yoga for a cause

Cortez Hill Neighborhood CleanUp

July 9, 2023
Collected 119lbs of Garbage

Our city is deeply understaffed and our streets had gotten very dirty. So, to make make our home the best in downtown, we got our feet on the pavement and cleaned it up! We collected 119lbs of garage from the streets and left our home sparkling clean.

WCK – World Central Kitchen

April 5, 2022

Raised $335.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk and Sarah Lieber. World Central Kitchen is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. Millions of meals are currently being served to families across Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Hungary. #chefsforukraine

JDRF – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

November 20, 2021

Raised $625.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk and Sarah Lieber benefitting the Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes. The JDRF was chosen for our co-owner Jean Paul. Jean Paul was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7 while living in Mexico City. At that time, there was limited access to life saving medicine and supplies. With the JDRF and lifesaving research, his diabetes is now successfully managed daily. Type 1 diabetes is a serious autoimmune disease that impacts millions of people and cannot be prevented or cured – yet. To manage his T1D, Jean Paul regularly monitors his blood-sugar levels with a device called Dexcom, infuses insulin through a wireless insulin pump called OmniPod, and he carefully balances those doses with eating and all daily activities to prevent uncomfortable and dangerous side effects. Every single day. These devices are his artificial pancreas. Our hope is to find a cure so no other human will have to endure this disease.

The Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

October 2, 2021

Raised $400.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk benefitting Warren Fogler and The Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. In early 2021, Warren, a close friend of Melissa and father of two, was diagnosed with melanoma. He was successfully treated and rode 100 miles with the BellRinger ride on Team Immunotherapy.

Home Start, Inc.

May 4, 2021

Raised $525.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk benefitting Home Start and their Maternity Housing Program. Since 2009, Home Start has worked to provide affordable, supportive housing and individualized future planning to women who are pregnant or have small children and find themselves in unstable living environments. Maternity Housing Program offers these mothers a safe home and educational programs to give them the tools to become self-sufficient and develop healthy relationships with their children.

Compton Cowboys

June 20, 2021

Raised $530.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk benefitting the Compton Cowboys. The Compton Cowboys are a group of African-Americans who ride horses as a way to get away from the violence in Compton. The Compton Cowboys are a collective of lifelong friends on a mission to uplift their community through horseback and farming lifestyle, all the while highlighting the rich legacy of African-Americans in equine and western heritage.

Feeding San Diego

December 24, 2020

Raised $430.00

Yoga for a Cause with Melissa Gottschalk benefitting Feeding San Diego. Feeding San Diego is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San Diego County.

Okra Project

June 6, 2020

Raised $410.00

Yoga for a Cause with Zaquia benefitting the Okra Project. The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home-cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever they can reach them.