most competitive minded people I hate losing, especially when it was close. However, I also believe that losing is part of the path to ultimately winning. When the sting of the loss is over you have to reflect on what can be learned, what was accomplished, and what the next step will be. This mindset has served me well in life and business. So here are some reflections: 1) I started this journey in early January - In five months I brought myself back to fighting shape. Frankly an incredible transformation that I won’t go into great detail about but probably will add years to my life, because there is NO going back! 2) I immersed myself in the skills of creative marketing in order to get my donations promoted and thank you posts out there. This is a skill I can now take to other aspects of my work. 3) Brenda Benard and I were inspired to move forward with our new charitable initiative and will continue to build on that effort (more to come on this). 4) I discovered, no, was reminded of all the great friends, and supporters I have in my life. I am so so so blessed and grateful for all of you. 5) This is the biggest one, I raised over $30,000.00 dollars for the kids who will benefit from my effort. This is the true win that I am so proud of. I understand it is a record with this event and while my ego would have liked to hold up a belt. If given the choice to raise the money for the kids or win the fight, I would take a beating every time! Finally, I know I have used this platform a lot to promote the fight and get donations. Some people feel this is a place purely for work related things. This event is work related in my opinion, very important work. I will soon be back to my usual investigations and mediation commentary, trying to share what I can to help. Thank you to all my friends, family, and clients for allowing me the privilege to engage so fully, and I promise to always work hard to be a difference maker for enhancing the lives of others. What’s the next step…I will take some time to consider that but my love of boxing will never diminish and coaching youth would be a potential next step. My coach Syd Vanderpool creates great boxers and great coaches, so I’ll see what he thinks about my prospects as a coach. I’m inspired by a man who coaches under Syd and was in my corner last night Mehrzad Salkhordeh. Both these men give back every day in many ways and they inspire me to continue to do the same.

It's National Volunteers Week so here's a little story for you.... One of my voluntary roles is the dream job of being Team Manager for my youngest son's rugby team (Pentyrch RFC Under 8s - soon to be Under 9s) One of our coaches got some great raffle prizes for us (a kicking session with Jonny Wilkinson) to raise money for our first tour next year.... I knew Raffall was an online raffle platform as I'd bought tickets on there previously, so I started setting up the raffle but wasn't enjoying the experience, it was a bit clunky... I google'd something like 'Raffall alternatives' and came across Raffaly - a new alternative with ✅ cheaper fees (great for charities where every penny counts!) ✅ guest checkout (making it much easier to buy raffle tickets - higher conversion and sales) Unfortunately I hit some stumbling blocks and page errors. I was on a hard deadline to get the raffle live as I was going on holiday the next day, so I put it live on Raffall but I emailed my bugs and feedback to Raffaly. The founder Liam Walder emailed me back the next day, he'd fixed all the bugs I'd found and thanked me for letting him know.... So, in summary: 1 - You might not have the desire, or time, to volunteer.... 2 - But you can still do good by helping new/small businesses grow by giving them free feedback on your experience and/or sharing them with others - Kindness helps the world go round! 3 - if you'd like to buy raffle tickets to support our team I'd be super grateful (link in original post that I've shared!) #VolunteersWeek #NationalVolunteersWeek #Raffle #RugbyIsLife #RugbyFamily ________________________________________________________________ I'm Heledd and I offer: 🤩 Fractional and Interim Marketing Leadership and Support 🤩 Marketing auditing and consultancy, especially on the Digital Marketing Side 🤩 Training, coaching and mentoring

🏓 Join the Fun & Make a Difference! 🏓 Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida is thrilled to announce its first ever Pickleball Tournament 🌟 Whether you're a seasoned player or a fan of the game, this is your chance to rally together for a great cause. Why Pickleball? It's more than just a sport—it's a community! By coming together on the court, we can provide comfort and support to families with children undergoing medical treatment. Event Highlights: 🏆 Competitive and recreational brackets 🎉 Fun activities for all ages 🍔 Delicious food and drinks 🎁 Fantastic prizes and raffles But we need your help to make this event a smashing success! We're looking for sponsors to support our cause and fansto cheer on the players. Whether you want to sponsor a court, donate prizes, or simply spread the word, every bit counts. How You Can Get Involved: Sponsor: Showcase your brand while supporting a meaningful cause. Participate: Register to play or form a team with friends. Volunteer: Help us run the event smoothly and make it memorable. Donate: Can't make it? You can still contribute to the cause. Let's come together to serve up some fun and make a lasting impact! For more details or to get involved, click below. 🏓 Join the Fun & Make a Difference! 🏓 #pickleballtournament #charityevent #fundraiser

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Playing sports, especially baseball, is one of the best teachers you will ever have in life. Baseball teaches you to be humble. The “Baseball Gods” don’t like when your head gets too big. The game will be sure to put you back in your place. Baseball teaches you to be a calm boat in choppy water. In order to be successful you must remain even keel in a game full of ups and downs. Baseball teaches you to control the things you can control, and forget the rest. Crush a line drive but right to the shortstop? Nothing you can do about it. Move on. Baseball teaches you that sometimes things just won’t make sense. 4-4 yesterday but 0-4 today? Yep, it happens. Move on. Baseball teaches you to keep moving forward even when all hope seems lost. 0 for your last 15 at bats? Move on, you have 4 more today. Baseball teaches you that you never know what each day will bring. Today could be the day you break the out of your slump, it just depends on your mentality. Baseball teaches you to do the things you don’t want to do. The early morning practices, the late night work outs, 12 hour days at the ball park and all the other cliché’s you want to throw in there. But it’s true. The toughest days often lead to the best ones. All of these situations run parallel to business and to life itself. #baseball #business #sales #sports

In the world of boxing, strategy is everything. Each punch thrown is a calculated move, much like a game of chess. The ultimate goal is not just to strike but to outthink your opponent and deliver that final, decisive blow—checkmate. As we prepare for the upcoming BBFC Charity fight, this philosophy rings true. It’s about quiet preparation, relentless training, and the power of focus. Victory isn’t just about brute strength, but timing, patience, and precision. Stay tuned. The time to say checkmate is fast approaching. 🥊👊 #BBFC #BusinessBoxing #MoveInSilence #Checkmate #BoxingStrategy #CharityFight #MindOverMatter #StayFocused