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Real Medicine Foundation
WHEN: Thursday, August 19th, 6:30-10:00 pm
WHERE: GYENARI (www.gyenari.com), 9540 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA
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Tags: fundraiser, LA Marathon, Los Angeles, Marathon
July 27, 2010
By Sarah Stern
This past weekend our little “warriors” took their workout up a notch with instructor Roz Baker. Every month Roz comes in and gives the kids at the Florence & Western Medical Clinic a full hour of heart pumping exercise while incorporating healthy living tips. The kids were literally “bouncing off the walls” with the introduction of exercise balls to help develop their large motor skills, hand-eye coordination along with the ability to work with one another.
We cooled down after Roz’s session with an arts & crafts lesson where the children explored a variety of mixed media materials and created paper plate fans for themselves. The temperature in Los Angeles was in the hundreds, so our project seemed quite appropriate! Volunteers Carly Krause and Aleksander Stanisic provided guidance through the project (which got a little messy) and our finished projects had the kids feeling pretty “cool” about themselves-
We are looking forward to our yoga session on August 7th, so please stay posted for more on the magic of working with the children of South Los Angeles, and what Real Medicine is doing to make a difference!
Tags: children, exercise, Florence Western Medical Center, Los Angeles, volunteering
We’d like to give thanks to Carly Shankman for holding a succesful fundraiser in San Diego for the Malnutrition Inititiative in India. Here is the blog she’s written about the fundraiser and her upcoming volunteer trip to India with RMF
By Guest Blogger, Carly Shankman
I was introduced to the Real Medicine Foundation through Michael Matheke (RMF India Programs Coordinator) about 4 months ago. It was at that time I decided to leave my life in San Diego and take the journey of a lifetime backpacking through India. Even greater than my desire to travel and learn for my own personal growth, I wanted to contribute to the people and communities of India. My passion in life is to see, do, explore, meet, live, love, appreciate and experience everything I come across on my journey. I believe in contributing to the greater good of the world and leaving the world a better place than when I arrived. RMF provided the platform for me to do this. After reviewing the website I immediately resonated with the malnutrition eradication program and the work they are doing with children.
I spoke with Michael and expressed my desire to volunteer on-site. After the plans were set for me to stay onsite with RMF I started to brainstorm fundraising ideas to make a monetary donation prior to my arrival. Since I am traveling with 3 other girls to India, Bri, Kayla, and Laura, I wanted to do something we could all work on together. We ran the idea of having a car wash at the restaurant with our GM, James Stephenson, and he was completely on board. He even allowed us to advertise the event to all our customers that came in.
The car wash was held on Saturday, July 10th and it was a complete success! We were a little concerned because the carwash was being held on the 4th day San Diego had been really overcast and cloudy and thought it might deter people from coming. Right after we were done setting up the sun came out and the cars started lining up. We had a steady flow of 3-4 cars at a time all day long and all our friends stopped by with cars to clean, snacks to share and the DJ kept the music jamming all day. There were approximately 15 volunteers helping to wash cars and collect donations and nearly 50 people stopped by to support us. The event went perfectly and thanks to LJ Strip Club, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Vons, Einstein’s Bagels, Trader Joe’s and all the amazing volunteers that came out, we raised $750 for RMF!
Tags: children, fundraising, India, malnutrition, san diego, volunteering
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
July 16, 2010
By Sarah Stern
Real Medicine Foundation continues to provide physical and emotional support to children and adults within the greater Los Angeles area. With our children’s programs, this past month we focused on how to approach situations which can cause a great deal of stress within our everyday lives. Most of the children who participate in our programs are being raised by family members other than their parents, and are at high risk for future physical and psychological problems.
Our workshop “Turning lemons into lemonade” gave the children the opportunity to discuss different situations which can cause stress, and then invited them to explore and create their own problem solving techniques. The majority of children we work with are faced with extremely difficult situations due to demographics based on socioeconomic status. Their neighborhoods are unsafe, schools are overcrowded and there is little or no access to enrichment programs which would help relieve the stressors created in these environments.
We have noticed an increase in the number of children with a high BMI index, due primarily to lack of nutritional education coupled with the inaccessibility of fresh produce and whole grain foods. Real Medicine Foundation offers Adult & Child Health & Fitness education workshops along with a food donation program 5 days a week which provides organic produce and food donated from Whole Foods Markets, Venice, California, in an effort to assist in meeting the needs of this community.
Tags: Adult Fitness, Child Fitness, children, community outreach, Florence Western Medical Center, Los Angeles, Whole Foods
Just a reminder that registration for the 2011 Honda LA Marathon opens today, Thursday, July 15th at 8:00am. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure to register early and secure your spot on the starting line at Dodger Stadium.
This year’s race will once again feature the Stadium to the Sea route that was a hit with participants. Check the Marathon website for details about the event and we’ll keep you posted with new developments we’re working on for next year’s race.
Click on the “About Athletes for RMF” link below to find out more about our participation in the Marathon or the “Join the Team” link to create your own fundraising page.
Tags: athletes, fundraising, LA Marathon, Los Angeles, philanthropy, running, volunteering
by Sarah Stern
Once a month, Real Medicine Foundation in collaboration with Health Net provides adult workshops educating the community of South Los Angeles on the benefits of living a “healthy lifestyle”. Health Net’s Andy Padilla and I engage the participants in low-impact exercises, many performed while sitting and utilizing resistance bands to increase their effectiveness. Discussions include the risks of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse along with healthy eating habits to lower cholesterol levels, risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Tags: Adult workshops, Florence Western Medical Center, healthy lifestyle, Heart disease, Los Angeles, philanthropy, Sarah Stern, sign language
Much to the delight of big hearted beer geeks across Los Angeles, June 27th was Dionicess VI. A generous pairing event featuring beers from the Firestone Brewing Company and sausages and fries from Tony’s Darts Away, with all proceeds supporting the Real Medicine Foundation in Armenia.
Led by Gev Kazanchyan, writer, professor, beer
and wine philanthropist, and co-hosted by Firestone Walker representative and Certified Cicerone™ Jace Milstead and certified beer judge, food author and chef Randy Clemens, Dionicess VI was the most successful event in the Dionicess series to date.
Thanks to donated food from Tony’s Darts Away, 7 donated beers from Firestone Walker (including Parabola and Unfiltered 100% Barrel Aged, Double Barrel Ale on cask), a sold out event, and ongoing donations both at the event and after (Firestone beer was served until closing for continual donations), the event topped the charts raising close to $1600 for Real Medicine Foundation’s healthcare program in Shinuhayr.
Tags: Dionicess VI
by Allison Glennon, RMF Project Coordinator, Athletes for Real Medicine
OFFICIAL SOLE RUNNERS FULL AND HALF MARATHON TRAINING EVERY SATURDAY, 7 AM AT MARINA VISTA PARK
Tags: Sole Runners
Real Medicine Running Group:
Every Thursday, 6:30 pm
Nike Store*
9560 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 275-9998
RMF host: Emmanuel Urbano, emmanuel@realmedicinefoundation.org
*note: the group meets in the alley behind the store–but, don’t worry, according to Emmanuel: “it’s an alley in Beverly Hills so it is a really nice alley.”
One thing that we have learned in our first year building a running team is the importance of community, the importance of sharing your journey from the moment you buy your first pair of running shoes to the moment when you cross the finish line of your first race. When you run, especially when you are first starting out, it takes people to help you along the way. Keeping this in mind, we have created weekly running groups with the first group running each Thursday evening in Beverly Hills.
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