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BOXING LEGEND OSCAR DE LA HOYA TO PRESENT NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART BOXING EQUIPMENT TO YOUTH GYM IN ORANGE COUNTY PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Oct 2015  DE LA HOYA WILL BE JOINED BY DOZENS OF YOUTH THAT TRAIN AT THE GYM FOR THE EQUIPMENT PRESENTATION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT 3:00 PM WHAT: Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya will present new-state-of-the-art boxing equipment valued at thousands of dollars to the youth of Grampa's Boxing Gym. De La Hoya will be on-hand to present the equipment to dozens of youth that train at the gym while also encouraging them to continue in their training and lead positive lives. Interviews with Oscar De La Hoya will be available immediately following the presentation. WHEN: Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 2:30 p.m. - Media Arrival 3:00 p.m. - Presentation of Equipment and Remarks by Oscar De La Hoy 3:30 p.m. - Photo Opportunities and Interviews Available WHERE: Grampa's Boxing Gym 7686 Garden Grove Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683 FACTS: This is the third annual boxing equipment giveaway the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation has hosted for after-school youth programs. The Foundation, with the support of its corporate partner of the year California Municipal Finance Authority and Everlast, is donating new, state-of-the-art boxing equipment to five gyms in Southern California that serve youth in economically disadvantaged communities plagued by gang and drug violence. The equipment will help these local gyms to provide youth in their communities with an opportunity to engage in boxing as an after-school program alternative to gang activities. Recipients of the Foundation's boxing equipment donations this giving season include Southern California-based boxing gyms Grampa's Boxing Gym in Westminster, Azusa Boxing Gym in Azusa, Westside Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Azteca Boxing Club in Bell and Lugo Fitness Center in Cudahy. BACKGROUND: In 1995, boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya started his namesake Foundation to help improve the quality of life for those living in disadvantaged communities. The Oscar De La Hoya Foundation supports the Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School, the Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center and the Oscar De La Hoya Labor and Delivery Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (both located at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles) as well as numerous after-school programs that help guide young people toward leading positive lives and away from the circumstances of gang violence, juvenile delinquency, and substance abuse.  |
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