Pro Karate Center's Leadership Team
Mission Statement
Transforming martial artists into real life leaders and heroes through project based leadership training. We Build strong characters and leaders one students at a time. We are dedicated to building character, confidence, and respect in a family friendly atmosphere. Our leadership program teaches these young leaders how to deal with specific situations that kids deal with on a day to day basis. We teach them how confidence and humility are the keys to success. In our world kids have too many negatives and pressures. We work with each child in a positive environment to teach them how to deal with the negatives and turn them into a positive situation. Our leadership program also teaches each member the importance of community activities and helping out others.
2010 Community Activities
Haven House Clothes Drive
This project is being lead by Michael Schuler, Susan McFadden and Meaghan Fortune.
Thanks to all the parents and friends at Pro Karate Center for their donations.
2009 Community Activities
St. Judes Fundraiser
St. Judes fundraiser is going great Tommy Altenburg & Chuck Didier are doing an outstanding job!!
They raised hundreds of dollars for the hospital!
2008 Community Activities
Leader: Nick Chase
Date: September 2008
Project: Clothes To Kids, Inc
Mission: To raise clothes for kids in need.
Results:
Nick did an outstanding job coordinating this project. Through the involvement of the caring people at Pro Karate Center, Nick was able to gather 32 bags of clothes.
A testimonial from: The Clothes To Kids organization:
September 22,2008
Pro Karate Center
Dean Lavas
843 County Rd 1
Palm Harbor, Florida 34683
On Behalf of all the children we serve, thank you for allowing one of your students, Nick Chase, to organize a clothing drive at Pro Karate Center. Over the months of July and August we received 32 bags of beautiful clothes. You should be proud of outstanding response from all of your students. It certainly speaks well of you and all the instructors. And you should be especially proud of Nick Chase who is one of our Youth volunteers. Thanks you for this huge effort; we are grateful to be the recipient of your benevolence.
Again, many thanks for helping is Clothe A CHILD and Change a Life. Please share this letter with everyone who participated in the clothing drive.
Sincerley,
Fran Goodwin
Development Associate
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Leader: Katie Brummer & Andrew Chase
Date: December 2008
Project: Kimberly Home
Mission: To collect baby supplies for single moms
Results:
Katie and Andrew did an awesome job with this project. It's hard to say how many beautiful things that were donated to the Kimberly home, but it was a BUNCH! Great Job!
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Leader: Clint Harris
Date: December 2008
Project: Joshua House
Mission: To put a smile on each kids face at the Joshua House. These kids are abandoned & abused children.
Results: Wow, this was such an awesome day. It's really hard not to shed some tears thinking about the children we visited. Our leadership team started of with a Great demonstration. The children were in awe. Sensei Dean, Nancy Brummer and Sherry Chase were busy cooking hot dogs & hamburgers for the children. Pro Karate Center supplied all the food and drinks. Our leadership team spent hours playing with the children. It was so amazing to see how each leadership team member bonded with the children at the Joshua house. We were NOT allowed to take pictures but, pictures would not even describe how proud I was of all our leadership team. They learned alot that day and completed our mission of putting a smile on each kids face.