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Flushing martial arts center kicks
down hunger with holiday food drive
About 18 volunteers from Champions Martial Arts partnered with Operation Child Rescue to collect a
total of 4,780 food cans, 748 non-perishable canned/boxed foods, and provide a donation of $205 for
turkeys for Connect Church’s food drive.
Photo courtesy of Michael Ro, of Ultimate Champions Taekwondo Flushing.
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A Flushing organization
known for its charitable contributions
in the community
is once again lending a helping
hand this holiday season
by collecting canned goods for
families in need.
Ultimate Champions Taekwondo,
located at 141-20
Northern Blvd, joined other
Champion Martial Arts Franchise
schools from Queens,
Long Island, and Brooklyn on
Nov. 21, collaborating with Operation
Child Rescue (Known
as Operation CR), a nonprofit
organization that provides resources
to children worldwide
and improves their quality-oflife.
About 18 volunteers from
Champions Martial Arts partnered
with Operation Child
Rescue collecting a total of
4,780 food cans, 748 non-perishable
canned/boxed foods,
and a donation of $205.00 for
turkeys for Connect Church’s
food drive, which will be feeding
800 families throughout
the city this year.
“Champions Martial Arts
and Operation Child Rescue
were able to provide for
thousands this holiday sea-
son and plan to do even more
next Thanksgiving!” said
Master Michael Ro, of Ultimate
Champions Taekwondo
Flushing. “I’m very thankful
that we could be a part of
this fundraiser charity, and
thankful to all of the students
from Champion Martial Arts
to help out with the canned
goods drive. It’s amazing to
see we raised more than double
last year to help those in
need.”
Throughout the year,
Champion Martial Arts works
with Operation Child Rescue
making a difference in people’s
lives, according to Ro.
Their next upcoming project
for the holiday season is collecting
coats and toys for the
less fortunate, Ro said.
“Our numbers are going
up every year and we’re able
to help more people,” Ro said.
“Last year, we collected 256
jackets that were donated
with Operation Child Rescue
at the 111th Precinct, and collected
over 1,000 toys. Other
times, we try to do events to
raise money. Whatever people
urgently need we try to help
them out.”
William Dobie, one of the
directors of Operation Child
Rescue, said the organization
is grateful for the many contributions
by Champion Martial
Arts students.
“Without them and their
desire to help others in need,
our donation drives wouldn’t
be possible,” Dobie said. “It’s
really all of the school owners
coming together and participating
allowing us to do the
drives every holiday season,
and it’s amazing.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or
by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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