Who are we?
We are a voluntary run boxing club in Portsmouth with five coaches. We have been a club for 27 years. We have had many champions from Hampshire, Southern Counties, Western Counties and two England School boy finalist. Four of our boxers have gone on to further their boxing careers by turning professional two of which are world ranked. Michael McKinson and Lucas Ballingall.
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Why are we crowdfunding?
Our original club had to be demolished due to a new development. Housing and the John Jenkins Stadium. We were in temporary premises but are in mid move back to the new John Jenkins stadium. This is a bigger and better gym allowing us two double our capacity of boxers. So we are in desperate need for more new equipment to allow us make this happen.
How we’ll spend the money raised
We will spend the money on much needed new equipment enabling us to double our capacity. We need a fold away boxing ring, Bags, Gloves, Coaching equipment, A punch bag support system so we hang our new bags. Our gym will be open access for all the community. We aim to get people fit and respect each other. Its brilliant for mental health and making you have a positive attitude. Here are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!