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HELLO, I'M COUNCILMAN CLE DUN JR.WE ARE HERE AT THE ARDEN DALE, UH, BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS HERE IN DISTRICT SIX ON LIVE DALE BOULEVARD.
WE'RE HERE PREPARING FOR THE CHECK PRESENTATION FOR ST.
YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD JAL JONES' STORY AND HER BATTLE TO DEFEAT THESE BRAIN TUMORS.
UH, WE WAS ABLE TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR HER AND ST.
JUDE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE REALISTIC RIVALRY, UH, PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH AND CELEBRITY BOXING MATCH.
SO COME HERE AND JOIN US AS WE PRESENT THESE CHECKS TO THE FAMILY AND ST.
AND AT THIS PARTICULAR CAMPUS, OUR STUDENTS ARE TRAINED TO CONDUCT FULL SERVICE, AUTOMOTIVE, HEAVY TRUCK AND AUTO BODY REPAIR TRAINING.
PAMELA VAR JONES, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY OF GUESTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
IN ADDITION, WITH RECOGNIZING CC'S LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND FACULTY.
IN ADDITION TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE JONES FAMILY HERE AT BRCC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.
IN AUGUST OF 2023, ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN DUNN AND MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM, WE HOSTED A COMMUNITY DISCOVERY SESSION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RCC.
WE DID THIS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS THAT EXISTED WITHIN DISTRICT SIX.
IN THAT MEETING, IT WAS HELD AT THE BOOMBOX GYM.
THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, NO IDEA DID WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD LEAD TO THIS TODAY, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF HONORING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE IDENTIFIED AT THE DISCOVERY SESSION THAT THERE WERE FOUR PILLARS OF IMPORTANCE, AND THOSE PILLARS WERE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
FROM THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, WE NOW COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, TO HONOR THE FAMILY, THE JONES FAMILY, PARDON ME, NO RELATION TO DR. JONES, BUT I'M GONNA CLAIM YOU GUYS AS RELATIVES NOW.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, TO HONOR THE WORK THAT ST.
JUDE DOES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT.
THIS FALLS UNDERNEATH THAT PILLAR, COUNCILMAN DUNN OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
SO IN SUPPORT OF THAT WORK AND THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE HERE NOW TO HANDLE TWO THINGS, NOT ONLY A PRESS RELEASE, BUT A CHECK, CELEBRATION AND PRESENTATION.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR AGENDA TODAY IS TO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS.
WE WILL FOLLOW THAT WITH PHOTOS THAT WILL HONOR ST.
JUDE AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY, THE JONES FAMILY, AND THEN COUNCILMAN DUNN.
SO, IT IS MY PLEASURE AT THIS TIME TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM OUR CHANCELLOR BY OF BRCC OF CHANCELLOR LILY B SMITH.
I HAVE A GREAT CALL TO APPRECIATE, BUT HEY, I KNOW HOW TO GET THE CHURCH GOING, I GUESS.
I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME, UH, YOU AND, UH, THE FAMILY, AND CERTAINLY, UH, THE JONES FAMILY COUNCIL CLE, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM ST.
JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.
FIRSTLY, I WANT TO ASSURE JAYLENE AND HER FAMILY THAT THEY ARE NOT ON THIS JOURNEY AND THAT BRCC COMMUNITIES WITH YOU.
THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GIVING FAMILIES HOPE FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
THEY ENSURE THEIR FAMILY HAVE ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT AS THEIR CHILDREN SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT BRCC IS COMMITTED TO SERVING, SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, EVEN THOUGH WITHIN COUNCILMAN DUNS DISTRICT, WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU, JANINE, YOUR FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT, AND YOUR STREET GIVES US HOPE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING BAT ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO BE A PART OF YOUR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY.
I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE COUNCILMAN CLE, DISTRICT SIX TO REPORT TO REVISE MY REMARKS.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK, UH, CHANCELLOR SMITH.
