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I would like to begin our mid-year newsletter by sending out my congratulations towards all of the many students who throughout this first half of 2010 have been striving forward with dedication on a journey of personal development. It has been an awesome year so far with lots of progression and many great experiences shared by all. Some of the recent achievements that have occurred since our previous newsletter have been;

* Kids Martial Arts Mentoring Day: This event occurred at the Fraser Coast Anglican College on the 12^th of April. It was the second year in succession that the Integrated Academy has been invited by the FCAC to facilitate a Martial Arts Day of fitness, fun and learning.

All of the students and teachers joined in on the many activities on the day and enjoyed their experience.

* The next achievement was attained by a group of young men from the Glendyne Education & Training Centre who on the 29^th of April completed a five week long Martial Arts/Self-Development course.

This was the first of many such courses that are scheduled throughout the year for the various schools and community groups within the Fraser Coast.

* The Giving Blood Day event occurred this year on the 1^st of May and was once again a great success. Well done and thankyou to all who showed up on the day, especially to the 13 brave warriors who rolled up their sleeves to give of this much needed resource.

It was good to see that a couple of the students who had never donated blood before were willing to rise up through their inner fears and come out the other side very empowered and glad that they were able to do so. I would like to extend my appreciation also to the workers at the Australian Red Cross Blood Centre for their support and kindness throughout this particular experience.

* The next occurrence was the Amateur PowerLifting Challenge 8 event which occurred at Otto’s Fitness World on the 9^th of May. It was great to see so many personal best power lifts being attained throughout the event.

Congratulations to all participants for not only your own personal efforts but also for the awesome amount of mutual support and encouragement that was given on the day.

* The 15^th of May became another important day of achievement when four of our long-term Academy students completed the Martial Arts Instructor Accreditation Induction at the Caxton Street Sport’s House in Brisbane. I would like to congratulate Tahnee MacKenzie, Kevin Walsh, Michael Reynolds and Troy O’Rourke for this particular endeavour.

All the best guys for the completion of your remaining accreditation requirements. Call me if you need a hand.

* Another special focus that the Integrated Academy was involved in was an event called the UnityWave. This was a very inspiring new initiative that involved Integrated Academy members, friends and families joining with many other motivated individuals and Positive Unity groups throughout the world in a synchronised effort to extend a healing and harmonising energy to places and/or people in need. The first wave of united intention occurred on the 22^nd of May at 9am (Eastern Australia time). It was a great experience to join in co-operation with so many inspired people from all over the world for this event.

There are video and audio links accessible from the UnityWave website. www.unitywave.com (this also links to the UnityWave YouTube page).

* The next event was the much anticipated Brown Belt Grading that occurred at the Dundowran Hall on the 27^th of May.

As was expected this ended up being an awesome event and a great experience by all involved, including all of our many supportive students, friends and family members.

Congratulations to Will Somerfield, Dale MacKenzie, Nathan Duce, Levon McGrath and Nathan Hartley who all did exceptionally well throughout the various grading requirements.

* I would also like to extend my congratulations to Greg Atzori who on the 29^th of May was once again victorious in another Hexagon MMA event (this time in Coffs Harbour).

Greg’s continual success comes as no surprise to any of us due to the obvious dedication and self-disciplined approach that he has towards all that he focuses on in life.

* The senior students from the Glendyne Education & Training Centre also completed their Martial Arts/Self-Development Course on the 3^rd of June. These continual courses are being facilitated at Otto’s Fitness World and it is great to see each of the students involved benefiting so much through their personal efforts of participation.

Thankyou also to Chep Krummel and also to Greg & Melanie Atzori who have been contributing towards the success of these classes.

* On the 9^th of June I was also given the opportunity to visit the Glendyne Education Centre to do the official certificate presentation and also to speak at the morning assembly about the value of self-development and goal setting in life.

I send my best wishes to all of the students, teachers and youth support workers out at Glendyne, keep up the good work guys.

* The following link will take you to our Events Page on our Academy's Facebook Page

If you are interested in being part of this event, the participation forms can be picked up before or after class at our Martial Arts training venues or they can be obtained from reception at Otto’s Fitness World in Pialba. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to sponsor one of the registered participants please contact me on either of these contact numbers; 41287891 or 0402992074. * We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their strong support of this year's Walk Of Inspiration event; Otto's Fitness World... Hervey Bay PCYC... 103.5 Mix FM... Fraser Coast Camel Safari's... and the Sign Doctor. (please visit our Sponsors Page here)

* August 7^th: Amateur Muay Thai KickBoxing Event in Brisbane. There is a group of 6 potential fighters from the Integrated Academy preparing for this experience.

I will keep you posted regarding the details of each of these events as they approach. (during class and also on the Academy Facebook page)

“Discover your personal wellspring of Love and Truth.
Drink regularly from the pure essence that flows from this deep reservoir of Life.”
~ Excerpt from “Inspiration For Life’s Journey”

Thankyou once again for your continual support and participation within the progressive journey of the Integrated Academy.
May you be blessed within the stream of Courage, Truth and Love.

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