A, Overview:
About the people and the interview event and about Yonkers YMCA: - Jim Howard is the focus these videoclips. Jim is a sports hero, a boxing champion and is a volunteer boxing coach at the Yonkers YMCA at 17 Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701 (914.963.0183). These videoclips including discussions on 8/22/07 at the YMCA with Jim Howard, his assistants Arthur Williams and John Thompson, and several of the boxing students including "Sugar Ray" Chris Ventura (recent welter-weight boxing champion of the New York State Empire Games), Sheik, Alex, Roger, Jakeel, Mike Hurtado and others.
This summary was taken from the Y's website at www.ymcaofyonkers.org on 11/8/07: "The Yonkers Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is part of an international community service organization fostering constructive social, physical, and educational activities for men and women. The Yonkers YMCA is a value driven community-based organization dedicated to providing affordable services to the Yonkers community. We are committed to delivering programs and activities that will enhance the quality of life for men, women and children of all ages regardless of race, color, or religion. We strive to deepen the commitment of our youth through prosocial values, CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, and RESPONSIBILITY, by focusing on the SPIRIT, MIND, and BODY."
B. Note:
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