I, I TOLD HIM THIS PERSONALLY, BUT I WANT TO TELL HIM PUBLICLY THANK HIM FOR OPENING UP THESE FACILITIES AND BEING A GRACIOUS HOST AND PARTNER WITH US ALONG
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THIS JOURNEY, I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL THE SPONSORS AND PARTNERS THAT HELPED US PUT THIS TOGETHER.WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE, UH, WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT.
UH, MANY OF THE SPONSORS YOU SEE HERE, UH, BEHIND MYSELF, HELPED WRITE A CHECK TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO ST.
JUDE AND MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO THE JONES FAMILY.
WE HAVE MANY OF OUR INFLUENCERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT LEVERAGE THEIR PLATFORMS, THAT NAME AND EVEN GOT IN THE RING FOR, WITH THIS FIGHT TO RAISE MONEY FOR ST.
SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL THE ATTENDEES, AND EVERYBODY THAT HELPED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
I ALSO WANT TO NOT LET IT BE MISSED ON EVERYBODY, THAT NOT ONLY DO WE IMPACT THIS FAMILY IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT WE ALSO PARTNER TO IMPACT SOME SMALL MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, WHICH IS A PASSION OF MINE AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, UH, ROO PROVIDED THE FOOD, UH, VIVID IMAGES PRINTED ALL OF THE, UH, PRINTED INFORMATION THAT YOU SAW.
WE ALSO HAD BULL FISH KITCHEN THAT PROVIDED SOME FOOD, AND WE HAD 11, 11 WHO'S HERE, WHO PROVIDED SOME OF THE, UH, VIBRATIONS AS THEY CALL IT, FOR THE EVENT.
UH, SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US WITH THIS, AND AS I CALL MY PARTNER, UH, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON.
UH, I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING A PART OF THIS JOURNEY WITH US.
UH, CHRIS AND I GREW UP, UH, LEARNING THE, THE SKILL AND THE SPORT OF BOXING AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY, UH, IT WAS REALLY MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON US AS WE WERE RAISED.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A HUGE VIOLENCE ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PEOPLE, OUR CHILDREN, OUR YOUNG MEN, ARE KILLING OFF EACH OTHER AT AN ALARMING RATE.
WE UTILIZE THE SPORT OF BOXING TO HELP US WITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND EVEN OUR ADULTS TO TAP INTO THE SPORT OF BOXING AND WORK ON SOME OF THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
WE WANT TO ASK YOU TO PUT DOWN THE GUNS AND PUT ON THE GLOVES.
WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO, UH, DO SOME CONFLICT RESOLUTION WHERE EVERYBODY WALKS AWAY WITH THEIR LIFE.
UH, ALSO, THE SPORT OF BOXING HAS TAUGHT ME AND HIM AND US SOME LIFE LESSONS.
THERE'S SOME TRADES AND SOME LESSONS IN THE SPORT OF BOXING THAT TELLS US TO PROTECT OURSELVES AT ALL TIME.
TO WHEN YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN IS ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET UP.
SO THESE ARE BOXING LESSONS, BUT THESE ARE ALSO LIFE LESSONS AND SUCCESS PRINCIPLES THAT YOU CAN IMPLEMENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
SO WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY, WE ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY IN THE SPORT OF BOXING AS WE PROMOTE THAT SPORT, AND ALSO TEACH SOME LIFE LESSONS THROUGH THAT SPORT.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE PARTICIPATING AND END UP, UH, THE FUNDRAISING EFFORT, UM, THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, I'VE LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, HOW ST.
JUDE IS IMPORTANT TO FAMILY THAT'S GOING THROUGH CRISIS.
AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT EFFORT.
WE'RE GONNA NEXT TURN IT OVER TO THE JONES FAMILY.
WE'RE GONNA ASK JIL JI AND, UH, MS. FAITH COME ON UP, EVEN THOUGH SHE DON'T WANT TO COME UP.
UH, MY FAMILY HAS PERSONALLY KNOWN AT LEAST FOUR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE RESOURCES AT ST.
