![]() ![]() With Ali Jr.’s visit, he said the mural likely was “written in the stars.” Saldaña said the image, painted by a local artist in 2020, was originally commissioned to be the image of a teen wearing MMA gloves, in keeping with the theme of Ru Camp. standing over a knocked-out George Foreman. Just as he passed the gate into the training area, he was met with a mural of his father painted on Saldaña’s house, a recreation of the iconic 1974 photo of Ali Sr. visited Saldaña’s home in Oak Ridge, which has a boxing ring and a recently built octagon in the back yard where the youth train surrounded by walls covered in graffiti art pieces. ![]() Too many times, too many programs create youth advisory boards and it’s the adult agenda in the name of a youth advisory board.” “Not one of us put this topic together or advise them how to do it. ![]() “This is them talking about their own experiences,” Saldaña said. The discussion, Saldaña said, had little input from the adults running the program. was invited by Ruben Saldaña, leader of the Orange County Credible Messengers who also runs Ru Camp, an MMA program for troubled youth. The Youth Advisory Board is expected to meet monthly while the county program’s other projects are in the works. ![]()
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