ach year,members of Vaughn’s Dojang take on various community and charitable projects. Participation in events such as self-defense seminars, blood drives, clothing drives, and fund raisers are an important part of being a student at Vaughn’s. The most recent fund raiser Vaughn’s sponsored was a kick-a- thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Nearly 30 students kicked 14,588 times on May 5, 2007, raising over $4,000 for the hospital. The event lasted about two hours, with students and instructors on hand to help count kicks. Sah Bum Nim donated a bike to the student who raised the most money. Ms. Hannah White, [6th gup] and member of Vaughn’s Special Dragons class raised $380 and took home the bike. With the success of the drive, Vaughn’s will be making the kick-a-thon an annual event! Another important community support event Vaughn’s hosts is a drive to support the Bethesda Project. For the last 6 years, Vaughn’s has organized a collection every winter. The Bethesda Project provides shelter, food and support services to the homeless of Philadelphia. The dojang collects t-shirts, gloves, soap, razors, shaving cream, and other necessities. Students from all classes generously donate such items each holiday season so that others can have some of the basic necessities. Vaughn’s has also worked with the American Red Cross since 2002, sponsoring 2 blood drives each year. The most recent, held on Sunday, March 4, 2007, was a great success. With over 50 donors presenting, and 44 collected units, Vaughn’s exceeded its goal of 40 units. We believe that a blood drive is an excellent way to help others. So many patients need blood each year that the American Red Cross is always in need of donors. Sponsoring a drive is easy; the Red Cross provides all the materials and does all the set-up, all that is required is for donors to be willing to donate. Each drive, many Vaughn’s students take time out of their Sunday giving blood or spend time at the dojang in case the Red Cross needs anything. Gup and Dan students alike can participate in the blood drive. Some of the other community or charitable events Vaughn’s sponsored during the last year were free demonstrations at the Audubon Elementary School and the Pottstown YMCA, free self-defense seminars at Phoenixville Hospital and the Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation, collected clothes for the Yankton Sioux Native American Tribe in Marty, South Dakota, ran a “Brick Campaign” and a cell phone drive to raise money for the WTSDF Building Fund. Vaughn’s dojang takes its responsibility to the community seriously. As martial artists, we have an obligation to give to others. Not just teaching the art to others, but to making the world a better place. It follows that if we can help those around us, we are spreading the ideals of the art we study, even if our contributions are ones we make when not in our dobohks. That’s why Vaughn’s sponsors so many charitable and community events each year. JULY 2007 C a r i n g f o r H u m a n i t y WTSDA Foundation NEWS WTSDA Foundation NEWS Vaughn’s Dojang Takes its Responsibility to the Community Seriously E Mr.Mike Papp, Sam Dan, breaking four boards with a jump spinning back kick Dr. Steve Kirshenbaum, 1st gup, getting screened right before donating blood.
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ach year, members of Vaughn’s Dojang take on variouscommunity and charitable projects. Participation inevents such as self-defense seminars, blood drives,clothing drives, and fund raisers are an important part
of being a student at Vaughn’s.The most recent fund raiser Vaughn’s sponsored was a kick-a-
thon to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Nearly 30 studentskicked 14,588 times on May 5, 2007, raising over $4,000 for thehospital. The event lastedabout two hours, withstudents and instructors onhand to help count kicks.Sah Bum Nim donated abike to the student whoraised the most money.Ms. HannahWhite, [6thgup] and member ofVaughn’s Special Dragonsclass raised $380 and tookhome the bike. With thesuccess of the drive,Vaughn’s will be makingthe kick-a-thon an annualevent!Another important
community support eventVaughn’s hosts is a drive tosupport the BethesdaProject. For the last 6years, Vaughn’s hasorganized a collectionevery winter.
The Bethesda Projectprovides shelter, food and support services tothe homeless of Philadelphia. The dojangcollects t-shirts, gloves, soap, razors, shavingcream, and other necessities. Students from allclasses generously donate such items eachholiday season so that others can have some ofthe basic necessities.Vaughn’s has also worked with the American
Red Cross since 2002, sponsoring 2 blooddrives each year. The most recent, held onSunday, March 4, 2007, was a great success.With over 50 donors presenting, and 44collected units, Vaughn’s exceeded its goal of 40units. We believe that a blood drive is an
excellent way to help others. So many patients need blood eachyear that the American Red Cross is always in need of donors.Sponsoring a drive is easy; the Red Cross provides all the materialsand does all the set-up, all that is required is for donors to bewilling to donate. Each drive, many Vaughn’s students take timeout of their Sunday giving blood or spend time at the dojang incase the Red Cross needs anything. Gup and Dan students alikecan participate in the blood drive.