JUDE AND THEY, THAT THEY PROVIDE.
WE WAS ALREADY PLANNING THIS EVENT, AND THEN THIS HAPPENED WITH JAL.
SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD MARRIAGE.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE FAMILIES ARE LITERALLY IN A FIGHT OF THEIR LIFE.
SO IT WAS A GOOD PARTNERSHIP TO LEVERAGE AND BRING ATTENTION TO, UM, THIS ISSUE.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO ST.
JUDE AND VISIT WITH GIA AND JIA AND SEE THE TREATMENT, SEE THE CARE, SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT ST.
UM, AND WE REACHED OUT TO 'EM AND TOLD 'EM, LOOK, THAT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL TO US.
WE'RE DOING THIS EVENT ANYWAY.
DO YOU MIND IF WE RAISE SOME MONEY AND WRITE A CHECK TO YOU? UM, THEY TOLD US IT TYPICALLY TAKE THEM ABOUT 30 DAYS TO SIX WEEKS TO APPROVE AN EVENT, BUT THEY PROVED IT IN A WEEK AND WE GOT THIS THING GOING.
SO I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO JI AND, AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UM, THANKFUL PASTOR PROMOTIONS, COUNCILMAN CLE DUNN FOOD PRODUCTIONS, THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED US ALONG THIS JOURNEY.
WE ARE VERY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL.
SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL, FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY IS GIVING US.
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AS WE STAY HERE, WE'RE GONNA CALL MADELINE FROM ST.JUDE AND GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELL FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE OFFICIAL CHECK PRESENTATION AND TAKE A FEW PICTURES.
SO GIVE MADELINE A HAND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
MY NAME IS MADELINE MURPHY WITH ST.
JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE BEHIND THIS FUNDRAISER.
UM, WHEN MR. CLEVE CALLED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EXPLAINED IT TO ME, I WAS LIKE, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL CALLS I GET.
SO I WAS EXCITED, UM, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS LOVE CHANGING IT UP AND HEARING ABOUT NEW INITIATIVES AND NEW IDEAS BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE TAPPING INTO AN ENTIRE NEW CROWD.
UM, THAT, AND THAT'S EXCITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET IMMERSED IN THE ST.
AND, UM, JULIA IS NOT THE ONLY PATIENT THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE OVER 900 ACTIVE PATIENTS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, UM, THAT ARE BEING TREATED AT ST.
JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
SO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IS SO CRUCIAL BECAUSE IT IS, UM, NOT ONLY AFFECTING THOSE KIDS AT ST.
JUDE, BUT KIDS IN YOUR VERY OWN COMMUNITIES.
UM, LIKE MR. CLEVE SAID, HE KNOWS PERSONALLY OF A FEW FAMILIES.
I UNFORTUNATELY KNOW OF SEVERAL, UM, AND I KNOW YOU ALL DO AS WELL, BUT ST.
JUDE FREELY SHARES THE DISCOVERIES THAT WE MAKE AND NO FAMILY PAYS FOR TREATMENT, TRAVEL, HOUSING, MORE FOOD, SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON HELPING THEIR CHILDREN LIVE.
SO REALLY, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE KIDS OF ST.
WE COULDN'T THANK Y'ALL ENOUGH.
SO CHANCELLOR, IF YOU CAN COME ON UP AND MADELINE OKAY, RIGHT HERE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PROGRAM PORTION.
WE, HELLO, THIS IS COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUN JR.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR JOINING US FOR THE CHECK PRESENTATION FOR ST.
UH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY, UH, WORKING ON THIS EVENT WITH CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON.
COACH BOOM, AND SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW AND RAISING THIS MONEY AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR ST.
WE ALSO WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE BOXING IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
UM, BOXING IS A GOOD CONFLICT RESOLUTION SPORT.
UH, WE LEARNED THAT AS USED AS WE GREW UP AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE GOT GOING ON IN OUR CITY WITH THE VIOLENCE AND SPECIFICALLY YOUNG BLACK MEN KILLING PEOPLE AT AN ALARMING RATE.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PUT DOWN THE GUNS AND PUT ON THE GLOVES AND RESOLVE YOUR CONFLICTS.
