"For the strength of the pack is the wolf;
and the strength of the wolf is the pack."
--Rudyard Kipling
We could not reach our goals without the support of the kenpo community. Sigung Steve LaBounty, Dr. Ron Chap`el, Frank Trejo, John Sepulveda, Ed Parker Jr., Ret. Capt. Ron Sanchez, Jeff Speakman, and many more have contributed to this tournament. The saying "Selfishness breeds division as being in service promotes unity" certainly applies here. I am very proud to be a part of the kenpo community.
Vishal Shukla posted this:
Support for The Second Annual Bob White Invitational continues to pour in. The Kenpo community, along with local businesses, continues to donate time, energy, funds and products to help us throw a great event. As most of you know, all proceeds from this event will be donated to the Royal Families Kids Camp (
http://www.rfkc.org)
The sponsorships and donations are coming in faster than we can keep the website (
http://www.bobwhiteinvitational.com) up to date. We recently received sponsorships from Kenpo leaders like Sean Kelley, Larry Beltramo, Tim OÂ’Hara and others.
One thing we are also doing at the event is to hold a silent auction. Many businesses and individuals have donated products and services for the auction. One of our Black Belts is contacting people for donations. He recently told me that he had to slow it down because so many people want to offer items for auction. All proceeds from the auction will be included in our donation to the RFKC. I think that when our participants and spectators see some of the items available for auction they will be very excited.
On behalf of everybody at BWKS, I want to thank everybody who has offered their support for this event. Knowing that all our hard work is going to help those kids who need our help makes it all worthwhile.
With Respect and gratitude,
Vishal Shukla