Victory Boxing - fighting to make a difference in our community
Bowater Hyundai and Bowater Isuzu are very excited to be helping the Victory Boxing Trust bring a ray of hope, a glimmer of confidence and a sense of purpose to the kids involved in the charitable trust. The vehicle support we offer them helps them get out and about in the community to continue to do their good work.
Victory Boxing started in 2011 and was based at the YMCA Centre. The aim of Victory Boxing is to create a positive impact on young kids in the community, teaching life skills, honesty, respect, caring, and developing the opportunities for talented individuals. In the first year there were 20 children involved. Due to the popularity and success of the programme numbers have grown to where there are over 100 registered children, aged 8-18 years, and an ever-growing waiting list. They also cater for adults and college groups during the day and evening. The growth of the programme required larger and more specialized premises, and through the incredible generosity of the Nelson public, Victory Boxing now has its own home. The backbone of Victory Boxing is due to its very capable volunteers, who are passionate about sports, and the welfare and futures of our young people.
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Buy a new car from Bowater Hyundai or Bowater Isuzu and you could help the Victory Boxing Gym as well.
Paul Hampton (Victory Boxing Programme Director), Chris Bowater (CEO Bowater Hyundai & Bowater Isuzu) with Victory Boxing Charitable Trust Chairman and Gibbons Holdings Chief Executive Scott Gibbons.Chris Bowater, CEO of Bowater Hyundai and Bowater Isuzu, has got quite a soft spot for the Victory Boxing Charitable Trust, and all of the life changing work it does with youth in our community.
He first put his hand up and step into the ring in the inagural Fight 4 Victory Boxing Extravaganza back in 2013, and is now offering anyone who purchases any vehicle from Bowater Hyundai or Bowater Isuzu the chance to give back to Victory Boxing by donating $300 from the sale to the gym.
The idea is really simple. All you have to do is head along to Victory Boxing in Vanguard Street and pick up a voucher to take to Bowater Hyundai or Bowater Isuzu on the corner of Rutherford and Hardy Street's. Once you have found the car you are looking for, present the voucher to the sales team, sort out the purchase and Chris Bowater will write a cheque out to the Victory Boxing Charitable Trust that runs the gym to the tune of $300!
He has already written one cheque out in the first days of the partnership after Gibbons Holdings bought a car from him and then bought the voucher along to help the gym.
"This is a genuine thing. We give $300 above anything else because I love what they are doing" says Chris.
"If you are looking for a car, and like what Victory Boxing are doing, you'll at least come in the door and have a look. You want to make sure that you are getting the best deal, and that it fits your needs, but if we can do a deal that works best for the customer, it will also benefit Victory Boxing" he says.
"Hopefully it will all add up over the year. I would love to give thousands of dollars away!"