WE WANNA STOP THIS SICILY KILLING AND SICILY MURDERS AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOES HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY AND THE END OF THE NIGHT.
SO WE CHALLENGE YOU TO MEET US AT THE BOOMBOX GYM IN DISTRICT SIX AND WORK ON YOUR CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY PUTTING DOWN THE GUNS AND PUTTING ON THE GLOVES.
HI, I'M CHRIS JOHNSON, A KAA COACH.
UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT AND, AND JOINING, UM, THIS UH, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD LAST SATURDAY.
WE HAD AN AWESOME NIGHT OF, OF BOXING.
WE HAD SOME OF OUR LOCAL GUYS, CALEB K-POP JOHNSON, HE PUT ON A PHENOMENAL SHOW ALONG WITH CAMERON HILL.
HE, UH, PUT ON A PHENOMENAL SHOW AS WELL.
BOTH OF THESE FIGHTERS ARE HERE FROM THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND, UH, THEY ARE SOME OF THE UPCOMING STARS THAT WE HAVE COME.
WE ALSO, UM, HAVE A PROGRAM TO WHERE WE OFFER, UM, BOXING LESSONS TO KIDS FROM AGE SEVEN TO AGE 21.
UM, WE'RE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE ON HARRY DRIVE, UM, 2 5 6 7 HARRY DRIVE.
UM, WE TRAIN FROM 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM UH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND ON SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM NOON.
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BRING THOSE KIDS.LET'S, LET'S GIVE 'EM TO WORK.
LET'S GIVE 'EM THE ON BEHALF OF THE JONES FAMILY WITH ALIA'S JOURNEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WE ARE SO APPRECIATED, HUMBLE, AND GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE, HELLO, I'M COUNCILMAN CLEVE DON JR.
WE ARE HERE AT THE DALE, UH, BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS HERE IN DISTRICT SIX ON LIVE DALE BOULEVARD.
WE'RE HERE PREPARING FOR THE CHECK PRESENTATION FOR ST.
YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD JAL JONES' STORY AND HER BATTLE TO DEFEAT THESE BRAIN TUMORS.
UH, WE WAS ABLE TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR HER AND ST.
JUDE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE REDIG ROBBERY, UH, PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH AND CELEBRITY BOXING MATCH.
SO COME HERE AND JOIN US AS WE PRESENT THESE CHECKS TO THE FAMILY AND ST.
AND AT THIS PARTICULAR CAMPUS, OUR STUDENTS ARE TRAINED TO CONDUCT FULL SERVICE, AUTOMOTIVE, HEAVY TRUCK AND AUTO BODY REPAIR TRAINING.
PAMELA VAR JONES, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY OF GUESTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
IN ADDITION, WITH RECOGNIZING CC'S LEADERSHIP, MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND FACULTY.
IN ADDITION TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE JONES FAMILY HERE AT BRCC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.
IN AUGUST OF 2023, ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN DUNN AND MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM, WE HOSTED A COMMUNITY DISCOVERY SESSION IN COLLABORATION WITH BRCC.
WE DID THIS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS THAT EXISTED WITHIN DISTRICT SIX.
IN THAT MEETING, IT WAS HELD AT THE BOOMBOX GYM.
THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, NO IDEA DID WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD LEAD TO THIS TODAY, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF HONORING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE IDENTIFIED AT THE DISCOVERY SESSION THAT THERE WERE FOUR PILLARS OF IMPORTANCE, AND THOSE PILLARS WERE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
FROM THAT PARTICULAR EVENT, WE NOW COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, TO HONOR THE FAMILY, THE JONES FAMILY, PARDON ME, NO RELATION TO DR. JONES, BUT I'M GONNA CLAIM YOU GUYS AS RELATIVES NOW.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, TO HONOR THE WORK THAT ST.
JUDE DOES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT.
