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Fall-A-Thon Fundraiser: Chris Chirgwin
In the past, I served on the board of directors for Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara to assist them in raising awareness for their organization and to help raise funds to provide more sponsorships. AKSB is a worthy and growing non-profit organization that provides our community with a place to learn the non-violent martial art of Aikido. Aikido promotes physical health, self-esteem, and harmonious ways to resolve conflict.
AKSB is doing a wonderful job of reaching the youth in our community and providing sponsorships to low income families. I am strongly supportive of AKSB’s vision to help the under-privileged youth have an opportunity to build confidence and improve their physical health.
I urge you to give what you can to support this program by clicking on the green "Give Now" button to the right. Any amount helps and is therefore greatly appreciated.
AKSB is doing a wonderful job of reaching the youth in our community and providing sponsorships to low income families. I am strongly supportive of AKSB’s vision to help the under-privileged youth have an opportunity to build confidence and improve their physical health.
I urge you to give what you can to support this program by clicking on the green "Give Now" button to the right. Any amount helps and is therefore greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Chirs Chirgwin
Director
Mission
Our mission at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara is to pass down the true message of Aikido "The Art of Peace", and to nurture a better society by creating individuals of responsibility, compassion, judgement, and character.
4 Reasons to Give to Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
- The need exists & is substantial. There is a gang violence problem in Santa Barbara. Youth are drawn to gangs because they increase a sense of self-worth and promise higher status and peer acceptance, which is so important in adolescent development. Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara is a community, rather than just a "place to work out." Every member of our dojo community adds value to our organization and therefore gains a sense of self worth. Also progress in the art is publicly recognized through testing and promotion in rank, for example. This contributes further to the feeling of self esteem and self worth.
- Return on your investment. Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara provides self esteem, status, and peer acceptance to youth, along with alternative coping mechanisms for conflict, whether it be physical conflict, verbal conflict, emotional conflict. In the big picture, supporting Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara means investing in a more peaceful and safe Santa Barbara.
- Giving feels good. Contribution is one of the core values we teach our young people. It's the only way we can truly manifest our vision.
- Our young people deserve your support. There's a saying in Japan - "Everyone is born good." We believe this at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara. EVERY CHILD is born good and therefore deserves a peaceful, happy, and safe childhood.
Our History...
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara was founded in 1999 by Lia Suzuki.
In the summer of 2007, we lost our training space on lower State Street due to an extreme rent increase. After regrouping and reorganizing, our aduts’ class came together and resumed training in a temporary space. The kids’ class reconvened a full year later, refusing to give up hope for continued study under Suzuki Sensei.
Now, we’re a 501(c)(3) California nonprofit public benefit corporation, training at the Santa Barbara Buddhist Temple. We’re excited and grateful to be able to be back training weekly. Our future goals are to once again have our own dedicated training space, take field trips to Japan, and to hold events to benefit the community through this fantastic art that we love called Aikido - the Art of Peace.
In the summer of 2007, we lost our training space on lower State Street due to an extreme rent increase. After regrouping and reorganizing, our aduts’ class came together and resumed training in a temporary space. The kids’ class reconvened a full year later, refusing to give up hope for continued study under Suzuki Sensei.
Now, we’re a 501(c)(3) California nonprofit public benefit corporation, training at the Santa Barbara Buddhist Temple. We’re excited and grateful to be able to be back training weekly. Our future goals are to once again have our own dedicated training space, take field trips to Japan, and to hold events to benefit the community through this fantastic art that we love called Aikido - the Art of Peace.
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All donations to this fundraiser will go to:
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
Po Box 351
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
http://www.aksb.org
Enriching society through the practice of Aikido - The Art of Peace. Read more
About Me
Chris Chirgwin
100 N. Hope Ave. #20
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-682-9981
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