Sag Harbor, New York,
December 9, 2011- Sensei Michelle Del Giorno and the children’s karate
students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST are participating in a campaign called
“PUSH-UPS FOR PENNIES”. This is an ongoing charity event to raise awareness and
donations to St. Jude’s Research Children’s Hospital in memory of Alex Koehne,
a young Sag Harbor resident who passed away from cancer in March 2007. Alex’s family has created the
foundation called ‘Alex’s Promise’ in his loving memory.
Sensei Michelle and her students are performing 1 push-up
for every 1-penny donated. On Thanksgiving Day, the students at Epic Martial
Arts-EAST followed Sensei Michelle on You Tube via: www.epicmartialarts-east.blogspot.com
as she completed 1,000 push-ups. On Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day, Sensei
Michelle and her students will once again complete 1,000 push-ups!
The mission and purpose of Alex’s Promise Foundation is to
completely ensure that Alex’s dream of helping young people comes true. As a
tribute to his life, this foundation has been created so that his death can serve
as a catalyst to benefit other young persons at critical times in their lives.
“This project is an example of how the children of our
community can make a difference by participating in acts of kindness,” says
Sensei Michelle. “ We are teaching our young children that they can be leaders
in our community and that every penny counts in making donations to children’s
cancer research”.
Sensei Michelle conducts children’s karate classes for ages
3 and up and self-defense, martial arts and kickboxing classes for teens and
adults. The students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST regularly participate in
community service activities as part of their black belt training.
For more information please visit the website at www.hamptonskarate.com or call 631
725-5425. Donations for the
Push-Ups for Pennies campaign can be made at Epic Martial Arts-EAST, 75 Main
Street in Sag Harbor or to Alex’s Promise, PO Box 3319 Sag Harbor, NY 11963.
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