THIS FALLS UNDERNEATH THAT PILLAR, COUNCILMAN DUN OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
SO IN SUPPORT OF THAT WORK AND THE GENEROSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE HERE NOW TO HANDLE TWO THINGS, NOT ONLY A PRESS RELEASE, BUT A CHECK, CELEBRATION AND PRESENTATION.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR AGENDA TODAY IS TO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS.
WE WILL FOLLOW BACK WITH PHOTOS THAT WILL HONOR ST.
JUDE AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY, THE JONES FAMILY, AND THEN COUNCILMAN DUNN.
SO IT IS MY PLEASURE AT THIS TIME TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM OUR CHANCELLOR OF BRCC OF CHANCELLOR WILLIE B. SMITH.
I HAVE A GREAT CALL TO APPRECIATE, BUT HEY, I KNOW HOW TO GET THE CHURCH GOING I GUESS.
I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME, UH, YOU AND, UH, THE FAMILY AND SERVING, UH, THE JONES FAMILY COUNCILOR CLE, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ST.
JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO
FIRSTLY, I WANT TO ASSURE JAYLENE AND HER FAMILY THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONG THIS JOURNEY AND THAT BRCC COMMUNITIES WITH YOU.
THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GIVING FAMILIES HOPE FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
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THEY ENSURE THEIR FAMILY HAVE ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT AS THEIR CHILDREN SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT.FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT BRCC IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AND SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, EVEN THOUGH WITHIN COUNCILMAN DUNS DISTRICT, WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOUR INE YOUR FIGHTERS.
ALL FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT, AND YOUR STREET GIVES US HOPE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING BAT ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO BE A PART OF YOUR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY.
I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE COUNCIL CLE DISTRICT SIX REPORT TO REVISE MY REMARKS.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK, UH, CHANCELLOR SMITH.
I, I'VE TOLD HIM THIS PERSONALLY, BUT I WANT TO TELL HIM PUBLICLY THANK HIM FOR OPENING UP THESE FACILITIES AND BEING A GRACIOUS HOST AND PARTNER WITH US ALONG THIS JOURNEY, I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL THE SPONSORS AND PARTNERS THAT HELPED US PUT THIS TOGETHER.
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE, UH, WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT.
UH, MANY OF THE SPONSORS YOU SEE HERE, UH, BEHIND MYSELF, HELP WRITE A CHECK TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO ST.
JUDE AND MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO THE JONES FAMILY.
WE HAVE MANY OF OUR INFLUENCERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT LEVERAGE THEIR PLATFORMS, THEIR NAME, AND EVEN GOT IN THE RING FOR, WITH THIS FIGHT TO RAISE MONEY FOR ST.
SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL THE ATTENDEES, AND EVERYBODY THAT HELPED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
I ALSO WANT TO NOT LET IT BE MISSED ON EVERYBODY, THAT NOT ONLY DID WE IMPACT THIS FAMILY IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT WE ALSO PARTNERED TO IMPACT SOME SMALL MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, WHICH IS A PASSION OF MINE AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, UH, BOY AND RULE PROVIDED THE FOOD, UH, VIVID IMAGES PRINTED ALL OF THE, UH, PRINTED INFORMATION THAT YOU SAW.
WE ALSO HAD BULL FISH KITCHEN THAT PROVIDED SOME FOOD.
AND WE HAD 11, 11 WHO'S HERE, WHO PROVIDED SOME OF THE, UH, VIBRATIONS AS THEY CALL IT, FOR THE EVENT.
UH, SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US WITH THIS.
AND AS I CALLED MY PARTNER, UH, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, UM, WE CALLED COACH GROOM.
UH, I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING A PART OF THIS JOURNEY WITH US.
UH, CHRIS AND I GREW UP, UH, LEARNING THE, THE SKILL AND THE SPORT OF BOXING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY, UH, IT WAS A REALLY MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON US AS WE WERE RAISED.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A HUGE VIOLENCE ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PEOPLE, OUR CHILDREN, OUR YOUNG MEN ARE KILLING OFF EACH OTHER AT AN ALARMING RATE.
