SALISBURY BEACH — Shihan Larry F. Giordano, chief instructor of Giordano Family MKA, hosted the annual summer beach training at Salisbury Beach Reservation on June 3. More than 100 students attended, along with 20 Black Belts. MKA Beach training is open to all staff and students.
Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, set the precedence for beach training with his students, including Shihan Giordano. A favorite among MKA students, beach training offers unique training conditions to test each individual's capacity for balance, mental endurance and strength conditioning. MKA's Beach training included a brisk run, karate basics and swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.
"This training program is vitally important to the development of our students at MKA, and this year we had many younger students attend," Shihan Larry Giordano said. "The beach conditions push each student's mental and physical endurance, making it a challenging, yet rewarding experience. The students appreciate the variation in our training program, and look forward to our annual event."
For more information, visit www.methuenkarate.com.
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LAWRENCE — SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business), offers free one-hour counseling every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, 264 Essex St., Lawrence. An appointment is required. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Trudy at 978-686-0900.
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ZOOTS invites dog-lovers to bring their pooches into any of its locations on Wednesday, Aug. 20, for discounted cleaning of pet's clothing and treats for four-legged friends, which include Old Mother Hubbard Mini Assorted Biscuits and Wellness Wellbites, courtesy of Wellness Inc.
To celebrate the day, ZOOTS will donate the day's proceeds to the Great Dog Rescue of New England. GDRNE is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, shelterless, all-breed rescue group headquartered in Massachusetts. The group is comprised of volunteers from all over New England who love dogs and want to help those that end up homeless. Its goal is to meet the needs of each dog as an individual and to assure proper placement in a loving forever home.
For more information or to find the closest store location, visit www.zoots.com or call 1-888-699-6687.
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ANDOVER — Helium Inc. in Andover has added three industry veterans to its team. Peter Newton, who most recently served as Monster.com's senior vice president and GM of Monster's media alliances, has been named Helium's vice president of business development. Joining the Helium Board of Directors is former president of Monster Steven Pogorzelski, and joining the Helium Board of Advisors is former executive vice president of the Boston Globe Alfred S. Larkin Jr.
Newton will focus on driving partnerships and strategic relationships with media companies, including newspapers, worldwide. Newton acquired more than 200 partners during his tenure at Monster.com. As Monster's senior vice president/GM, he was responsible for growing the company's small- and medium-sized business (SMB) segment. A longtime newspaper industry veteran, he spent 18 years with The Boston Globe, where he served as vice president of advertising.
Pogorzelski spent more than a decade in various executive roles at Monster where he was responsible for sales and customer development in more than 40 countries worldwide. Pogorzelski has 23 years of recruitment and advertising agency experience.
Larkin recently served as executive vice president of The Boston Globe. During his 36-year tenure there, he served as vice president and assistant to the publisher, and has held a variety of positions including political reporter, Sunday Magazine editor, assistant managing editor for local news, and Sunday managing editor.
For information about Helium Inc., visit www.Helium.com.
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LAWRENCE — Metro Credit Union will collect supplies for its School Supply Drive through Aug. 30, at its Lawrence branch, 215 South Broadway. Donations of backpacks, pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons and any other new school supplies are needed. Metro will distribute the supplies to local school districts for children in need before the school year starts.
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NORTH ANDOVER — Jodie Leibowitz of North Andover has been hired as a full-time Spanish teacher by Lynnfield public schools. She will be teaching Spanish honors and college placement courses at Lynnfield High School.
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