Friends and Family, 
The sport of wrestling has given me so much over the past 35 years.  Now in the twighlight of my career I have a once in a lifetime opportunity and I need your help.  In September 2014 I set out on a journey to prove something to myself and teach my children a valuable lesson in goal setting, hard work and committment. Most importanly, I wanted to teach them how to handle winning and losing with humilty and grace. With my 9 year old son as my training partner/coach, I lost over 50lbs and laced up my wrestling shoes to compete after a 15 year layoff; placing 3rd at the 2015 US Open Veteran's Freestyle National Championships.  I thought the journey would end there and the mission would be complete; however, I am now qualified to compete in the World Championships on October 13-18th in Athens, Greece. To have a chance to compete in the birth place of the Olympics on the same grounds as the original gladiators is every wrestlers dream. With your help I can not only accomplish those goals I orginally set out to achieve, but also put an exclamation point on my career.  Thank you,

Matt

I promise I'll train hard and try my best!