WE UTILIZE THE SPORT OF BOXING TO HELP US WITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND EVEN OUR ADULTS TO TAP INTO THE SPORT OF BOXING AND WORK ON SOME OF THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
WE WANT TO ASK YOU TO PUT DOWN THE GUNS AND PUT ON THE GLOVES.
WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO, UH, DO SOME CONFLICT RESOLUTION WHERE EVERYBODY WALKS AWAY WITH THEIR LIFE.
UH, ALSO, THE SPORT OF BOXING HAS TAUGHT ME AND HIM AND US SOME LIFE LESSONS.
THERE'S SOME TRADES AND SOME LESSONS IN THE SPORT OF BOXING THAT TELLS US TO PROTECT OURSELF AT ALL TIME.
TO WHEN YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN, IT'S ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET UP.
SO THESE ARE BOXING LESSONS, BUT THESE ARE ALSO LIFE LESSONS AND SUCCESS PRINCIPLES THAT YOU CAN IMPLEMENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
SO WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY, WE ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN US ON THIS JOURNEY IN THE SPORT OF BOXING AS WE PROMOTE THAT SPORT, AND ALSO TEACH SOME LIFE LESSONS THROUGH THAT SPORT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE, UH, THE FUNDRAISING EFFORT, UM, THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, I'VE LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, HOW ST.
JUDE IS IMPORTANT TO FAMILY THAT'S GOING THROUGH CRISIS.
AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THAT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT EFFORT.
WE'RE GONNA NEXT TURN IT OVER TO THE JONES FAMILY.
WE'RE GONNA ASK JIL JI AND, UH, MS. FAITH COME ON UP, EVEN THOUGH SHE DON'T WANT TO COME UP.
UH, MY FAMILY HAS PERSONALLY KNOWN AT LEAST FOUR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE RESOURCES AT ST.
JUDE'S AND THEY, THAT THEY PROVIDE.
WE WAS ALREADY PLANNING THIS EVENT AND THEN THIS HAPPENED WITH JAL.
SO WE THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD MARRIAGE.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE FAMILIES ARE LITERALLY IN A FIGHT OF THEIR LIFE.
SO IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP TO LEVERAGE AND BRING ATTENTION TO, UM, THIS ISSUE.
UH, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO ST.
JUDE AND VISIT WITH GIA AND JIA AND SEE THE TREATMENT, SEE THE CARE, SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT ST.
UM, AND WE REACHED OUT TO 'EM AND TOLD 'EM, LOOK, THAT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL TO US.
WE'RE DOING THIS EVENT ANYWAY.
DO YOU MIND IF WE RAISE SOME MONEY AND WRITE A CHECK TO YOU? UM, THEY TOLD US IT TYPICALLY TAKE THEM ABOUT 30 DAYS TO SIX WEEKS TO APPROVE AN EVENT, BUT THEY PROVED IT IN A WEEKEND AND WE GOT THIS THING GOING.
SO I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO JI AND
THANK, THANKFUL PASTOR PROMOTIONS,
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COUNCILMAN CLE DUNN FOOD PRODUCTIONS, THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED US ALONG THIS JOURNEY.WE ARE VERY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL SAYING THANK YOU FOR ALL ABOUT ALL THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GIVING US.
AND THANK YOU AND WE GRATEFUL.
AS WE STAY HERE, WE'RE GONNA CALL MADELINE FROM ST.
JUDE AND GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN WE'LL DO THE OFFICIAL CHECK PRESENTATION AND TAKE A FEW PICTURES.
SO GIVE MADELINE A HAND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MADELINE MURPHY WITH SAFETY JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE BEHIND THIS FUNDRAISER.
UM, WHEN MR. CLEVE CALLED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EXPLAINED IT TO ME, I WAS LIKE, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL CALLS I GET.
