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Azteca Youth Enrichment
Azteca Youth Enrichment
Organization Name:  Azteca Youth Enrichment
Organization Overview:  The Azteca Youth Enrichment center at 195 W. Montcalm Avenue is home base for the Azteca amateur boxing team and the Azteca Folkloric Dance Group. The center is a beehive of activity Monday through Thursday with youths of every size, age, nationality, and walk of life, learning how to condition their body and mind through activities that demand their full attention and discipline. The organization is an all-volunteer group that had its roots in 1973 as an off-shoot of the Azteca Athletic Club which was founded in 1949 as a men's baseball club. The athletic club had also sponsored little league baseball teams, men's softball teams, bowling teams, a mixed bowling league and a men's golf league. In 1973 the Azteca Boxing Team was formed and in 1988 they were incorporated as a non-profit and grated IRS tax-exempt status in 1990. The Montcalm Avenue property was formerly 60 ft. x 40 ft. motorcycle shop which was converted into a boxing gym. In 2001, the group was granted a HUD block grant by the city of Pontiac, and began the demolition of the old building to replace it with a 60 ft. x 75 ft. steel frame building. The group had to match the amount of the grant, which they did with fund raising, contributions, in-kind donations, and volunteer labor from the community at large. The lot next to the building on the east side, was purchased by Mr. Gordon Hartunian of ABC Warehouse, who graciously leases it to Azteca for $1.00 a month for much needed parking space.
Language:  English
Cultures:  All,American
Street:  195 W. Montcalm Avenue
City/Township:  Pontiac
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48342
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 332-6514