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Champs Gym asks Roanoke council for support for new boxing facility serving youth and at-risk residents
Summary
Representatives of Champs Gym told Roanoke City Council on July 21 they seek city support for a larger facility and equipment to expand youth programming, citing boxing’s role in mentoring, education outcomes and violence reduction; councilors said they would work with the group to identify assistance.
Leaders and athletes from Champs Gym addressed Roanoke City Council on July 21 to request city support for a new, larger boxing facility they said would expand youth programming, mentoring and violence-prevention work in the Melrose area and across Roanoke.
Victor Banks described Champs Gym’s history and nonprofit status: “Champs Gym has been a fixture in Roanoke City for 53 years…we were founded in ’72, and we’ve been a nonprofit…
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