On February 11th, a charity boxing event sponsored by the Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce was held at the Rain City Boxing Studio in Richmond. Former professional boxer Eiji Yoshikawa spearheaded the event, which aimed to support Yukiya Yonezawa, also known as Harry, a Japanese student studying abroad who is battling cancer. Nearly 300 people gathered at the venue, including spectators who had come to watch other matches.
Through this event, $3,305 was donated to Mr. Yonezawa as support funds. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who provided such warm support.
We'd also like to share an article from Nikka Today about what happened on that day.
The Japan Canada Chamber of Commerce supported a charity boxing event which took place on February 11 at Richmond Raincity Boxing Studio. The purpose of this event was to fund raise for Harry Sachiya Yonezawa who's fighting against a extremely rare cancer he was diagnosed with last October. Eiji Yoshikawa, a former boxer did exhibition matches with a couple of young boxers. There were approximately 300 spectators including the people who came to cheer for some other boxers after us.
We raised $3,305 as a result of fundraising and delivered it to Harry Sachiya Yonezawa after the event. We thank all of you who made a thoughtful donation for Harry.
