There was a coaches' meeting held at Mandrake. Basically, it was for the purposes of picking up this year's T-shirts for the boxing participants, hoodies to award to the most improved boxer in our gyms, and fliers and signs advertising the boxing shows.
When I arrived, Jeff, the coach at Taylor Park, hugged me and said, "The champ is here!" I had hobbled there on my cane, having taken public transportation to get to the meeting. Thank God Alan was there because I couldn't have carried a box of T-shirts back on the train. He'll keep them in his car until I can pick them up from him next week.
Thomas asked me why were the summer camp kids allowed to be in the gym at LaFollette when I'm not there. I had mentioned to him my concerns about the gym equipment and bulletin boards being tampered with as well as food being dropped on the floor. Summer camp begins next week. I learned that kids should not be in any park district boxing gym if the coach is not present. The idea is to prevent accidents from happening due to kids playing around on the equipment. I emailed my boss and cc'd the summer camp coordinator with the information I received from Thomas as soon as I arrived home. I'm certain I will get push back from the summer camp counselor as the kids' presence in the gym has been a touchy spot between her and me for the past two summers. However, I have to follow the rules of the program I'm working under, and the camp counselor will have to respect that rule.
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