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On August 25, 2018\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi Bradford<\/strong> launched the 1st annual HealthJox Festival<\/strong> at Kaiser Park in Coney Island Brooklyn, NY.\u00a0\u00a0Partnering with the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams and the PSAL High School Basketball Commissioner for Brooklyn, Coach Ted Gustus,<\/strong> HealthJox was born.\u00a0\u00a0During that day, HealthJox received a Citation from Brooklyn Borough Hall along with Coach Gustus and the founder of the Coney Island Community Council, Joseph Packer.\u00a0\u00a0HealthJox also partnered with the United States Tennis Association who donated tennis rackets and balls for the event.\u00a0\u00a0It was a full day of tournament basketball games, tennis clinics, soccer clinics, track clinics and the introduction of a new sport created by Coach Ted Gustus called AirOdart, (which is badminton but with your hands instead of a racket).<\/p>\n

In July 2019, HealthJox Festival expanded to a 2-day festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 2 and Kaiser Park: Coney Island.\u00a0\u00a0The Brooklyn Nets and Tre21\/GameOver<\/a><\/strong> partnered on the basketball side to provide free basketball clinics for the Community. As an added attraction, Coach Ted Gustus, along with ESPN’s number one street baller, Jackie \u201cBlackJack\u201d Ryan<\/strong> and sensational youth ball handler Qmar \u201cThe Promise 1\u201d Stroman<\/strong> demonstrated their skills while conducting basketball clinics 10 am-12 noon.<\/p>\n

In 2020, in order to continue the work in the communities of Brooklyn,\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi Bradford had to make the executive decision to reposition HealthJox and how it reaches its target market.\u00a0\u00a0The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reached far beyond the medical implications and has wreaked havoc on every aspect of people\u2019s lives. In keeping with their mandate to educate and empower community members trying to navigate this environment, HealthJox Festival<\/strong><\/i>\u00a02020<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0has been moved from outdoor event to a virtual platform.\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi realized that there was actually another pandemic plaguing America and abroad… the mental health pandemic.\u00a0 He set out to combat this very issue.\u00a0 He found that 20% of youth have admitted to thoughts of suicide and he needed to make some inroads into addressing these issues in the Community.\u00a0 The Brooklyn Borough President issued a Citation for the work that\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi has been doing in the borough of Brooklyn.\u00a0 Bishop Lestor Bradford recieved a Citation from the Brooklyn Borough President for his missionary work in the Community as well.<\/p>\n

During the first portion of this two-part event,\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi partnered with teachers and classes to host a \u201cvirtual school trip\u201d that would deliver his special brand of tips and inspiration to help kids stay active and healthy at home.\u00a0\u00a0During this period of time, students were stuck at home while school\/teachers conducted virtual home schooling.\u00a0\u00a0It became apparent that HealthJox had to produce a virtual event.\u00a0\u00a0HealthJox achieved this by broadcasting a mix of live and recorded segments with various athletic instructors\/educators.\u00a0\u00a0The HealthJox Virtual Festival<\/strong><\/a> was hosted by Coach Ted Gustus and The Young Jamaican Trainer – Demarjay Smith. We also had Tennis Instructor – Richard Henry, Spitball & Shakin\u2019 Coach – Eric Hicks, Basketball Dribbling Coach – Qmar \u201cThe Promise 1\u201d Stroman, Basketball Spinner – Black Jack Ryan, Fitness Instructors – Dance Trainer – Kaylan Bradford & Modern Dance Trainer – Melissa Legions, Yoga Trainer – Justin Ifill, Zumba Instructor – Lisa George, Body Builder\/Nutritionist – NDO Champ, Basketball Exhibitionist – Jayport Smith and Modern Dance Trainer – Kimberly Gustus.\u00a0\u00a0The virtual event was intercut by performances by dancers and artists including Jared SB, Triple J, Faith \u201cFadee\u201d Mohamed, Nuu Kynez, Jahmarley Smith and Kobie.<\/p>\n

HealthJox also partnered with the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams<\/strong><\/a> who shot 2-commercials.\u00a0\u00a0Executive produced by\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi Bradford and Naomi Stewart, the HealthJox Virtual Town-hall Meeting was hosted by Coach Ted Gustus and Dr. Faith Brown along with a panel of 5 orators including Bishop Lester Bradford of Exousia Cathedral, Holistic Psychotherapist – Nfr KaRaa, Joseph Watson – regarding Moentorship, Fashion Designer & Jewelry Artisan – Phil Harris – personal Life Story and Nigel Caldin – focusing on Financial Literacy, to produce the 1.5 hour Virtual Town Hall Meeting to discuss what\u00a0Dewry<\/span>\u00a0DuRoi calls the #MentalHealthInitiative.\u00a0\u00a0This event was held during the evening which was designed to help lead the community in navigating the balance between the unique psychological, emotional, spiritual and economic concerns that are specific to life during a global pandemic. This part of the zoom meeting not only included the live conversation with their experts, but also interacted with audience comments for the question & answer session at the end.\u00a0\u00a0Special thanks to our Engineers: Avril Ives – the first investor of HealthJox, Kevin Logan, Cosmic Divine and location host Eric Hicks for housing the Virtual healthJox Festival at the Brooklyn Stuydome<\/strong> located at 312 Kosciuszko St. Brooklyn, NY, 11221.<\/p>\n

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