Choe's HapKiDo Hosts a 5K Fundraiser for Local Private School

    CUMMING, GA, October 22, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Choe's HapKiDo hosted a 5K fundraiser to donate all proceeds for Alexsander Academy, a school where children are academically challenged regardless of learning differences and special needs. The 140 racers of The Academics 4 All 5K Run/Walk were composed of students, parents, kickboxers, and martial artists. In fact, this is the second year straight that Choe's HapKiDo organized an Academics 4 All 5K race.

Having taken place at West Bank Park, the race kicked off on October 15, 2016 at 8:30am. The racers were divided into categories according to age, and the top three racers in each group received medals. Waters and bananas were included for after the race.

For some of these participants, the Academics 4 All was their first 5K. This was the case for twenty-five year old HapKiDo instructor Zach Vaughn and fifty-two-year-old fitness kickboxer Duuna Richardson.

Vaughn recalled that his biggest challenge during the race was to not slow down, "It was easy to keep going because of all my fellow peers who kept pushing themselves the entire time, so that gave me motivation to keep going."

For 5K participant Duuna Richardson, she had previously participated in races as a volunteer, so the Acadmics 4 All was her first race, "The biggest challenge was completing the race...But the best part of the race was running across the finish line and ultimately winning a medal."

Everybody involved in the race enjoyed the landscape of the grand park while also feeling proud for coming together for a good cause. Choe's HapKiDo tries to find ways to help better the community. From participating in canned food drives and collecting school supplies for students in the communtiy, the 5K race is a way to encourage a school like Alexsander that is also making a difference in children's lives.

For more information on the programs offered at Alexsander Academy, visit http://www.alexsanderacademy.org.

Choe's HapKiDo serves the following Georgia cities: Cumming, Duluth, Flowery Branch, Lawrenceville, and Loganville. Kids and adults alike experience the incredible benefits of HapKiDo such as improving skills in confidence, respect, perseverance, and discipline. Our martial art programs are geared towards changing lives, one black belt at a time.

For more information on Choe's HapKiDo, visit http://www.ilovemartialartsgeorgia.com.

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