EAST PALO ALTO, CA—Equity Residential is donating $25,000 in fitness equipment, computers and cash to the nonprofit East Palo Alto Boxing Club, allowing the organization to expand its after-school program into space adjoining the gym. Located at 2528 Pulgas Ave., the Boxing Club was established in 2003 to provide disadvantaged youth the discipline and structure needed to succeed in life.
“Boxing is a sport requiring a high degree of discipline, and we have found this organization, its leadership and the sport itself to be compelling to at-risk youth in the area,” says John Hyjer, Equity Residential's first vice president.
Equity Residential has made contributing to sporting activities for youth and children in East Palo Alto a priority. The company announced last year that it established a fund to supplement private club fees to allow young residents of the Woodland Park apartment community to participate in soccer, football and other organized sports. Equity has also hosted sporting goods giveaways for Woodland Park residents, donating more than 300 footballs, soccer balls, volleyballs and baseballs to young, aspiring athletes.
Hyjer tells GlobeSt.com: “At Equity Residential, it is of the utmost importance to support the children and youth of the communities of which we are a part. We strive to broaden the options for after-school educational opportunities, allowing for a balance between academics and athletics.”
Boxing Club founder and coach, Johnnie Gray Jr., is a three-time Golden Glove middleweight champion, and has been a resident of East Palo Alto for 30 years.
Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of apartment properties in growth markets. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 391 properties, including five multi-family assets currently in development in San Francisco, which will deliver approximately 1,800 apartment homes during the next two years. The company broke ground last month on One Henry Adams in Showplace Square, west of Mission Bay.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
