I am honored to announce that I will be fighting in Brawl for a Cause on behalf of the children from the X3 Foundation! The history runs deep between X3 Sports and myself. I was brutally jumped my sophomore year

of college. I had no self-defense training at the time and realized how vulnerable that made me. I decided to make a radical change in my life and start training at X3 Sports. Since then I've enjoyed the Kick-Boxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, weight lifting, Jiu-Jitsu, and Yoga classed offered at X3 Sports and those passions have turned into a lifestyle. I became a fighter in body and spirit through my training at X3 Sports and have learned that challenging myself has made me a better man and community leader.

At 19 years old I embarked on a bicycle ride from San Francisco to Washington DC to raise money and awareness for kids with mental and physical disabilities. I trained hard at X3 Sports and became one of the best cyclists on the team. I spent so much time in the gym, the people there became like a family to me and I soon became the executive assistant to Mike Littrel, the CEO of X3 Sports.

Working at a gym spawned my growth into adulthood. The intensity of the members and proactive community taught me so much as a young age. However, the deepest fulfillment for me during my employment at X3 Sports came from mentoring children in boxing and self defense at the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy. I soon came to realize that the youth who had gone through rough times in life and had been forgotten and underserved were fighters. They were the best fighters because they had to fight for everything in life. All they needed was an adult who believed in them and could help bring out the best in them to use that energy to become leaders and help to transform their communities for the better.

I wholeheartedly believe the youth is our future and by helping the underserved youth of Atlanta, you are creating a better future for them as well as yourself. That is why I am so excited for the opportunity to raise money and awareness for the children of the X3 Foundation.

The X3 Foundation is an Atlanta based nonprofit and serves as the philanthropic arm of X3 Sports Enterprises. The goal of the X3 Foundation is to motivate youth to stay active, make healthy food and life choices, inspire hope, build leaders, discover talents, and encourage youth to dream big!

The X3 Foundation serves youth in struggling communities by providing the best physical and sports training at no cost, providing health and nutrition education, partnering with other organizations to provide healthy food resources and quality medical care, and providing their scholarship recipients with academic support and resources to ensure academic success.

The communities where most of the X3 scholarship recipients come from are highly impoverished. They have no access to affordable fitness classes or affordable healthy food, and the graduation rate is less than 50%. Fitness, nutrition, and academic success are vital components to living a victorious and thriving life.

In 2017, I ran for Atlanta City Council District 5. I wanted to make a difference in my community and help develop the future leaders of Atlanta. It was a tremendous experience that mentally challenged me more than anything I've ever done, especially after it finished and I lost. I have been in bit of a slump since the conclusion of my campaign, but I know that fighting for something I believe in will motivate me and help me to work harder towards my goal of becoming a political and community leader.

Please join me in fighting for the future leaders of Atlanta by making a pledge to my Brawl for a Cause fundraising campaign and be sure to come watch me in the ring on the field of the Mercedes Benz Stadium on February 17th. Thank you so much for your contribution and for believing in me.

-David Orland Brown

Brawling for the X3 Foundation

By David Brown

Brawling for the X3 Foundation

Serving Atlanta's Youth Community