take that, haters
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"she doesn't do this for publicity. she calls us all the time and has been here a lot"
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/m...troit/35602746
Downtown Youth Boxing Gym is the place to be!! Was so inspired by Cortez a young and talented Boxer hoping to go to the Olympics! If you want to help us with fundraising go to their web site for more info.
Take a pow: Madonna visits Detroit youth boxing program
Adam Graham, The Detroit News 7:59 p.m. EDT October 1, 2015
The Material Girl visits Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym and mixes it up with the program’s students
Ahead of her “Rebel Heart” tour stop at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday night, Madonna visited Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym on Wednesday.
The Material Girl stopped by the youth gym on Detroit’s east side and visited with children from around 6-7 p.m., said Jessica Hauser, Downtown Boxing Gym’s executive director of fundraising. Madonna has made several donations to the after-school tutoring program, which helps kids age 7-18 with academics and athletic training.
“She’s so great with the kids,” Hauser said. “She gets right in the mix with them, and she’s right at home with them.”
This is not Madonna’s first interaction with the Downtown Boxing Gym. In 2014, she donated an undisclosed sum of money to the organization which helped move the program from a 4,000-square-foot former car wash on St. Aubin between Warren and Forest — which she also visited — to its new location, a 27,000-square foot facility at the corner of East Vernor and Beaufait.
The free program currently enrolls 65 elementary, middle and high school-aged students at a cost of $1,200 per student, Hauser said. The program runs daily from 2:30-7 p.m. and includes academic tutoring, college preparation, interview training and mentorship in various life skills — not just boxing.
The program was founded in 2007 by Carlo “Coach Khali” Sweeney. Since its inception, it boasts a 100-percent high school graduation rate for its students.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ent...gram/73177182/
No wonder she's been successful for more than 30 years