New York, NY (June 12, 2013) – Junior middleweight boxer and charitable figure Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson is attending the third annual “Walk to Believe” Saturday, June 15 at the High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, NJ.
A non-profit organization founded in 2010, A “Walk to Believe” raises awareness and funds to aid in the recovery of former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed in a game against Army on October 16th, 2010. This tragic day for Eric took place against The Rainmaker's alma mater, West Point, and on his birthday. Melson told LeGrand that none of this is by chance as the universe has a plan for them to change the world together. LeGrand, who won an ESPY Award last year and is an active member of Team Fight to Walk, serves as one of America’s most powerful voices behind Spinal Cord Injury care. Through strenuous rehabilitation and an incredible will, LeGrand’s made excellent progress but still has a long way to go.
“Events like these are incredibly important to me because I will not be satisfied until I see those suffering like Eric and my best friend Christan Zaccagnino walking again,” stated Melson, who along with Zaccagnino, helped raise more than $130,000 for Spinal Cord Injury research by donating his fight purses to Justadollarplease.org. This amount is now rapidly approaching $200,000 in total thanks to Team Fight To Walk's first official fundraiser dinner- Fighting For The Cure- covering the costs for two human beings with Spinal Cord Injuries to take part in the trial."
“Research and care are very expensive, and the US Government has not contributed a single penny towards this specific clinical trial which is the very first in the United States aimed at curing Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries for human beings with an injured Spinal Cord for at least one year. Even a single penny from the government offered to fund this trial would serve as the United States government showing its gratitude specifically to its 40,000 Veterans that live paralyzed inAmerica. I am extremely excited to stand by my brother Eric as he is trying to change the world similar to how he did for Team Fight To Walk at our “Fighting For The Cure” Event. I already told him that I am sitting on his lap for the walk to ensure that I am as close to the champ as possible!"
To participate or for more information, please to go Awalktobelieve.org
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