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DBG Founder and CEO Attends Harvard Business School Program
It is one the most prestigious business schools in the world with graduates that include billionaire Michael Bloomberg and the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie ...
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Gentle Giants: DBG Students Learn Life Lessons at Horse Camp
The Downtown Boxing Gym recently teamed up with Detroit Horse Power to give our students a one-of-a-kind week of learning how to ride and care ...
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Student Leader Gets Her First Job at the Downtown Boxing Gym
Kenedi Cain first set foot in the Downtown Boxing Gym four years ago. Now, she’s not just a student participant, she’s part of the staff. ...
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Meet the Gym’s Volunteers: Liz Garvin
We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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Shelf Help! Shelving.com Lends a Hand to Downtown Boxing Gym
The Downtown Boxing Gym is truly grateful to our donors and supporters who contribute in many ways to help our program grow and thrive. DBG ...
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Beauty and BRAINS: A Cosmetics Entrepreneur Visits DBG
Entrepreneur and chemist Alyssa Space recently visited the Downtown Boxing Gym and gave an empowering talk about pursuing your dreams. Space is the owner and ...
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Meet the Downtown Boxing Gym’s First International Volunteer
After nearly a decade running an IT startup in Berlin, Germany and traveling throughout Europe, Maurizio Graubner says he had a nagging feeling there might ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congrats, Asia!
The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has continued every year ...
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Meet The Gym’s Volunteers: Colin Swingler
We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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Meet The Gym’s Volunteers: Jack Glover
We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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DBG Receives Detroit Future City ‘Working With Lots’ Grant
Spring has sprung in downtown Detroit and soon our students will be back outside learning and playing in our outdoor space. The Downtown Boxing Gym ...
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DBG Goes International with the State of Play Study Tour
From March 25-29, leaders from Southeast Michigan and Western New York were given the incredible opportunity to travel to the Ruhr region of Germany and ...
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Meet The Gym’s Volunteers: Brad Fox
We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers! This is part of a series of blog posts to spotlight and celebrate the ...
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Divas to Sing in the Ring at Downtown Boxing Gym
It’s a matchup in the ring like you’ve never seen before – think Thrilla in Manilla minus the boxing gloves and with a whole lot ...
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DBG Students Make Music, Dance with Class Act Detroit
Each week at the Downtown Boxing Gym, our students create a rhythm and beat all their own. Nonprofit partner Class Act Detroit provides hip-hop music ...
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Downtown Boxing Gym Receives Rite Aid KidsCents Regional Grants
The Rite Aid Foundation has distributed 180 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the inaugural cycle of the KidCents Regional Grant Program. The Downtown ...
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Familiar Face at DBG Takes on New Role
One of the Downtown Boxing Gym’s newest full-time employees is a longtime team member who is well known to our students. Amy Mullins is the ...
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DBG Goes 3D With New 3D Printers
They’ve been touted as the high-tech tools that will change the supply chain and manufacturing model around the world. 3D printers are the wave of ...
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Renowned French Photographer Brings History to Life at DBG
Award-winning French photographer Nicolas Henry has traveled around the world to create his latest book, depicting African history – from slavery to freedom. Now he’s ...
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AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer helps strengthen college, career prep
The Downtown Boxing Gym is pleased to welcome Samantha Rudelich, our new AmeriCorps VISTA program volunteer. (VISTA stands for Volunteers in Service to America.) Samantha ...
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Meet Our New Academic Director, Katie Anderson
The Downtown Boxing Gym is thrilled to welcome Katie Anderson, our new Academic Director responsible for academic programming and overseeing our full-time and part-time academic ...
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Best Wishes to our U-M Summer Interns
Summer flew by and a talented pair of summer interns from the University of Michigan helped make it a breeze. Sophia Filipe, who’s starting her ...
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Shamrock 555 Awards Student Scholarships
We are so proud of Downtown Boxing Gym graduate, Melanie Rayford, one of the first-ever recipients of a $10,000 impact scholarship from Shamrock 555 The ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congratulations, Dorian!
About this series: The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congratulations, Takiyah!
About this series: The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congratulations, Kristopher!
About this series: The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors: Congratulations, Melanie!
About this series: The Downtown Boxing Gym is incredibly proud of our 100% high school graduation rate – a track record of success that has ...
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Downtown Boxing Gym Welcomes Four New Board Members
The Downtown Boxing Gym is excited to welcome FOUR new board members. Brian Vieaux of Flagstar Bank, Dennis Blender of Blender Consulting Group, and Gary Wilson of JPMorgan Chase all join our ...
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