Gervonta “Tank” Davis is stepping exterior the boxing ring as soon as once more to battle for his group. The Baltimore native and world champion is about to host his annual Again-to-College Drive on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11 a.m. to six p.m. on the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Heart.
Offered by GTD Cares in partnership with Limitless Potential Mentoring, Inc., the occasion will equip Baltimore college students with faculty provides, clothes, MacBooks, meals, e-book luggage, and different giveaways designed to assist them begin the college yr with confidence.
For Davis, the mission goes far past handing out supplies. Having grown up in Baltimore dealing with poverty and restricted assets, he is aware of firsthand what it’s wish to stroll right into a classroom with out the necessities. Boxing gave him an outlet and a path ahead, and now he’s decided to offer that very same sense of assist and alternative for the following technology.
“Going to high school and never having the essential belongings you want is de facto exhausting and impacts how you’re feeling and even carry out at school,” Davis stated. “Baltimore raised me, and I’ll always remember the place I got here from. I feel the children in Baltimore deserve extra, and that’s why I’m dedicated to giving again by means of this back-to-school drive. My aim is to provide as many youngsters as doable the instruments, confidence, and assist they should stroll into the classroom able to succeed. Each baby on this metropolis ought to really feel they’ve limitless potential.”
Households attending the drive can count on extra than simply provides. Elevating Cane’s will present meals, Pure Gas will provide drinks, and group organizations might be readily available with extra assets and giveaways. Davis hopes to increase the initiative every year, reaching extra youngsters throughout Baltimore and exhibiting them that somebody who walked the identical streets believes of their future.