SO I WAS EXCITED, UM, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS LOVE CHANGING IT UP AND HEARING ABOUT NEW INITIATIVES AND NEW IDEAS BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE TAPPING INTO AN ENTIRE NEW CROWD.
UM, THAT, AND THAT'S EXCITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET IMMERSED IN THE ST.
AND, UM, JULIA IS NOT THE ONLY PATIENT THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE OVER 900 ACTIVE PATIENTS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, UM, THAT ARE BEING TREATED AT ST.
JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL.
SO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IS SO CRUCIAL BECAUSE IT IS, UM, NOT ONLY AFFECTING THOSE KIDS AT ST.
JUDE, BUT KIDS IN YOUR VERY OWN COMMUNITIES.
UM, LIKE MR. CLEVE SAID, HE KNOWS PERSONALLY OF A FEW FAMILIES.
I UNFORTUNATELY KNOW OF SEVERAL, UM, AND I KNOW YOU ALL DO AS WELL, BUT ST.
JUDE FREELY SHARES THE DISCOVERIES THAT WE MAKE AND NO FAMILY PAYS FOR TREATMENT, TRAVEL, HOUSING, OR FOOD, SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON HELPING THEIR CHILDREN LIVE.
SO REALLY, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE KIDS OF ST.
WE COULDN'T THANK Y'ALL ENOUGH.
SO CHANCELLOR, IF YOU CAN COME ON UP AND MADELINE OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PROGRAM PORTION.
WE GONNA HELLO, THIS IS COUNCILMAN CLEVE, DON JR.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR JOINING US FOR THE CHECK PRESENTATION FOR ST.
UH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY, UH, WORKING ON THIS EVENT WITH CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON.
COACH BOOM, AND SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW AND RAISING THIS MONEY AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR ST.
WE ALSO WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE BOXING IN THE CITY OF BAT ROUGE AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
UM, BOXING IS A GOOD CONFLICT RESOLUTION SPORT.
UH, WE LEARNED THAT AS USED AS WE GREW UP AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE GOING GOT GOING ON IN OUR CITY WITH THE VIOLENCE AND SPECIFICALLY YOUNG BLACK MEN KILLING PEOPLE AT AN ALARMING RATE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PUT DOWN THE GUNS AND PUT ON THE GLOVES AND RESOLVE YOUR CONFLICTS.
WE WANNA STOP THE SINLESS KILLING AND SINLESS MURDERS AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOES HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY AND THE END OF THE NIGHT.
SO WE CHALLENGE YOU TO MEET US AT THE BOOMBOX GYM IN DISTRICT SIX AND WORK ON YOUR CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY PUTTING DOWN THE GUNS AND PUTTING ON THE GLOVES.
HI, I'M CHRIS JOHNSON, A KAA COACH.
UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT AND, AND JOINING, UM, THIS UH, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD LAST SATURDAY.
WE HAD A AWESOME NIGHT OF A BOXING.
WE HAD SOME OF OUR LOCAL GUYS, CALEB K-POP JOHNSON,
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HE PUT ON A PHENOMENAL SHOW ALONG WITH CAMERON HILL.HE, UH, PUT ON A PHENOMENAL SHOW AS WELL.
BOTH OF THESE FIGHTERS ARE HERE FROM THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND, UH, THEY ARE SOME OF THE UPCOMING STARS THAT WE HAVE TO COME.
WE ALSO, UM, HAVE A PROGRAM TO WHERE WE OFFER BOXING LESSONS TO KIDS FROM AGE SEVEN TO AGE 21.
UM, WE'RE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE ON HARRY DRIVE, UM, 2 5 6 7 HARRY DRIVE.
UM, WE TRAIN FROM 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM UH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND ON SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM NOON.
SO, UH, IF YOU INTERESTED, BRING THOSE KIDS.
LET'S, LET'S GIVE 'EM TO WORK.
LET'S GIVE 'EM A, ON BEHALF OF THE JONES FAMILY WITH JAL'S JOURNEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE HUMBLE AND GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE JOURNEY.