Category Archives: Community Projects

Give A Day, Get A Disney Day Program

Now when you volunteer at AKSB, you can get a free pass to a day at Disneyland!

Want to get involved?  Come join us for one of our volunteer days.
We meet on designated:

Weekdays:  at various coffee shops such as Coffee Cat.
Saturdays:  10:30am @ Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara

Stay the whole time or just 10 minutes*, depending on your availability [...]


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Visit From Another Nonprofit Organization:

Fighting Back Mentor Program and Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
“It was wonderful to see the demonstrations as performed by youth who are so focused and dedicated.”
~ Juliana Lee - Mentor Program Coordinator

Testimonial:
Past collaboration between Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara and the Counsel on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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On Saturday, [...]


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Daily Sound: Aikido Instructor Promotes Nonviolence

By RAY ESTRADA — Jan. 19, 2010
After receiving her sixth-degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of aikido this week, Lia Suzuki is into her second year of providing South Coast residents with a path toward peace.
Since starting her nonprofit organization – Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara – a year ago, Lia Suzuki is hard [...]


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AKSB Teams up with Fighting Back Mentor Program

(Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse)
This week, our Executive Director and Head Instructor Lia Suzuki Sensei, will be meeting with Juliana Lee, the Mentor Program Coordinator from Fighting Back Mentor Program, part of the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse.  Fighting Back Mentor Program is a school-based mentoring program that matches adult volunteers with 4th-8th grade students in South Santa [...]


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Interview with Lia Suzuki Sensei (Aiki Extensions)

Suzuki Sensei is a pioneer in the successful embrace of the Web 2.0 world of social media, who has kindly agreed to share her experience with the greater AE community.
Aiki Extensions Newsletter Intro…

The Power of Social Media in Raising Awareness for Dojos
Recently Suzuki Sensei was interviewed by Aiki Extensions Director Robert Kent, about her ground-breaking [...]


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iParticipate Initiative: Giving Back

This week marks the launch of the iParticipate initiative – an initiative to urge viewers to give back to their communities.  The LA Times wrote an excellent article informing readers of the details.
Discerning television viewers may notice a recurrent theme on their favorite shows this week. The doctors on ABC’s “Private Practice” give homeless teenagers [...]


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September Facebook Fan Drive Results: 2 Children Sponsored

Two Sponsored Openings Created for Low-Income/At-Risk Youth
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
(Santa Barbara, CA)
On September 30th at midnight, the nonprofit organization Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara ended its month-long Facebook Fan Drive to sponsor underprivileged and at-risk youth.  During the course of the drive, people from the community came together and became fans of the group’s page [...]


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Paying it Forward

Aikido Nonprofit Donates First Month of Classes to Local At-Risk and Low-Income Children
Monday, September 21, 2009
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Three weeks into its September Facebook Fan Drive, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara (AKSB) has gained over 40 new fans, thus opening the door to 2 underprivileged children for one month of free training and mentoring each.  The organization [...]


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Noozhawk: AKSB Kicks Off Facebook Challenge

The nonprofit will sponsor one child for every 20 new online fans it receives during September.
By Joni Kelly | Published on 08.31.2009

In an effort to raise awareness of its mission, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara will begin a monthlong “fan drive” on Facebook.

For the month of September, AKSB is challenging Facebook members to become a [...]


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Arte de la Paz

 
Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
“En el  Arte de la Paz nunca atacamos. Un ataque es prueba de uno esta fuera de control.”
Morihei Ueshiba - El Arte de la Paz

Noticias
Obama’s Summer Service Initiative: “United We Serve”
“I’m calling on all of you to make volunteerism and community service part of your daily life and the life of this nation,’ said [...]


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