At the beginning of the year, I came back to martial arts training after nearly 2 decades away, returning to the dojo and the people who have always been so important to me. If you're on my fundraising page, I probably don't need to tell you about what Sun Dragon means to me and how it has shaped my life, because you probably already know. So I will just repeat that the community and the ethos of Sun Dragon means the world to me. 

Though I wasn't training karate before this year, I've been active for several years in our Violence Prevention Program (click here for a gallery of our work), helping to lead Empowerment Self Defense workshops to various individuals and groups in the Austin area. Last year, Kickathon donations allowed Sun Dragon to provide $15,000 in scholarships to students in the community and host 61 hours of Violence Prevention workshops reaching more than 620 people. As an organization we have set a goal of $35,000.00 for the 2024 Kickathon. We would appreciate any amount you can provide toward that goal.

Any dollar amount helps. Let's keep this mission on course! Sun Dragon thanks you, and so do I.