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the BIG event!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Chicks Mix ’11 and helped support IBC! It was a great success! Be sure to check out the great photos from Chicks Mix on our Facebook page.

With approximately 500 Chicks and Junior Chicks in attendance, we raised more than $31,000 for International Boxing Club! And with the $7,000 we previously raised, Chicks for Charity has contributed more than $38,000 to IBC in 2011.

Remember our pledge … each Chick is going to raise or donate $75 in 2011. If we can do that … together we will be able to donate over $100,000 to International Boxing Club.

the IBC

IBC – Beat the Streets

After being our charity for only 12 months, the IBC’s program, which was initially centered on boxing to attract at-risk youth, is growing and expanding like never before. Below are some of the exciting changes for 2012:

IBC is partnering with Beat the Streets, a national non-profit organization with wrestling programs in several U.S. cities, including Toledo, Ohio. Beat the Streets' mission is: "Through the sport of wrestling, we want to provide positive experiences to the youth of America's cities by teaching them the importance of academics, leadership and sportsmanship." While IBC has already been helping youth through boxing, with this new sport and partnership, they hope to help even more kids in our community. International Boxing Club's new name will be IBC Beat the Streets and the new website is http://beatthestreetstoledo.org/, where you can find more information about their sports programs.

In addition to the Beat the Streets partnership, IBC also is partnering with Toledo Public Schools. Since Toledo Public Schools will no longer be offering wrestling programs to their students, IBC has stepped in to fill that gap. The school system will promote the program as the go-to wrestling organization for its students.

Because of the partnerships with Beat the Streets and Toledo Public Schools, IBC will now be offering additional sports for boys and girls, including wrestling, volleyball, softball and basketball. They also will be offering more programs for students including the Institute for Building Careers, which offers their after-school learning/tutoring program, their vocational program, and their Gloves with Love community service program. Also, Eastern Michigan, Tiffin University and the University of Toledo will be offering scholarships specifically for IBC students in 2012. You can learn about these programs on the new website http://www.ibcprograms.org/.

Furthermore, IBC is moving to a much larger facility to accommodate for their anticipated growth and expansion. We are so excited to be a part of this amazing organization and hope to continue to offer even more support in 2012!

donate money

If you would like to donate money to IBC through Chicks for Charity, please make checks payable to IBC and please don’t forget to include “Chicks for Charity” in the memo section. Please mail to the following address:

Chicks for Charity
Attn: Shannon
1500 Timberwolf Drive
Holland, OH 43528

chicks wine

Chicks for Charity labeled wine is being sold at ALL Andersons locations.

The wine can be purchased for $9.99 a bottle. For every bottle purchased, $2.00 is donated to IBC. There are four varietals available: chardonnay, white zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon and merlot.

Rosie's Italian Grille

Craving a tasty pizza? Be sure to stop by Rosie’s Italian Grille and order “Spicy Papas Ultimate” pizza – voted favorite by Chicks for Charity. For every “Spicy Papas Ultimate” pizza ordered, a $1 donation will be made to IBC on behalf of Chicks for Charity. Thank you, Phil!

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