Welcome
to Sung Ming Shu Dojo's
Donations Page!
Thanks
for your support of Sung Ming Shu!
We
currently raise money towards the goals below.
Sung Ming
Shu is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
so your donations are tax-deductible.
When you make a tax-deductible donation, we mail
or hand you a receipt for your records.
Luis Caamano Memorial Scholarship Fund
Our dearly
loved friend Luis Caamano recently suffered
an unexpected heart attack that
led to his
death. Our community is devastated by this
great loss; Luis was loved and admired by
each of us. He fully embodied the Cuong Nhu
Spirit in all of his actions and in his
daily living. He was kind, generous,
helpful, he reached out to others with his
smile, encouragement, and love, he was a
father, a husband, a brother, a friend.
We are in shock at the sudden way he was
torn from our lives, and are trying to
remember all of the positive and good that
he stood for, to help us push forward and
think of others as we deal with our grief.
The Luis Caamano Memorial Scholarship
Foundation has been established to ensure
that Luis' spirit is remembered, and to
acknowledge and reward those that possess
the strength of character, quantity of
spirit, camaraderie, commitment to
community, and generosity of time, and self
that is reflective of the way Luis lived.
Luis especially looked forward to the Dojo
Camping Trip held each Fall (and sometimes
Spring), and to Cuong Nhu Annual Training
Camp. held each Memorial Day Weekend.
Funds raised by the Foundation will ensure
that Luis' spirit lives on each year at
these events, and that those with qualities
similar to Luis' are honored and
appreciated. We would like to see Luis’
spirit carried on and remembered in this
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Luis receiving rank
promotion from Master Allen at the Cuong Nhu
Regional Test held at Sung Ming Shu Dojo
April 24th, 2010.
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Mary Davis-Cates
Scholarship Fund
The
purpose of this foundation is to enable those
women that show the ability and desire to
continue their Martial Arts training, yet
may be less able to afford to do so. It will
focus on, but not be limited to, those women
within the Martial Arts community that desire
to attend the annual Cuong Nhu Training Camp
held each year during the Memorial Day Weekend.
The training camp was always one of Mary’s
favorite events. She not only participated
as a student but dedicated many hours as
an instructor. Her passion lay within the
walls of each and every Dojo she visited.
Her joy would be to see many other women
like herself have the chance to participate
as well. We would like to see Mary’s
desire to help others, and her dream to make
a difference, come true!
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Leadership Award
Sung Ming Shu dojo (Tree of Life school) has
many branches that reach out into the
communities of Atlanta. We are currently
able to hold after school classes in eight
different schools across the city. The
Leadership Award allows us to offer a
scholarship to students who cannot afford the
classes, but are hardworking and committed to
their school community. It costs approximately
$500 per student per year, but any amount will
help build towards allowing another scholarship,
even for a few months.
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New Dojo Construction
Fund
We are raising funds for the
Build Out / Construction of Our New Dojo!
After 26 years at Elizabeth Street, we secured a 10-year lease on a new 4,880 sq. ft.
space at 465 Boulevard SE, in
Grant Park.
Our new location will allow us to continue
teaching and training Cuong Nhu into the next
generation(s) - and, offer other opportunities
for fitness and health training.
While we had saved funds for some of the
materials and professional sub-contracting for
this build-out,
we need your help to complete this
transition! We Need to raise funds to pay for
expenses and costs over the next few months.
Most all of the labor has been "sweat-equity"
done by members and friends of the dojo. We
have worked nights and every weekend to complete
the work.
We have had capable folks with experience leading us
through the process. Amir Carlock, a
professional contractor has provided the
construction budget and schedule.
The Floor Plan was prepared by our in-house
architectural team, Mike Kwon, Tom Ingram, James
Schoen, and Master Allen Hoss.
We can use all the help we can get in
this process!
January 23rd, 2010 we had a Grand Opening
Event to kick off the new year in the new
space.
Thank you all for your
commitment, energy and enthusiasm dedicated to
Sung Ming Shu and Cuong Nhu. We would not be,
and could not be, doing this without you!
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Repair and Maintenance Fund
We have put an enormous amount of sweat and
effort into creating our new dojo at 465
Boulevard SE. We are still completing
construction on the floor, and have a ways to go
on the kitchen and other finish work. Once
all construction is complete, we will strive to constantly improve
the quality of the training equipment and the
space. Donations to the Repair and
Maintenance fund help us to accomplish these
goals!
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