Some of the othercommunity orcharitable eventsVaughn’s sponsoredduring the last yearwere freedemonstrations at theAudubon ElementarySchool and thePottstown YMCA, freeself-defense seminarsat PhoenixvilleHospital and theValley Forge FreedomsFoundation, collectedclothes for theYankton Sioux NativeAmerican Tribe inMarty, South Dakota,ran a “BrickCampaign” and a cellphone drive to raisemoney for theWTSDF BuildingFund.
Vaughn’s dojang takes its responsibilityto the community seriously. As martialartists, we have an obligation to give toothers. Not just teaching the art to others,but to making the world a better place.
It follows that if we can help thosearound us, we are spreading the ideals ofthe art we study, even if our contributionsare ones we make when not in ourdobohks.
That’s why Vaughn’s sponsors somany charitable and community eventseach year.
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Mr.Mike Papp, Sam Dan, breaking four boards with a jump spinning back kick
Dr. Steve Kirshenbaum, 1st gup, gettingscreened right before donating blood.
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5567 Jacob Morgan 40.005568 Zach Kratz 40.005569 Lisa Arteca 40.005570 Laura Lehzer 40.005571 Brian Mathews 40.005572 Dylan McClellan 40.005573 Thomas Knowles 40.005574 Kyler R. Madara 40.005575 Frank Petulla 40.005576 Jake Fossum 40.005577 Peter Slesser 40.005578 Kevin Goeltz 40.005579 Tom Kirk 40.005580 Jacquelyn Keeney 40.005581 Breanna Carapezza 40.005582 Jeff Rable 40.005583 Kyle Boob 40.005584 Nathan Boob 40.005585 Ryan Farrell 40.005586 Luke Walker 40.005587 Brenna Mcpheron 40.005588 Rachel Berger 40.005589 Lindsay Hull 40.005590 James Krten 40.005591 Jonah Portman 40.005592 Matthew Jacobi 40.005593 Martha Trudeau 40.005594 Robert Fell 40.005595 Kristine Fell 40.005596 Rachel Zook 40.005597 James K. Johnson 40.005598 Andrew Becker 40.005599 Bradley Harsche 40.005500 Mark Malak 40.005601 Krista Shah 40.005602 Tad Pierce 40.005603 Marissa Maddon 40.005604 Zachariah Carey 40.005605 Wendy Hicks 40.005606 Scott P. Davis 40.005607 April R. Davis 40.005608 Casey Madden 40.005609 James Deardorft 40.005610 Praveen Chakrauarthula 40.005611 Rajanikanth Vadigepalli 40.005612 Shanti A. Kidambi 40.005613 Michael Grady 40.005614 Amy Duffy 40.005615 Mario Blessington 40.005616 Anne-Marie Barron 40.005617 Santos Gomez Davilo 40.005618 Genie Munch 40.005619 Tyler Mount 40.005620 Luis Torres 40.005621 Jordan Evanssen 225.005622 2007 Central Penn Gup Clinic 1,000.005623 Tahoe City Tang Soo Do 1,000.005624 Mark Semerad 250.005625 2007 Central Penn Gup Clinic 493.005626 Double Dragon Tang Soo Do 200.005627 Region #2 General Clinic 916.625628 Region #5 Competition 260.005629 Daniel Ferrelly 100.005630 Joseph J. DiFilippo 100.005631 Donte Davis 40.005632 Benjamin Bond 40.005633 Emily E. Meter 40.005634 Matthew Y. Fox 40.005635 Robin Newman 40.005636 Phi Vu 40.005637 Joshua Powell 40.005638 Brandon Mentley 40.005639 Lisa Mentley 40.005640 David K. Guggeis 40.005641 James G. Raby Jr. 40.005642 Sarah DeSalvo 40.005643 Harry Raser 40.005644 Aiden Price 40.005645 Bobby Newman 40.005646 James Bonney 40.005647 Patricia J. Slouka 40.005648 Region #6 Scholarship Championship 1,130.615649 Myung Chil Kim 50.005650 Book Sale 2,057.955651 Robin Newman 1,000.005652 Allec Lucas 40.005653 Claire Russel 40.005654 Lindsay Strahan 100.005655 Megan Bonie 40.005656 John R. Shelton 40.005657 Matt Cagle 40.005658 Philip Hackman 40.005659 Sarah Hackman 40.005660 John Harris 40.005661 Maxwell Raybon 40.005662 Mason H. Garter 40.005663 Rebecca Hill 40.005664 Beth Correy 40.005665 Dylan Correy 40.005666 Erik Stoke 70.00
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WTSDA Building Fund Donations Top $1.3 MillionWe have listed the names of contributors who have contributed to the building fund. We thank you and recognize you for your past support and anticipate your continued support.
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Make the goal of a permanent monument to TangSoo Do a reality – one brick at a time. With just adonation of $40.00 you can make a lastingcontribution to building the new WTSDAHeadquarters. All donors receive a Brick certificate.Please make checks payable to WTSDAFoundation.
