SKS Karate Students Perform Community Service
All students, age 7 and up that are training in the Samurai Karate Studio black belt program need to perform community service as part of their rank requirements as they advance toward their black belt.
The category has been created so that students can post their good deed and/or community service and be recognized.
The new way for black belts is a way of charity and compassion for our fellow man. Each of us can and WILL make a difference in the lives of our family, our friends, our school our community!
Do you have what it takes to "live by the code"?
Samurai Karate Studio is located at 2000 Clemson Road, Suite # 9, Columbia, SC 29229. We teach children and adults beginning at age 4. You may call us at 803-462-9425 or visit our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
The category has been created so that students can post their good deed and/or community service and be recognized.
The new way for black belts is a way of charity and compassion for our fellow man. Each of us can and WILL make a difference in the lives of our family, our friends, our school our community!
Do you have what it takes to "live by the code"?
Samurai Karate Studio is located at 2000 Clemson Road, Suite # 9, Columbia, SC 29229. We teach children and adults beginning at age 4. You may call us at 803-462-9425 or visit our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
Our most recent community contribution was a donation of goods consisting of clothing items and household items that are in good or new condition. We donated them to Goodwill Industries. Rather than store unused items such as these, I would much prefer to know that they are going to a place where it is likely that someone will find something that they need.
Additionally, William and I were planning to volunteer our time at either the Columbia Family Shelter or Habitat for Humanity. However, we were unable to schedule a visit with the shelter in the timeframe we needed, and Habitat currently has no active builds in the Columbia area. Hopefully we will be able to work something out with one or both of these organizations in the future.
Further service that we have performed in the past includes donating blood to the American Red Cross whenever we are eligible. This is an opportunity that involves a resource which can mean the difference between life and death for an individual, so we feel that it is important to provide it whenever possible. Our last donation was on July 30th, and we will be eligible again near the end of September.
One non-Columbia centric volunteer opportunity I encountered was with an organization called FurKids. They are the largest no-kill, no-cage animal shelter in Georgia. On August 16th, I had the pleasure of joining a regular volunteer for an afternoon and spending nearly two hours socializing with the cats that were in the adoption center at a PetSmart in Atlanta, GA. While socialization primarily entails playing with these felines, it also helps them to become more used to humans, allowing them to be more likely to find a suitable new home.
The opportunities for community service both within and outside of the Columbia area are numerous. While it is often easy to make excuses as to why one can not participate in service opportunities due to other time commitments, the awareness of the needs fulfilled through the donation of time, money, and/or effort is rewarding.
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