11/04/2026
Did you know about our Safety Grant? 🤔
Dave’s Gym Combat Arts, over at 📍850 Erin Street, had experienced multiple break-ins.
The trespassers usually break-in through the back door, but after the third time it happened, the owner of the building decided to put two deadbolt shutting the door from the outside.
“The funny thing is that they don’t even steal anything.” Said Dave (Owner), “They did take something once, but it’s a box of old boxing gloves.”
But for some reason, trespassers are still adamant about breaking into his gym. They smashed the front glass door, went in, and the same thing happened; nothing was stolen.
Dave had to board the door, but he knew that he had to act fast. He needed to replace the regular glass with rock glass—an impact resistant glass. He reached out to us and asked for help.
“It took about a week, from getting quotes, and dealing with the whole process. It was very fast,” said Dave.
The grant helped pay 1/3 of the cost of the replacement.
“Grants do help, especially now that everything is expensive. Prices are too high and everything costs too much,” Dave.
Dave also works with Downtown Community Safety Partnership and leads a self-defense class.
Visit Dave's Gym Combat Arts at 📍850 Erin Street
