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Inner-city karate club looks for help
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Raven's Eye
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October 1, 2006
- Author:
- Laskaris, Sam
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Calvin Helin still plans to operate his free karate club, primarily for Aboriginal children, in British Columbia, but after digging into his own pocket to cover club expenses the last few years, Helin, is now seeking some financial sponsors.
"It's growing so big I can't carry it anymore," Helin said of the Shudokan Aboriginal Karate Club he founded in 2002 in East Vancouver.
Helin said he doesn't have an exact figure, but estimates he has spent thousands of dollars the last few years to run the club.
Because of the club's popularity, Helin is hoping to take it to another level. To that end, the club was recently formed into a non-profit entity called the Shudokan Karate and Education Canada ...