Zumba-thon!
On Sunday 18th July Rhian, All Stars Resident Masseuse, hosted a 2 hour zumbathon dance class to raise money for the gym.
The afternoon was a great success and everyone that attended really enjoyed the day. All Stars Committee member Everine Shand took part and said that Rhian was so good she should start doing the warm-ups for the boxing classes at All Stars... Look out Chip and Del! Club secretary Anne Taylor and long term KO Circuit member Michelle Sharma also took part.
Everyone enjoyed it so much there is already demand for a follow up Zumbathon which may take place in September. Rhian is already hard at work planning the next event so watch this space...
Dragon boats battle it out for All Stars
On Thursday 16th July a Dragon Boat race was held along the canal at Paddigton Basin.
The event was organised by the Paddington Waterside Partnership and The Paddington Rotary Club, who's team were taking part on the night, had chosen All Stars as their chosen charity.
The Paddington Bears (as they were known) put in a great effort and came second over all, narrowly missing out in the final.
Club Secretary Anne Taylor's grandson took part by beating the drum on the front of the boat to give The Paddington Bears some greatfully received encouragement.
In total £1,250 was raised for All Stars which is absolutely fantastic, we'd like to place on record our thanks to The Paddington Rotary Club and the organisers of the event for a great evening. We'll see you all again at next years event!
A Message from Mr Akay!
Hi,
I thought you’d like to know what’s going on here at the All Stars, as there’s quite a lot happening this Spring and Summer. You may have heard that we’re on a fundraising drive – we need to raise £150,000 to fulfil the terms of our lease – and we need your help with that and, if you can, in other ways too.
To get things underway we had a sponsored run at the Padington Rec athletics track on Sunday 25th April (between 10.30am and 12.30pm). Everyone who took part put in a huge amount of effort and managed to cover around 14 miles in the allocated two hours which was fantastic. Thanks to everyone who has sponsored the runners so far, everyones donations have been much appreciated. If you didn't manage to sponsor anyone at the time but would still like to donate some money to the cause, it's not too late! You can do so by clicking here
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/donate/allstarsboxingyouth/
It’s worthwhile taking a look at the web site every now and then because we’ve got some big plans for further events and for renovations of the fabric of the club. If you’ve got some expertise in either of those areas – running events or in the building trade – and can spare some time, then we’d very much like to hear from you. We’re also in need of some help on the front desk, so if you fancy helping out in the evenings, just pop in and let us know.
The club itself is more popular than it has ever been, with the KO Circuit well attended and, more importantly, a great bunch of young amateurs coming through.
It would be great to see you soon.
Kind regards
Mr Akay
Isola Akay M.B.E.
New video...
Photographer Rebecca Wise paid a visit to All Stars recently to take a few shots and have a chat with long term KO Member Dean Murphy. Click play on the video below to see her fantastic pictures and hear her interview with Dean:
Dude looks like a lady!
KO Circuit and All Stars Committee member Guy Tambling recently took part in a 10k run through Old Deer Park in Richmond to raise money for the All Stars. Guy completed the course in an admirable 53 mins, no mean feat when you consider he had to run the entire race wearing a dress and boxing gloves!!! Contrary to the rumours this wasn't actually Guy's choice of clothing for the run! In his 9 to 5 life Guy works for a ladies fashion company and was dared to run in a dress in order to raise extra money for the club. Guy showed true All Stars spirit and stepped up to the plate like a, errrr, man and trekked around as fast as he could in a little red floral number! Keeping Guy company was Stephanie Creamer who donned an All stars T-Shirt for the run and manged to finish inside the hour mark.
I'm sure you'll all agree on what a fantastic effort Guy and Stephanie put in to raise funds for the club. If you'd like to sponsor them you still can, just click on the link below:
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/guytambling
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