FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOSTON (Allston), Mass., November 3, 2010
On Saturday, October 30, a team of 18 walkers from Emerald Necklace Martial Arts (ENMA), a karate dojo in Boston's Allston neighborhood, participated in VisionWalk 2010, a 2.5 mile walk to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a non-profit organization whose mission is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
The dojo team was led by Jessica Smith, an adult karate student at ENMA who also teaches the youth program for children ages 9-13. This is the second consecutive year that Smith has organized a walking team for the dojo.
"Personally, I am walking to support my cousin Maggie, who has gradually lost her sight over the last twenty years," Smith said. "Vision research is vastly underfunded, and our efforts can make a huge difference."
To date, the team has successfully raised more than $800 in donations. Additional contributions to the team’s fundraising effort can still be made at this link.
The students at Emerald Necklace Martial Arts regularly participate in community service projects as part of their Black Belt training program. For more information about the dojo, please visit www.karateinboston.com.
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