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Sacramento Boy Collects 800 Cans of Play-Doh for WEAVE

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Nathaniel, a 7-year old karate student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento shares the results of his effort to collect cans of Play-Doh for the families at WEAVE Sacramento. WEAVE uses Play-Doh for play and for art therapy. You can learn more about Zen Martial Arts by visiting https://zenmartial.com and WEAVE by visiting http://weaveinc.org.

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Meet Ultimate Black Belt Test Team 9

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I’d like to introduce you to my team 9 partners on the 2012 Ultimate Black Belt Test. During our visit to rural Greensboro, Alabama I asked them all a simple question–why are you here? You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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UBBT: Searching for Project Materials

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Chris Hadlock and Mike Oliver search through scrap material for a very creative wall building project during a restoration project at a day care in Greensboro, Alabama. This is the kind of work that we do every year. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Tour of the Sacramento Food Bank

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When young Gus visited the Sacramento Food Bank to drop off his donation of books as part of his Tiny Tiger Black Belt project, he was given a full tour of the Bank’s new Technology and Education center. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Building a Square Foot Garden

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Mike Oliver of Zen Martial Arts documents his first attempt at building a Square Foot Garden. For more information on how to build a garden like this, as well as the system behind it, check out “All New Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholowmew. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Zen Martial Arts Visits the Sacramento Food Bank

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Gus, a 6 year old karate student at Zen Martial arts collected books for the Sacramento Food Bank as part of a project to earn his next karate belt. When Gus delivered the toys with his family and teacher, they were invited to take a tour. Here is what we saw at the old food bank facility. You can learn …