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Sunny Biggy Fitness and Refresh Alliance - Upcoming Valentine's Day Experience!

Sunny Biggy Fitness CEO and Founder Sunny Akhigbe is also the founder of A Boy and His Dream Foundation. And Sunny recently launched Refresh Alliance, LLC. Congratulations!

Refresh Alliance was created by a group of dedicated professionals who have come together to help empower others to become a better, more confident, and powerful version of themselves.

Refresh Alliance announced their first experience. This is an experience you won’t want to miss!

In collaboration with Gibsons Italia's Executive Chef Jose Sosa, Refresh Alliance brings you an upscale virtual meal experience for Valentine's Day. Learn how to cook a special Valentine's Day meal thoughtfully curated by Gibsons Italia's Executive Chef Jose Sosa.

Spreading the love. Refresh Alliance will be donating 10% of all ticket sales to A Boy and His Dream Foundation.

Need more Valentine’s Day gift ideas?

Sunny Biggy Fitness offers a special Valentine’s Day Couples Package which includes two personal training sessions and one nutrition assessment.

You can also shop at the Sunny Biggy Fitness store for yoga mats, T-shirts, water bottles, bootcamp subscription, workout videos, and more!

 



Sunny Akomu Akhigbe with Jenny Craig-Brown on Great News Life Tomorrow!

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Tomorrow at 10:00am Jenny Craig-Brown from Great News Life will be interviewing Sunny Biggy Fitness CEO and Founder, Sunny Akomu Akhigbe. Sunny is also the President and Founder of A Boy and His Dream Foundation and just recently started Refresh Alliance.

Sunny will be talking about what inspires him, how he inspires others, and the different projects he is working on to help people become a better version of themselves.

A Boy and His Dream 2020 Recap

Dear A Boy and His Dream Friends and Supporters,

As we near the end of 2020, we want to reflect back on and share with you the amazing success and progress we made despite all the pandemic challenges. But first, we want to thank you all for supporting us during this trying time. We know that you have also experienced many challenges throughout this time, and it means the world to us that you still found ways to support our organization. From the bottom of our hearts, we are grateful for you. Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Even though 2020 put a wrench in many of our event fundraising plans, we still worked very hard and came up with creative and fun ways to raise funds for the A Boy and His Dream children. Here's our 2020 recap:

In February, we had a lovely in-person fundraising event hosted at the beautiful Roche Bobois showroom. Over 200 people attended this event, including a few of our students who spoke at the event. It was marvelous. Thank you to the Roche Bobois Team for hosting this pre-pandemic soiree.

In July, we awarded 12 students with A Boy and His Dream scholarships. 11 students were present to receive their scholarships, and one student received their scholarship virtually. This COVID19 compliant award ceremony luncheon was hosted by Gibsons Italia and emceed by Ryan Chiaverini.

In August, we kicked off our very first virtual and in-person event, "Workout for Charity," hosted by Sunny Biggy Fitness and Gibsons Italia. The turnout was quite remarkable; even during a pandemic, we were able to be safe and still have a ton of fun while supporting an important cause. At this event alone, we raised over $7,000!

In September, we held our second virtual and in-person event, "Hip Hop for Charity," with Dance Master Labake Oyebanjo. Thank you to Labake Oyebanjo, RH Motion PIctures, and DJ Corey Sanford for donating their talent and time. Thank you to Gibsons Italia for hosting us.

In November, "Cooking for Charity," hosted by Katherine Ziegler and Chef Anna Hagopian from Mera Bites, was also a huge success. This was our first entirely virtual event and our first attempt at a cooking show - it was epic! We had a large audience who were excited, engaged, and following along as we cooked three of Anna's favorite recipes. Thank you to our event corporate sponsor, Property Rocks.

You can still make a difference before 2020 disappears. Your donation will be an incredible gift to the children we support. A Boy and His Dream Foundation helps children reach their educational dreams through scholarships, mentoring, providing clothing, school supplies, and more.

A Boy and His Dream Foundation inspires struggling youth to realize there is hope for their future, that they can do whatever they set their mind to and that they can make a difference. We do this through speaking engagements, college scholarships, mentorship, and pro-bono workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. Donations from our generous supporters fuel everything we do.

A Boy and His Dream Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization. All of our members are volunteers. All the money we raise goes back to the children.

We are sending warm wishes for continued health and well-being to you and your loved ones in the new year. Thank you for supporting the children of A Boy and His Dream Foundation.

A Boy and His Dream Scholarship Awards Luncheon


Hip Hop for Charity - September 2020


Learn about why A Boy and His Dream was founded in Sunny Akhigbe's story in the book, A Boy and His Dream.

While author, Sunny Akhigbe (pen name Ambrose Okosun), was just beginning his life in March of 1973 in Lekki, Nigeria, his parents' marriage was ending. Left with his grandparents to eke out a living in a small village, Sunny Akhigbe was separated from his mother and was not allowed to see his birth father. From a young age, he was dealt a hard life.

In A Boy and His Dream, Sunny Akhigbe shares the struggles he endured and how he strived to overcome those early challenges. From hunger to being ostracized by a polygamist family, he experienced severe poverty while growing up. At the same time, his elders imparted important lessons that Sunny Akhigbe took to heart, including the message that he was in charge of his own destiny.

Learning by trial and error and with guidance from God, Sunny Akhigbe tells how he became educated, earned several degrees, and immigrated to the United States. A Boy and His Dream narrates the story of a man who has come a long way from being an abused little boy in Nigeria.



At a time when we are all experiencing the pandemic, generosity is what brings people of all races, faiths, and political views together across the globe.
Generosity gives everyone the power to make a positive change in the lives of others and is a fundamental value anyone can act on.

Happy Thanksgiving from Sunny Biggy Fitness!

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Wishing you all a very safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Thanksgiving is a time to spend with loved ones, a time to be thankful for what we have, and a time to remember those who are struggling. The founder of Sunny Biggy Fitness, Sunny Akhigbe, is also the founder of A Boy and His Dream Foundation.

In his book, A Boy and His Dream, Sunny Akhigbe (pen name Okosun), shares the struggles he endured and how he strived to overcome those early challenges. From hunger to being ostracized by a polygamist family, he experienced severe poverty while growing up. At the same time, his elders imparted important lessons that Sunny Akhigbe (pen name Okosun) took to heart, including the message that he was in charge of his own destiny.

Sunny built A Boy and His Dream 501(c)(3) non-profit to help children in Chicago and in Nigeria, so that they, like him, could learn to be in charge of their own destiny. The foundation supports children through mentorship, scholarships, speaking engagements, and more. All funds raised go directly to the children A Boy and His Dream supports. If you would like to give this holiday season, any donation amount, monthly or one-time is so greatly appreciated.

What will you be doing Post-Thanksgiving? You'll be joining Sunny Biggy Fitness for a Post-Turkey Bootcamp so you can burn off all those crazy calories you consumed at Thanksgiving.

In this Bootcamp, Sunny Akhigbe will take you through a fun and invigorating workout. Join Sunny Biggy Fitness for an exciting time from the comfort and safety of your home.
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“Fitness is essential for everyone’s physical and mental health. If there is ever a time one should take it seriously, now is the time more than ever.”
— Sunny