The World Boxing Council (WBC) has endorsed Dr. Robert Renteria, the renowned author of From the
Barrio to the Board Room, to mentor and inspire youth in the 176
countries they serve.
CHICAGO, June 24,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Robert Renteria, the renowned author of From the
Barrio to the Board Room, his inspirational autobiography of
success against the odds, has been endorsed by the World Boxing
Council (WBC) to mentor and inspire youth in the 176 countries they
serve.
I am honored and humbled to be able to work
with the WBC. The WBC's network will help us spread the empowering
messages of the Barrio program to boys and girls around the world.
- Dr. Robert Renteria
"The Barrio book and programs are sensational and align with
WBC's social responsibility efforts," stated President Mauricio Sulaimán of the WBC, the main
organization that sanctions professional boxing worldwide.
Dr. Robert has been an ambassador for the WBC since 2017 after
being asked to speak at a WBC event. He has since worked closely
with former heavyweight and hall of fame Champion Fres Oquendo. Together, they have mentored youth
to promote health, wellness, teamwork, athletics, and
academics.
"I am honored and humbled to be able to work with the WBC," Dr.
Renteria said. "Their network will help us spread the empowering
messages of the Barrio program to boys and girls around the world.
Children, teenagers, and adults who walk in a culture of darkness
all become champions when we devote ourselves to investing in our
families, neighbors, communities, cities, and beyond."
Dr. Renteria has spent the past 17 years of his life developing
the Barrio program, which is a viable and tangible resource that
addresses bullying, gangs, violence, drugs, suicide, and school
dropouts. The Barrio books and curricula represent prevention over
intervention and have been embraced by students, parents,
principals, teachers, counselors, and social services
nationwide.
Dr. Renteria is a civic leader, educator, and an international
award-winning Latino author of the bilingual book series From the
Barrio to the Board Room, the graphic novel Mi Barrio and activity coloring book Little
Barrio. He has invested approximately $400,000 for the future of our children's
education through donations of thousands of Barrio books to
students and organizations across the country, along with academic
programs designed which have been used in middle schools, high
schools, colleges, universities, probation, counselors, social
services, juvenile detention centers, jails, prisons, homeless
shelters, battered women's shelters, substance abuse programs,
churches, corporations youth and after-school programs.
ABOUT DR. ROBERT RENTERIA
Dr. Robert Renteria is a
professional speaker, international trainer, a U.S. disabled
American Veteran, and founder of From the Barrio Foundation, a
501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization based in North Aurora,
Illinois. From a volatile and dangerous childhood in the barrios of
East L.A., Dr. Robert Renteria found his way out of the barrio and
onto the rungs of the corporate ladders of America. He encapsulated
his inspiring and empowering entrepreneurial success in his
nationally acclaimed autobiography, From the Barrio to the Board
Room which led to the release of the From the Barrio curriculum,
the graphic novel, Mi Barrio, and the activity coloring book Little
Barrio. All espouse values of education, determination,
perseverance, and hard work over violence, delinquency, drugs, and
gangs through the development of self-esteem, personal abilities,
and achievements. He has been honored with numerous humanitarian
and community service awards. He is the first Latino to receive two
National Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awards for his work as a civil
rights leader and Latino voice in educational reform. For more
information on Dr. Renteria and the From the Barrio program, visit
fromthebarrio.com [fromthebarrio.com __title__ fromthebarrio.com]
or contact him directly for speaking engagements at
312-933-5619.
ABOUT WBC
The World Boxing Council is a non-profit organization with a
well-earned prestige as the global sports' leader with 176
countries affiliated through its nine continental federations. The
WBC has historically implemented new rules and technological
innovations, always in line with its mission to protect the
integrity of boxers all over the World and the values of our sport
above any interest.
The green and gold belt is the ultimate boxing honor that fighters
seek to conquer. The sport of boxing has evolved impressively by
adopting the WBC parameters.
The WBC has always distinguished itself through its commitment to
protect human rights, eradicate discrimination, and aid those in
need, inside and outside the sport.
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630-605-0169, karen@bigideaswriting.com
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