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My name is Mason Dimas and I have been training at Thousand Waves for 5 years. I recently promoted to advanced brown belt and am now working towards my black belt. The dojo has taught me a lot of things, like how to defend myself, how to be patient and how to solve problems without fighting. Please help us reach this goal by donating today, thank you.

Hello, my name is Colt. I am fundraising for my karate dojo. I am in third grade and have been training for 5 years. I am currently a brown belt and plan to promote to advanced brown belt in May. I have worked really hard to get to brown belt and have learned so much, from how to defend myself, to problem solving, to being patient, all while getting really strong. Please donate today, thank you.

Thousand Waves is a mission-driven not-for-profit in the city of Chicago that has been active in the community for over 33 years with a mission to foster fitness, healing, empowerment, and peacemaking.

Our Spirit Challenge Fundraiser supports Thousand Waves' work in three critical areas:

• Scholarship program, which provides funding for children and adults who wouldn't otherwise be able to study karate or self-defense.
• Adapted Seido Karate program (ASK), which provides karate for youth with disabilities.
• Self-Defense/Violence Prevention program, which provides Self-defense and Bystander Intervention workshops and courses all over the city.

Thousand Waves was named based on the Japanese saying, "One wave sets thousands in motion." Thank you for helping us make waves!