End Of The
Year Charitable Donations: Consider The Retired Boxers
Foundation
By Jacquie Richardson, Executive Director, Retired Boxers
Foundation, Inc.
As we
approach the end of the year, we also approach the last
opportunity to make a charitable donation that the IRS
would recognize as a legitimate tax deduction as well.
As the Executive Director ofthe Retired Boxers
Foundation, which was founded by Alex "The Bronx Bomber"
Ramos in 1998, I often wonder if people realize that the
Retired Boxers Foundation is an official IRS charitable
organization(501(c)3 nonprofit organization) and that
their donation to the RBF is
100% tax deductible. The mission of the Retired Boxers
Foundation is to assist retired professional boxers in
the transition from their glorious days in the ring, to
a dignified retirement.
For those of you who love the sport of boxing and would
like to make a donation, we are asking you to consider
the Retired Boxers Foundation as your charity of choice.
If you do not make a charitable donation, consider
this: Would you rather help a worthwhile charity like
the
Retired Boxers Foundation or would you rather give your
money to the IRS? Simple as that. Give what you can, and
it will make a difference.
The Retired Boxers Foundation exists on less than
$15,000 a year. Every year, we assist over 100 retired
professional boxers with basic needs, including medical
care, dental care, assisting them in applying for
Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, VA benefits and
finding a way to stabilize their lives. We pay electric
bills that fall behind, apply for heating assistance for
the fighters and their families, buy groceries and
clothing and listen to their troubles with an eye for
assisting them in the most reasonable way.
Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, the Founder and President
of the Retired Boxers Foundation, is himself disabled
and lives on a small SSI check each month. He is so
committed to his brothers in boxing that I have seen him
donate money he received as a birthday present, to the
Retired Boxers Foundation. His passion and dedication
to the Retired Boxers Foundation is something that
inspires me to continue to assist him in his mission.
No one receives a paycheck at the RBF. We rely on
volunteers around the world who act as our
"representatives" to assist us in accomplishing what
needs to be done. All of the money we receive is used
to assist retired boxers, from the club fighters to the
once legendary professional boxers of the past.
If you love the sport of boxing and want to make a
difference by making a donation to the Retired Boxers
Foundation, you can go to our website at
www.retiredboxers.org and make your donation through
our PayPal account, or, you can mail it to the Retired
Boxers Foundation, Inc., 3359 Bryan Avenue, Simi Valley,
CA 93063.
God Bless you and on behalf of the Retired Boxers
Foundation and all of the retired professional boxers,
Happy New Year.
