Henry Armstrong Foundation,Inc : Helping the less fortunate around the World

The Henry Armstrong Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization, founded by Edward Scott, Jr., grandson of Henry Armstrong.The Foundation’s mission is to honor the legacy and spirit of World Triple Champion Boxer Henry Armstrong by improving the quality of life for those who are less fortunate and by feeding the poor, providing scholarships to financially needy students, and supporting and empowering the youth through our positive thinking mentoring youth program.

Henry Armstrong was born Henry Jackson, Jr. on December 12, 1912, in Columbus, Mississippi. Armstrong graduated with honors from Vashon High School in St. Louis. His dream to attend college and become a doctor was thwarted when his father became disabled and the family needed a breadwinner. Nicknamed “Homicide Hank”, “Hammerin Hank”, "Perpetual Motion" and the "Human Buzzsaw". Armstrong was an international phenomenon. He is the only boxer in history to hold three world boxing titles simultaneously, in three different weight divisions within a 10 month period in the year 1938. His record remains unbroken. Armstrong’s boxing career spanned 14 years, from 1931-1945. He was managed by Eddie Mead, Jazz singer Al Jolson and Actor George Raft, and was one of the first three fighters inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954. After retiring from boxing, Armstrong worked with at-risk youth through his foundation and became an ordained Baptist minister. He died in 1988.

The Henry Armstrong Foundation, Inc. has been classified as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service (Tax Exempt).Your contributions and donations are greatly appreciated and are fully tax deductible as allowed by law. Click on the donation button below and help us help a family in need this holiday season. You may donate online now or send your contributions by mail. No donation is too small. Receive free donation bonuses with a minimum donation of $25.00 or more below. To send contributions by mail: Please make your checks or money orders payable to: Henry Armstrong Foundation, Inc. 2007 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #727 Los Angeles, California 90057

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