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Washington, DC

About Me: Jen is a personal trainer, actor and dancer with a passion for martial arts. She is Founder of Spitfire Fitness Arts, a fitness company that trains women to handle the challenges of daily living with relaxed confidence. Jen co-leads The District Circle: Combattitude Fighting Fitness Alliance. She also writes for Workout Butterfly, her blog on her experiments in fitness, dance. yoga and martial arts.

From an early age, children in Cloetesville, South Africa are forced to struggle with poverty, violence, and abandonment. Currently, over a third of Cloetesville’s residents are unemployed and have resorted to living in over-crowded informal housing. These living conditions have spurred the widespread occurrence of substance abuse, domestic violence, and HIV among Cloetesville’s families. As a result, children from Cloetesville are often exposed to abuse and neglect. Jen has committed to change the lives of these children through the 30-Day Yoga Challenge: practicing 30 days of yoga to fundraise and help build a foster home in Cloetesville, South Africa! Jen is partnering with Citizen Effect and has pledged to raise $450 to help the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and Home for Home provide six Cloetesville children under the age of twelve with an alternative — a loving home located in their community where they can receive the care they need to grow and thrive. All donations raised through the 30-Day Yoga Challenge will support the purchase, set-up and operations of a three-bedroom foster home in Cloetesville. In addition, the funds raised will fully support the foster home’s operations for two years including school fees, uniforms, and supplies for the children! By helping to create a stable, family-like environment, Jen and the D.C. Yoga Community will ensure six South African children receive the love and care they need to grow and become successful adults. Sponsor Jen's 30-Day Yoga Challenge and donate to her project today! Do yoga for philanthropy with Citizen Effect's 30-Day Yoga Challenge, presented by glaceau smartwater. Join us now: http://www.citizeneffect.org/yogachallenge

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