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SBG Kids party and MATS fundraiser Friday September 7th was a great success! The kids had a lot of fun, got some great exercise and the chance to build stronger bonds of friendship. And to top it off, we raised almost $300 for MATS!... Every penny earned goes to support youth and young adults in the East Bay through MATS. Thanks to everyone involved!

MATS makes a difference in people's lives!

Donate to MATS and provide free summer camp for a Bay Area teenager who needs your help! Just $250 will provide a youth with two weeks of camp, including athletic, career and life skills training. https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/search-cause

In partnership with the Unity Council's Latino Men and Boys project, SGB/ModCom Martial Arts and the Berkeley Police Officers' Assoc, MATS is offering a FREE 2 week Martial Arts Day Camp to underserved youth in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Unity Council has generously committed a staff member to supervise the camp and the coaches and trainers are volunteers from ModCom Martial and the Berkeley Police Officers' Association. But we still have expenses: travel costs for participates, training gear and 2 stipends for the USF and UC Davis Coaches/Mentors that will be leading the Camp. Please make a donation, sponsor a youth's chance at a life changing experience for only $150. http://www.bamats.org/give-an-end-of-the-year-donation-to-/

One Saturday the 29th of February we held another fundraising tournament for Martial Arts Training and Scholarships at our partner gym SBG Norcal. It was a huge success! We had over 20 adults compete in 5 different disciplines: boxing, kickboxing, Jiu jitsu with gis, Jiu Jitsu without gis, and pankration. Our competitors had a great time competing, learning and supporting MATS. Our youth program also participated with a whopping 35 competitors. These kids, ranging from 5-12 ...years old, wrestled their hearts out in gi jiu jitsu. For most this was the first competition. Not only was the tournament a big success for our competitors but also an important day for MATS. We raised over $2,500 from both the competition and a silent auction. We want to thank all the businesses, coaches, and SBG members who donated. We auctioned off private lessons, baby quilts, artwork, dessert, food at local restaurants, Great China and Royal Cafe and so much more! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us as we continue to strive to help more youth have access to martial arts. See more

SBG Kids party and MATS fundraiser Friday September 7th was a great success! The kids had a lot of fun, got some great exercise and the chance to build stronger bonds of friendship. And to top it off, we raised almost $300 for MATS!... Every penny earned goes to support youth and young adults in the East Bay through MATS. Thanks to everyone involved!