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Our
Mission
The
Pan Am Boxing Club
Inc. is committed to working in partnership with individuals, families,
government agencies, private sector and community organizations through
the sport of Boxing, to develop one’s personal
“character”, physical + mental, in a very positive
supportive club that very clearly promotes complete honesty, strong
work ethic, teamwork and clean healthy lifestyles.
Specifically
we:
- Are
committed to providing a safe environment that supports physical,
intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals to develop
them to their maximum potential.
- Provide
top quality, committed boxing coaches/mentors with specific boxing
programs (competitive + non-competitive) to all participants regardless
of financial status.
- Provide
community focused recreational and competitive amateur boxing
programming aimed at meeting the broader community needs of general
fitness.
- Provide
high quality amateur boxing and recreational programs to any individual
that is interested in seeking a level of physical fitness.
Our
pro social environment is able to compete with the attraction of inner
city gangs or other negative affiliations and provide a viable
alternative activities.
- Actively
promote a non-harassment policy and accommodate the specific needs of
female participants.
Guiding
Principles
- To
assist all participants in realizing and developing their inner
strengths
- To
promote a healthy lifestyle through balance of education, sports, life
skills and spirituality.
- To
address socio economic inequalities that inhibits successful personal
growth of low-income participants and communities.
- To
share the responsibility for “quality of life” with
the
community’s individuals, families, businesses and public and
private agencies.
Club History
Pam Am Boxing:
- Pan Am Boxing has been in existence for over 39 year
- Created shortly after the Pan Am Games in Winipeg in 1968
- Focuses on health and fitness through training as a boxer and promotes the competitive boxing
- Plays an
active role in the community by providing boxing programs to inner city
youth in cooperation with municipal youth centers and religious
organizations
- Operarates solely on its volunteer members
- Hosts ongoing amateur boxing sporting events with participants from other Canadian Provinces and the United States
- Is involved in promoting professional boxing through affiliated programs
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