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Plymouth Observer: Gale, Cengage Learning Flash Mob for Charity Hits Plymouth for DBG Youth Program

A sunrise flash mob fitness event Friday in Plymouth’s Kellogg Park capped a fundraiser by Gale, a publisher of resource materials for libraries and businesses ...
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Metro Times: How Downtown Boxing Gym found a new home

A converted book bindery on the east side of Detroit is unusually active on this late Wednesday afternoon, as scores of cars parked up on ...
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My Fox Detroit Previews 2015 ROSSETTI Junior Olympics

My Fox Detroit’s Woody Woodriffe visited Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program to preview the Junior Olympics and talked to some key students in the program. ...
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MLive ROSSETTI Junior Olympics Boxing Preview

DETROIT, MI — A small youth boxing gym that has been gathering attention, praise and donations for years is about to make a major move into a ...
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DBusiness – Downtown Boxing Gym to Open New Facility in April 2015

The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, offering athletic training, academic support, and volunteering opportunities for youths in Detroit, will reopen in a new location on ...
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Crain’s Detroit – Dresner Foundation Gives Downtown Boxing Gym a Lift

  For the last nine years, Carlo Sweeney has spent three hours every weekday picking up and dropping off 40 kids who attend his after-school ...
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CW 50’s Street Beat Talks with Coach Khali

Host Lisa Germani interviews coach Khali as part of the “Inspiring Our Youth” episode on March 1, 2015:
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Zipcar.com: Boxing in Detroit with Chelsea Clinton

In a city fighting for renewal, Detroit-native Coach Khali Sweeney is providing kids with a safe haven, at the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG). This non-profit ...
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NBC News Making a Difference: A Good Fight – Detroit Boxing Gym Gets Kids Off the Streets

NBCNews.com – Making a Difference October 22, 2014 Click here to watch the video.   On the bleak east side of Detroit, a boxing coach is ...
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Avalon International Breads Packs a Punch with Downtown Boxing Gym

Originally posted on Avalon Website Blog: Posted on July 21, 2014 by Avalon Avalon’s 3 Bottom Lines- Earth, Community, Employees- are both our path and ...
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