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'Holy Yoga of Athens' Founder's Class Fee: Bring a Toy for a Child
Mary McKinney's Holy Yoga of Athens is teaming up with Tribe Fitness and HealthSource of Oconee to hold a "Fit-a-thon" Oct. 13 to collect donations for children in need.
Though Christmas comes just once a year, the spirit of the holiday stays with Mary McKinney year-round. The fitness nutritionist, trainer and founder of Holy Yoga of Athens dedicates her time, talent and expertise to improving the physical and spiritual lives of her students while at the same time helping needy children. She does this by offering yoga classes in exchange for small, new toy donations she gathers and uses to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a program spearheaded by Samaritan's Purse International Relief organization. The toys are combined with supplies like toothbrushes and bar soap and given to toddlers through teens around the world to show them they are loved, McKinney explained. She also includes a Bible …
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Stephanie Gross
5:55 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Mars Hill Baptist Church, Tribe Fitness and Iris Place are serving as official drop-off locations for toy and supply donations that will be included in Holy Yoga's shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. more ›