Paris, Tenn.–The children classes at Paris Karate raised $1872.65 for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital during its recent week-long fundraiser. The theme for this year’s “Kata Thon” was “Children Helping Children”.
A total of 116 students participated in the event, performing a total of 328 kata in class and 705 outside class.
Gail Ellis, a Brown Belt set a new record with 660 kata at home during the
week. Aubrey Thomasson raised the most money for St. Jude, bringing in $350.
Students that participated in this fund raiser helped children at St. Jude
while they benefited from practicing their karate skills.
For a listing of students with sponsors and the amounts raised, see below.
Name $ Raised
Aubrey Thomasson $350.00
Adam Elliott $194.65
Caleb Roaten $175.00
Nova Lyons $152.00
Gail Ellis $141.00
Easton Phillips $110.00
Wyatt Crawford $150.00
Graysen Crawford $150.00
Sadie Perry $60.00
Jackson Blackwell $50.00
Jameson Kelly $50.00
Karson Wood $20.00
Laine Veliz $20.00
Makenzie Briley $20.00
Ryan Renkel $5.00
Misc online $225.00
Total as of 8/5 $1,872.65
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