April 2014 Journal Entries (17)

Week 21 - A Slow Week but Rest is Good

For my Tiny Tiger Black Belt project I have decided to Save The Bees! A lot of bees are dying from pesticides and loss of habitat. Without bees we wouldn't have apples, oranges, lemons, limes, broccoli, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, cantaloupes, carrots, or almonds. To help I am planting flowers, giving out seeds…

I have been working on my green belt project. I am making packets so people can create their own hummingbird habitat. Hummingbirds are an important part of the environment because they eat spiders, gnats and aphids.

I have linked the following folder to my Flickr album which includes photos of me doing my project and a video.

Hummingbird Photo and Video…

Javier's boxes at home are full!…

Today Simon spoke about karate and his black belt project to his Pre-K class at Rainbow Day Care. We'll post some pictures later. Simon may even get some additional donations for JabberGym from his friends in class.

The Numbers (as of 3/19):…

WEEK 3

• Day 1 Friday:  Javier’s babysitter Perla came over and brought a donation of 6 items.  Thank…

Owen took his black belt project to the streets this evening, asking for donations for his food drive collection from our wonderful neighbors - thanks for the support!

The Numbers (as of 4/12):…

Owen and Emma are excited to collect donations for the Sacramento Food Bank!  Owen is collecting food, and Emma is collecting books for their daycare.  Emma was also thrilled to have Sensei Oliver visit her first grade classroom last week!  Sensei talked to her classmates about kindness and bullying, and Emma demonstrated her star blocks kata.  She also talked about her project; she's hoping her friends will be able to donate books, as well.…

WEEK 2

ENDING DONATION COUNT = 66

• Day 1:  We arrived for karate class and Javier was anxious to see if there was anything in his box.  It was…

Javier is making decent progress on his project thus far.  

Week 1 - March 28th through April 3rd

• Day 1:  We setup a donation box at karate school and put in a few starter items (macaroni and cheese, chicken broth, oatmeal).  Javier was very excited that his box was not…

Javier decided he wanted to help children by collecting food donations for the Sacramento Children's Home.  He setup a collection box outside the dojo and one at home. We emailed this flyer to all our friends and family…

The Numbers (as of 04/05):…

I want to help children with special needs get the best treatment possible. Therefore I want to collect books, toys and board games for JabberGym which is a place that provides physical, occupational and speech therapy to children who need a little extra help. My brother gets his physical and speech therapy there.

Last Friday I got my collection box out in front of the dojo.…

Seriously, the weeks are just whooshing on by...



The Numbers (as of 03/29/2014):…