DESPERATE PLEA!! I need a supplier

[rev.jc]

Hello I'm hoping some of you guys may be able to help me.

I am a pastor in New York, outside Albany. our church runs the summer wrestling program for the school & we are getting into MMA because the kids (all age 16 and up want to.

Wrestling was just added 2 year ago and our district is tiny, 750 from k-12 The coach formed the team by taking the kids from iss and working with them, I just got transfered here and set up the relationship & with my Boxing and Wrestling Background I decided to take up the summer program.

The reason I am telling you all this is that I have very little cash I have $400 to work with, I have use of a 20'X20' mat for the summer and I got 6 head gear 2 sets of 14 OZ sparing gloves & bag gloves bought already. The problemb is I'm not seeming to be able to stretch my $$ far enough, I know many of you who run gyms work with this all the time but the rub here is our program is FREE it costs the kids nothing, in fact the wrestling coach is even paying the $180 for the kids to be insured under USA wrestling himself, and I bought the headgear, Gloves and focus mitts.

So we now have $400 and need the following items
A. 6 sets of MMA Gloves
B. 6 cup Groin protectors
C. 1 free standing Cobra reflex Bag
D. 6 instep Protectors
E. 1 free standing heavy Bag (we cannot fasten to the roof of the church hall)
f. 1 chest protector/ heavy body pad
G. 1 instructional video on armbars, chokes ect.

We are tax exempt and I can write a donation for the difference so please if you have any of this stuff, and are willing to part cheap let me know.

I signed up with Ringside for a Wholesale acc. but it is kin of a joke, some of thier sale prices are actually cheaper than wholesale, and not everything is avail.

Please contact me with any help or information you amy be, this is a great chance to help kids, I'm sure if it where not for Boxing/Wrestling and the Marine Corp I would be in alot worse of a position today, these kids want to learn, and MMA will keep them out of trouble thank you

P.S. they are aged 15 - 18

In His Grasp


Rev. James MUllooly
Pastor South Berne Christian Church
Trainer Knights Of Christ Grappling Club

1-518-872-9239
revjamesmullooly@yahoo.com

112 Church Rd
Berne NY 12023

[BoarSpear]

P.S. they are aged 15 - 18

In His Grasp


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[rev.jc]

sorry

yes I know that wasn't the best place for that cooment, just trying to show the ages of the kids we are working with, I am such a terrible typist, things like this make me see why we have secrataries day, oh and my spelling stinks to!

[eXcessiveForce]

I would suggest AWMA. www.awma.com or century.

I would suggest instead of trying to achieve the near impossible feat of buying all of that on $400 that you seek out people who could make some donations.


Another thing is teach the kids responsibility and make them do something to raise the money to get the gear. Perhaps they could do yard work for the members of your congregation in return for small donations.

Just a thought.

[rev.jc]

thanks

I love your icon,

I am trying I hate to go with ringside?who owns combat sports by the way but so far that seems to be the way it is working out.

and I am trying to find other donations and yes I am working with them, this is our seed money we are hoping to buy our own mat by oct-nov. but I just need start up stuff.

[Penance]

Another great way to raise money is to do a bottle drive. Just drive them around the neighborhood and ask people if they have any cans or bottles they can have.

It adds up, this is how my old boyscout troops raised money for camping trips.

Or try a bakesale. Just put something in the church bulletin asking the ladies to whip up something to help support the club then do a little flyering and word of mouth advertising.

You might want to call around to the local martial arts schools too. I'm sure you'd be able to score at least a couple pairs of gloves. If they aren't willing to donate outright (great tax write off) they might be willing to do it in exchange for you coming in and cleaning the mats/mirrors/bathrooms or if you're willing to put up some advertising flyers for their school.

[rev.jc]

thank you

Title boxing is working on a package for under $300 so I should be good there, any one got any unused old heavy bags, I would pay a little if you could empty them! we make throwing dummies out of them.

but thanks for all the pms and help we are starting in our "wrestling room" officially on the 8th of June, if I could post pics I would.

[payon23]

Your local walmart might be a good place to start on some kind of community sponsorship. Heck I believe they sp[onsor hockey all the time then why not mma.

They do generally have boxing supplies and catch them on a good day and you might be able to squeeze a wavemaster free standing bag out of them possibly.

Good luck Rev. James

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[J-Luck]

you arent going to go buy crack with the money are you? or molest those youngsters like priest love to do, as we've all heard?

Lol, I knew most of your posts were stupid, but I didn't realise you were this ignorant... I hope you grow up.

[GonzoStyles]

Originally Posted by OmaPlata
you arent going to go buy crack with the money are you? or molest those youngsters like priest love to do, as we've all heard?

wow Oma must be REEEEEEEEEEAL upset about the Gracie losing to have to post some crap like this. Anyway we could take a vote and ban him? It's in bad taste, and out of place here. Some one actually asking for help and this HOMOPLATA decides to take a cheap shot, are you really that down & out Homoplata? Hell the Gracies make enough money off guys like you Homo, maybe you could ask them for some donations instead of a feeble attempt at humor, way to go Homo, way to go!!

[stabbychick]

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[eXcessiveForce]

it was removed

[stabbychick]

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[J-Luck]

Is he banned? Please say yes lol.

[rev.jc]

I got one

Thanks to all your help, I got everything I needed to start,

just to publish my suppliers = Ringside came through huge, and I mean huge they not only took down prices for me, they also replaced the less expensive contender model instep guards wich where on hold with ones that where about $20 per pair, so I am set,

also any one looking for inexpensive, but good headgear and light 14oz sparing gloves check out rocksolid rights stuff on e-bay. he got me 6 headgear 2 sets of 14 0z gloves for $106. and they are nice, gloves are soft for training and the headgear have a fully padded chincup to protect from knees great stuff, thank you guys for all you support we are starting in 2 weeks,

I am hosting an amature MMA torney here for charity in Dec. it is very safe with headgear and instep guards anyone interested in fighting can contact me, the only charge is the $25 fee for athletic background check to insure no one has competed professionally, and all proceedes are going to a charity, winners get championship belts and all atletes get shirts, we even have an under 18 division

revjamesmullooly@yahoo.com
518-872-9239