It’s
Spirit Challenge time again! And this year is a very special year! Thousand
Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center is celebrating its 30th year
anniversary! Can you help me raise $3,000 in honor of this incredible, life-saving
organization? Here is a link to my personal fundraising page: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/account/218169/
As
many of you know, I am a member of Thousand Waves Martial and Self-Defense
Center in Chicago. TW is a non-for-profit dedicated to the fostering of
"fitness, healing, empowerment and peacemaking by promoting healthy minds
and bodies through violence prevention, self-defense and traditional martial
arts programs for adults and children of all ages." http://www.thousandwaves.org/AboutUs.htm
Spirit
Challenge is our annual spring fundraising event. It offers Thousand Waves
members (like me) the opportunity to take on both physical and
"fiscal" challenges in support of Thousand Waves. We sign on for
athletic challenges and set a fundraising goal for ourselves. We train for the
events we will be entering and solicit pledges from our dear family, friends
and colleagues.
The
funds we raise (the 2015 goal is $75,000) support Thousand Waves' Scholarship,
Adapted Seido Karate and Violence Prevention Programs. As many of you know, I
have volunteered with the ASK (Adapted Seido Karate) program for children with
special needs for several years now. It is truly one of the most rewarding
opportunities I have ever experienced.
My
goals for this Spirit Challenge are to raise $3,000.00 in support and further
the mission of Thousand Waves and to participate in all of the physical events
to strive to achieve Sogo. See this link for a complete description of the
events: http://thousandwaves.org/docs/SC/SC15InfoFlyer.pdf
This past year has been full
of ups, downs and challenges for me. My training was interrupted last December
when a car hit me as I was crossing the street in front of the school where I
work. I am convinced that my martial arts training helped my body react
instinctively after being hit to position myself so that I could land in a
martial front fall, after flying though the air several feet. I was very lucky.
I did not hit my head and my injuries were not as serious as they could have
been. I am very, very grateful for my karate practice.
Thousand
Waves Martial Arts and Violence Prevention Center, NFP is not just a karate
school with amazing teachers. It is also a vital community organization
that provides self-defense, empowerment, stress reduction and violence
prevention courses and workshops. Thousand Waves is non-profit and
provides scholarships to those who would otherwise be unable to pay for
classes. Part of the money raised through this fundraiser also supports the ASK
program for kids with disabilities.
If
you would like to sponsor me, I would be ever so appreciative! Please help
me raise $3,000 for this (literally) life-saving organization!
Here
is the link to my personal fundraising page: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/account/218169/
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