Sammy Colon

Sammy grew up in the projects of Puerto Rico and moved to the US when he was 10 years old, where he spent his teenage years living in one of North Philly's most dangerous neighborhoods, Kensington. He was surrounded by drugs, violence and bunch of not so good role models. It was threw some very important mentors and non-profit organizations that Sammy found an outlet to get out of the "hood." Sammy and Soup meet through a mutual friend, they clicked immediately and became very good friends over the years. When Soup was serving his time in the Army, Sammy had some stuggles of his own. He gained a lot of weight and became unhealthy as he battled with depression and self-confidence. When Soup returned home, Sammy was one of the true friends there for him, as Soup needed a little time to adjust. These two friends vowed to become healthy, to continue to strive forward towards their pursuit of happiness and to never give up. Sammy changed his eating habits and began to exercise as he also threw himself into employment busting his hump to do whatever he could to make some extra cash. Soup taught Sammy about the world of fitness and what he learned at NPTI, they dove head first into crossfit and the two vowed to help others anyway they could. Sammy has dedicated his life to helping kids the same way his mentors helped him, by just trying to show them the light.