May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY
(New York, NY) Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker at the upcoming Ring 8 meeting Tuesday, May 15 at the Waterfront Crab House in Long Island City, NY.
A rising junior middleweight boxer and West Point graduate, Melson donates all of his fight purses to Justadollarplease.org in association with a clinical trial taking place in the United States to help cure Spinal Cord Injuries. All of the funds for the trial are being raised through donations and Melson’s played a big role in helping with the efforts. He was also recently named as an ambassador of the sport by the World Boxing Council and will discuss his efforts during the Ring 8 event at the Waterfront Crab House.
“I’m honored that Ring 8 invited me to speak,” said Melson, who also created Team Fight to Walk in association with the pending Clinical Trial to cure Spinal Cord Injuries. Melson also works a full time corporate job for Johnson and Johnson, led by fellow West Point Graduate and CEO Alex Gorsky, with its credo of helping give back. JJ takes its stand in supporting Melson by matching Melson’s donations to Justadollarplease 2:1. “Ring 8 is a great organization and they share the same values I do as we both offer ourselves selflessly to help improve the lives of human beings around us, especially those in need.”
RING 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medical expenses and other needs.
Go on line to www.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 members. Annual membership dues is only $25.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 monthly meetings, the third Tuesday of every month, excluding July and August. All active boxers, amateur and professional, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 yearly membership.
For more information on Team Fight to Walk or to make a tax-deductable donation, go to teamfighttowalk.com or Justadollarplease.org.
Contact: Matt Yanofsky (Team Melson Publicist) – 551-206-0578
Bob Trieger (Ring 8 Publicist) – 978-664 4482/[email protected]
