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Gideon Boxing Gym seeks $100,000 to expand transportation, competition and scholarships

Appropriations - Labor and Economic Opportunity · July 29, 2025
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Joe Mendez and legislative director Bob Anderson told the Appropriations subcommittee the Saginaw nonprofit needs $100,000 for a van, USA Boxing fees, equipment and scholarships to widen youth access and reduce barriers to competition.

Representative Timmy Beeson's legislative director Bob Anderson and program founder Joe Mendez asked the committee for a $100,000 legislative‑directed grant to expand Gideon Boxing Gym’s youth programming in Saginaw.

Anderson said the gym serves more than 60 youth and young adults and that the funds would pay for a transportation van, USA Boxing…

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