On Sunday, September 27, members of Boston's Emerald Necklace Martial Arts will participate in the 2009 Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk, the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer's disease. The team of karate students will be led by Sierra Koral, a Yellow Belt member of the dojo, who is collecting donations and walking in memory of her father Bill Kenney, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and passed away in 2003. To date, Koral has raised nearly $1,000 for the walk, far surpassing her original goal to collect $500.
The students at Emerald Necklace Martial Arts are required to organize and lead community service projects as part of their Black Belt training, and the dojo often sponsors several projects simultaneously: Ayisha Knight-Shaw, an Orange Belt student at the dojo, is currently running a Fall food drive to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank. In less than two weeks, Knight-Shaw has raised enough money to provide nearly 400 meals to people in need. Donations of non-perishable food items are currently being accepted at the dojo, which is located at 95 Everett Street in Allston.
For more information about these projects or to learn more about Emerald Necklace Martial Arts, please contact Sensei Jason Gould at 617-202-3856 or visit the dojo's website, www.karateinboston.com.
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HI Jason,
I love the examples you are setting for your students, as well as for the entire martial arts community. Keep up the good work!!
Best,
Lisa
The Greater Boston Food Bank appreciates the food drive work!
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