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| − | {{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/GraysFerryBoxing/|name=facebook.com/GraysFerryBoxing}} | + | {{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/GraysFerryBoxing/|name=facebook.com/GraysFerryBoxing}}[Police sergeant Mike] Rafferty founded the club on the third floor of William A. Barrett community center thanks to donations and a letter-writing campaign in 2001. His goal was to drive a wedge between kids and their attraction to the streets and he often handed out cards in detention cells while on the job. |
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| − | + | "Some of the kids went right from the jail cell to the ring," he said. | |
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| − | + | ''Note:'' The above descriptive information came from the Philly.com article below. | |
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==In The News== | ==In The News== | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20160318_Grays_Ferry_boxing_club_could_use_a_good_cornerman.html Grays Ferry boxing club could use a good cornerman], Philly.com, March 17, 2016. |
==Info== | ==Info== | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 22 September 2021
[Police sergeant Mike] Rafferty founded the club on the third floor of William A. Barrett community center thanks to donations and a letter-writing campaign in 2001. His goal was to drive a wedge between kids and their attraction to the streets and he often handed out cards in detention cells while on the job.
"Some of the kids went right from the jail cell to the ring," he said.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the Philly.com article below.
In The News
- Grays Ferry boxing club could use a good cornerman, Philly.com, March 17, 2016.
Info
- GoFundMe: boxingclubrepairs
