mission ironbound

Yesterday, we had another Stack-Up event that involved our partnering with The Mission Continues Newark.

This time it was setup work at Ironbound Boxing Academy in Newark. The boxing academy is set up in the bowels of the long-abandoned Ironbound Stadium -- which is now in the early stages of refurbishment. You can read about that here. The short story is that the gym will serve the disadvantaged youth of the area as well as military veterans.

We weren't really sure what we were in for, but it turned out to be mostly bagging up crap for removal, and some help with setting up weight racks and mats. The Mission Continues Newark is amazing at mobilizing volunteers, so with several dozen people working together, we were able to accomplish a lot in relatively little time.

Senator Corey Booker's office had representatives there -- and, of course, Blair was chatting them up about StackUp. In addition, the event was covered by the local media. That article is here. Ethan is clearly visible at a couple points in their video.

One of the interesting things is how, over time, we seem to be building more and more partnerships with other organizations outside of Stackup.