 William
Brooks, from Central Alberta Martial Arts (Sylvan Lake
Dojo), smiles his way through his push up challenge to
raise money for world vision.
Hannah Gardner gives out "FREE HUGS" part
of her B-FREE message, Nov. 2011.
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Martial Art Students at Central Alberta Martial Arts
Centre (C.A.M.A) practiced the importance of giving back
during the holiday season during the Centre’s annual
“Pennies for Push Ups” in support of World Vision.
Here, students asked friends and family to sponsor a
penny (or any other dollar amount) for every push up
they (the student) could complete within a 20 minute
time frame. Based on the amount of monies collected and
push ups completed, students then used their hard-earned
raised money to select a gift from the world vision
catalogue. Gifts range from helping to send a child to
school, to providing clean and safe water, to supplying
farm animals, in order to promote and sustain health,
well-being and overall growth to disadvantaged children
and families living in less fortunate countries.
From this act alone, students learned the
importance of giving and how their focus and effort can
create positive change. Students from CAMA are inspired
to partake in this kind of humanitarian effort along
with many other local and international projects that
the Centre initiates as part of creating individual,
communal and global change and growth.
Students, between the ages of 4 to 60, from both Sylvan
Lake and Rimbey Dojo raised
$1,766.50
and
completed over 1,500 combined push ups! In addition,
students also raised $127 in support of the Centre’s
scholarship fund which assists families in financial
need who wish to partake in C.A.M.A’s martial arts and
life skills programs. Over the past 4 years, the Centre
has raised over $9, 200 for World Vision and completed
over 8,000 push ups!
KARATE KIDS SPEAK ABOUT
CREATING A BULLY FREE WORLD!
THE B-FREE
TEAM (Karate Kid Bully Awareness Team)
PRESENTED THEIR GRASS-ROOTS MESSAGE OF PEACE, HOPE &
COMPASSION IN ORDER TO CREATE A B-FREE WORLD!
240+ people, respectively, attended the
FREE PLAYSHOPS, Sylvan Lake & Rimbey
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