Summer 2010 Black Belt Charity Drive
Our Black Belts are graduating on June 5th!
Twice each year, in conjunction with our Black Belt graduations in June & December, American Dojo conducts some type of charity drive to benefit a local Waukesha charity or Waukesha community organization. Some of our past drives have benefited the Women's Center, the Salvation Army, and Teddy Bears 4 Kids. At American Dojo we believe that community involvement is an integral part of being a true Black Belt. This type of involvement is just a small example of what we mean in our mission statement by saying "Enhancing community through acts of generosity & compassion." It is our goal that by conducting these biannual charity drives, and highlighting some exceptional community organizations, our members would develop a vision for branching out, and positively influence our community by volunteering their time & other resources...... in essence becoming community Black Belts!
Our June 2010 Charity:
The Pregnancy Support Connection of Waukesha
PSC, Inc. (Pregnancy Support Connection) was established in 1985 as the UP Connection by local community leaders and healthcare professionals who saw the need for a pregnancy resource center for at-risk young women/teenage girls who were facing an unplanned, crisis pregnancy in Waukesha County. It was originally named the "UP Connection" to "uplift" and empower young women to make healthier choices and sound decisions for themselves and their newborns. From its humble beginnings as the UP Connection, operating out of a spare office at a local hospital, the Pregnancy Support Connection has grown to serve more than 1,200 young women/teenage girls annually in Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties.
Quick Stats about PSC:
Last Year...
- They reached 1,200 young women in crisis.
- They provided 10,200 hours of counseling, parenting education and prevention services.
- They offered 1,460 days of safe shelter.
- They had 363 healthy babies born through their program.
- They taught 2,968 hours of childbirth education to 371 participants.
To learn more abolut PSC, visit their website by clicking HERE
What? American Dojo's Black Belt charity drive to benefit the Pregnancy Support Connection.
When? May 20th through June 30th.
Where? Donations may dropped off at the Dojo.
How to get involved?
Purchase / collect new items from the "wish list" below and bring them into the Dojo between now and June 30th. Consider asking neighbors, friends & family members for donations as well!
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE AT LEAST 50 ITEMS COLLECTED BY BLACK BELT GRADUATION ON JUNE 5TH, and we're looking to see at least 100 items total by June 30th.
The PSC "wish list":
*Cloth or board books for babies
*Baby bottles
*Diapers size 1 or newborn
*Baby wipes
*Baby clothes sizes newborn to 6 mos.
*Infant toiletries
*Good Start brand baby formula
*Crib mattress pads and crib sheets
*bibs
*Baby washcloths, hooded towels
*Strollers
Please be sure any donated items are new and in unopened packages (if applicable).