For those of you who know little about the Main Street Gym, this is the home of Fernando Guerrero and Hal Chernoff. Look, there are literally hundreds of additional names that should be recognized and in due time we'll produce all of the unbelievable people that have helped Hal Chernoff succeed with his dream by turning it into a reality. The one name I should mention however is Mr. Donny Hall.
Back when Hal was scraping around to find anything to start a Gym with, Donny Hall saw Hal looking into the windows of a run down Bus Station, stopped his vehicle and confronted Hal and asked him what he was doing.
Hal explained that he was looking for a place, (CHEAP) where he could train some kids and Donny told him he'd keep it in mind and see what he could do for him down the road. A few weeks later Hal was in a local Gym working out and he ran into Donny Hall again. Once Donny learned this guy Hal Chernoff was for real, Donny offered his run down building to Hal for FREE if he would be willing to clean it up and get it back in order again, hence the Main Street Gym.
Today, just look what so many wonderful people have done for these kids. Everything you see here Folks has been donated. The land, the steel, the metal exterior, the electrical, the heating and air conditioning, the concrete, the lumber, the list goes on and on and I'll ask my friend Hal to please list the names of ALL of these people so that they can be recognized for their commitment to all these kids that are a part of this dream come true.
A Fundraiser will take place this Saturday evening for the new Main Street Gym and there are some tickets still available. They are $100.00 a person and all proceeds go to the Main Street Gym. If you're interested in donating or being a part of this Fundraiser, please contact me at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or call me at 410-430-5349 and we'll get you hooked up with some tickets.
To Hal Chernoff, your a great man in a community that simply doesn't thank people like you, Donny Hall and so many others enough. It's about time Salisbury get recognized for something positive, rather than Waste Water Treatment Spills.
5 comments:
there was a boxing ring on
zion road at one time.
i can not find anybody that
remembers it.
The boxing ring was on Old Delmar Rd. (now West Zion Rd) between Harford Dr and Marvel Rd. across from Choptank Electric. I believe it was run by a man named Fitzgerald. He had a store there at one time.
Where is the new gym going to be located at Joe? Just curious....let us know.
Joe, where is this place now. I think you mentioned it before but I don't remember? Is that where the fundraiser is going to be?
i was thinking of another boxing ring just past outten road in the space between the two houses on the right.
i helped clean up the remains when i was a kid. at least that's what my uncle said it was.
bill d
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