QUAD TOWN Vol. 46 No. 45 December 6, 2011
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Academy of Kempo Martial Arts Is
Giving Free Martial Arts Lessons For Food
Pictured (L - R) Above back row: Kevin Daly, Antonio Rodriguez, and Francine Corpus Front row: Gabriella Rodriguez. Hailey Ciarleglio, and Gabriel Ciarleglio help to pack food that was collected at the Academy of Kempo Martial Arts for Saint Ann's Soup Kitchen and Keefe Center’s Food Pantry.
Pictured Right: Gabriel and Hailey Ciarleglio delivering the food collected by the Academy of Kempo Martial Arts to Siraj Muhammad at the Hamden Food Pantry located in the Keefe Community Center.
Hamden:
The Academy has collected six boxes of food 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.
“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 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”, 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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