Kick-A-Thon 2011 to benefit UMMS and Juvenile Diebetes

Kicking with Ellie in memory of Chris Tucker, the 2011 Kick-A-Thon to Benefit UMMS (University of Maryland Medical System) and Juvenile Diabetes was a HUGE hit.

Ellie is a long time student of Maryland State Martial Arts who has been living with Juvenile Diabetes. Chris Tucker is one of my three brothers who was suddenly killed in 2008 as a car pulled out in front of his motorcycle on Edwin Raynor Blvd, in Pasadena, Md. John Tucker, the owner and lead instructor at Maryland State Martial Arts, felt the need to reach out to the Pasadena and surrounding communities to assist in the fight against Juvenile Diabetes while bringing attention to the hundreds of motorcycle riders who are senselessly killed and injured each year.

The 2011 Kick-A-Thon was the third year participants came from both the Pasadena and Severna Park locations of Maryland State Martial Arts to lend their kicks and hearts to help out in a great cause. More than 25 children participated in this year's Kick-A-Thon. With more than 25,000 combined kicks and raising more than $7500 to benefit the University of Maryland, Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology and the R Adams Cowley, Shock Trauma Center at University of Maryland, this year's Kick-A-Thon has turned out to be a great success.