Monthly Archives: July 2011

Monthly Wrap-Up: July, 2011

~ ~ ~ Top News ~ ~ ~ ~ Press ~ ~ Guest Contributions ~ ~ Events ~ ~ Archives ~ ~ Sponsorship Opportunities ~ Dojo: 121A East Mason Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Mail: PO Box 351, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 805 870-5437 | aksb.org – – – – – – – – – –…

Win-Win-Win for Restaurants & Coffee Shops

More Customers | Higher Tips | Great PR

Want to support a great cause, while getting positive exposure for your business?  Here’s how…

Let’s say that at your coffee shop, the pooled tips on a really good day, come to $100.  Your shop and AKSB put out the word that on such-and-such a day, after reaching $100, you’ll be donating x% of all additional tips to AKSB.  You could do the fundraising for just one specific day, a couple days, or a specified week.

  • We promote your business.
  • Your staff earn more tips. 
  • You help us raise awareness and funds.

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Report: Japan Relief Aikido Seminar, Alhambra CA

Congratulations, and many thanks to the marvelous instructors who gave so willingly of their time and talent to making this event an artistic success…

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Dominguez takes a tumble for his dojo fundraiser

Devotion to the Japanese martial art of aikido requires strength, discipline, stamina, and devotion. All four of those traits were on display in the form of 10-year-old Jacob Dominguez as he completed a fundraiser for the Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara dojo. But after enduring 156 throws in the span of 45 minutes…

Jacob’s Fundraiser: Teens’ Perspective

“Jacob did an awesome job of organizing his fundraiser. Total, everyone did…” ~ Chris Ziliotto
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Wrap-Up: Jacob’s Roll-A-Thon Fundraiser

CONGRATULATIONS, JACOB!!
And thank you to all those who helped make Jacob’s fundraiser a huge success!!!

More details here…

9-Year-Old On a ‘Roll’ with Fundraiser for Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara

Jacob Dominguez “This is the first time a member of our youth program has decided independently to raise funds for the dojo…”

Thank you Jacob Dominguez for your hard work and dedication to the dojo.

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Weekly Digest: July 26, 2011

~ Announcements ~ ~ Guest Contributions ~ ~ Press ~ ~ Upcoming Events ~ Dojo: 121A East Mason Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Mail: PO Box 351, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 805 870-5437 | aksb.org – – – – – – – – – – – – – - Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara is a California…

Santa Barbara Independent: Nine-Year-Old Gives…

Nine-Year-Old Gives Back to the Community
Local Martial Arts Youth Program to Benefit

On July 27th from 5:00 to 5:45pm, nine-year-old Jacob Dominguez will lead a fundraiser…

Weekly Digest: July 20, 2011

~ Announcements ~ ~ Press Release ~ ~ Upcoming Events ~ Dojo: 121A East Mason Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Mail: PO Box 351, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 805 870-5437 | aksb.org – – – – – – – – – – – – – - Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara is a California nonprofit 501(c)(3) public…

PRESS RELEASE: Nine-Year-Old Gives Back to the Community

When nine-year-old Jacob Dominguez saw that his martial arts instructor was raising funds online to support his nonprofit dojo (“school”), he wanted to help…

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