Assoc. ID # _______________________________Phone # ____________________________
Studio’s Name ________________________________________________________________
Instructor’s Name _____________________________________________________________
DONATIONSTYPE TOTAL TYPE TOTAL
ITEM Quantity Price Total
In January of 2005, the WTSDFConstruction Committee beganselling 1000 pillars. So far wehave 114 pillars sold and 886 leftto sell. Market trends forpurchasing and building newproperties has risenastronomically over the past fewyears and our original budget forconstruction, which was set in1993, does not match the realityof actual costs in 2007. In orderto accelerate our fund raising, weestablished the $1,000 Donors
JOIN OUR $1,000 DONOR’S CLUB!
Over $1,000 $100 -THREE BRICKS
$1,000 - $1000 DONOR’S CLUB $ 70 - TWO BRICKS
$ 500 - ORDER OF THE MASTER $ 40 - ONE BRICK
$ 250 - ORDER OF THE INSTRUCTOR
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Building Fund T-Shirt ($20.00 each)Adult S ___ Adult XL ___ Youth M ___Adult M ___ Adult XXL ___ Youth L ___
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Club. Anyone who wishes to jointhis effort should contactHeadquarters or their localBuilding Fund Chair Person forthe pledge form. Those who wishto purchase a pillar may pay ininstallments. If anyone has alreadydonated a significant amount lessthan $,1000 and would like thatmoney applied towards a pillar,contact Headquarters with yourdonor #’s and dates and it can beapplied to the pledge form. Keepin mind that the pillars are for
individual contributions, notregional or studio contributions. We appreciate all of those whohave joined in our efforts to dateand will commemorate them withpillars in the new building.
111 Lindsay Smith112 Brian Califf113 Scott Sandt114 Thomas Strahan115 C. Donald Weinberg116 Donald Logan117 Robin Newman
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2007 WTSDA Scholarship Award RecipientsREGION 7 BRENT LACY
Brent Lacy, E Dan, of Twin Dragons Martial Arts was awarded $1000 in May 2007. He attends the College of Charlestonwhere is in studying Neuropsychology. Brent is currently considering post-graduate work after completing hisundergraduate studies at the College of Charleston. There are several advanced fields of psychology that he is currentlyinterested in studying. Brent started his training in 1997 under the direction and leadership of chief instructor Mr. Wilson Smith in Aiken, SouthCarolina. During the past 10 years, Brent has grown to be a contributing member to both his studio and Region 7. In additionto learning and growing at the regional level, Brent has also attended two WTSDA Championship events with plans ofcontinued participation at that level in the future. Brent is a respected member of the Region 7 black belt community.
QUOTE FROM SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY:“Recently, due mainly to my educational and career goals, I have begun to experience more of the benefits of Tang Soo Do,specifically, the non-physical benefits. I have begun to see how an ancient martial art can be integrated into a modern day,western civilization. This, I believe, is a more difficult aspect in the mastery of Tang Soo Do”.
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For a limited time, you can own anauthentic Korean drum and help theBuilding Fund.The drums are constructed and
decorated in the traditional fashion by afamily of artisans who have made theseceremonial drums in Korea for manygenerations. Kwan Chang Nim hasexclusively used drums from this family formany years. Each drum comes with amatching stand and a striker. They are onesize smaller than the one Kwan Chang Nimuses at most events.
Kwan Chang Nim has ordered a total of10 drums. When they are gone there will beno more. Each drum will sell for $2,000.This includes the actual cost of the drum($1,000), plus a $1,000 tax deductibledonation to the Building Fund. If the drumis purchased by an individual or in anindividual’s name, a Pillar certificate andhonorary sword will be issued.For further information, contact
Michael Kaye, Oh Dan, Chairman WTSDFBuilding Fund. E-mail [email protected]: (814) 238-1216
Traditional Ceremonial Korean Drums Are Now Available
Traditional Korean ceremonial drums are nowavailable for purchase at $2000 each. Each drumcomes with a matching stand and striker.
Where Are They Now?Previous Scholarship Winner Graduates as Valedictorian
REGION 8 JOE MERRILL
YEAR OF AWARD: 2001
STUDIO: Appalacia Tang Soo Do
OFFICIAL POSITIONS IN WTSDA: He has been a member of the Security Department of the WTSDA since 1999
assisting in security at regional and world championship events.
OCCUPATION: Police Officer
DEGREE: Crime, Law and Justice
SINCE GRADUATION: After graduating from Penn State University in State College, PA, he was hired by the Altoona
Police Department and sent to the police academy in Harrisburg, PA. In May of 2006, he graduated the Academy as
Valedictorian and began patrol work in the City of Altoona.
