QUAD TOWN Vol. 45 No.48 December 21, 2010
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Academy of Kempo Martial Arts Is Giving
Free Martial Arts Lessons for Food
Pictured: Gabriel and Hailey Ciarleglio help to
separate food that was collected at the Academy of Kempo Martial Arts for Saint
Ann's Soup Kitchen and
Keefe Center’s Food Pantry. The Academy has collected about 250 food products to
date with food coming in on a weekly basis. With the help of the community, the
Academy’s goal is to be able to relieve some of the stress of the holidays by
helping these two organizations. This will in turn help many families throughout
the Hamden area who have a limited amount of resources available to them due to
the current economic conditions. The Academy hopes that during this season of
giving that they can encourage and motivate people to think as a community by
taking care of the less fortunate.
Hamden: “At the Academy we teach our students the
importance of helping others. Donating food, clothing, toys, other material
items or a monetary donation can do this, but that is not the only way of
helping someone. Other ways to help are volunteering with different
organizations, making things for someone (for example making a holiday card for
someone in the military, a get well soon card for someone who is ill, drawing a
picture etc.) or helping a family member, friend, neighbor or even a stranger”,
said Shihan Frank Ciarleglio the instructor at the Academy. “These are very
important life lessons for the younger people, this helps them to be part of a
community and understand that everyone can give whether it’s something you buy
or something you do for someone” said Ciarleglio.
The Academy is offering its students a free semi-private lesson
for any five or more non-perishable items they donate and offering two weeks of
free lessons to non-students (limited to one give away per person and cannot be
combined). “I am offering these free Martial Arts lessons as a way of giving
back to those who give, and I am also hoping that it will encourage others to
give when they would not have normally done so. This is a great opportunity for
students to get some one-on-one training and for non-students to try the Martial
Arts. These are rough times that we live in and some self-defense knowledge
should be a necessity not a luxury”, said Ciarleglio.
The Academy of Kempo Martial Arts is accepting
donations now through the end of the holiday season, at 1890 Dixwell Avenue,
Hamden Connecticut, 06514. You can also contact the Academy by phone at (203)
288-9990, or visit them on the web at
www.academyofkempo.com to find out what
are the best times to drop off your donations and receive your gift.
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