National Night Out Martinez Fundraiser Benefits Feet First Foundation

Did you know the National Night Out event helps nonprofits in the community?

In Martinez, the police department was the main event sponsor and the local chapter of Feet First Foundation benefited from the event fundraiser.

The Feet First Foundation is in schools and continues to rapidly expand across California by bringing life lessons to the classroom with a non-contact boxing workout.

Fifteen-year-old Quinton Wadsworth and his big brother John may be young boxers but they're also prime examples of kids working at something they're passionate about.

"I just think it gives you confidence and makes you feel strong and even if you don't have the best days you learn something from it and then you can take something from it and feel better about it," said 17-year-old John Wadsworth.

Sean Sharkey and Dan Dorsett want to bring the Wadsworth brothers' mentality to other kids. They run the Feet First Foundation and they joined police and other organizations for National Night Out Martinez at the Martinez Waterfront Park.

Letting people know about their non-contact boxing program that is in several junior highs and high schools across the Bay Area, and will soon be expanding to Southern California.

"We're trying to get these kids to find out what they're passionate about. We're not teaching them to be boxers, we're teaching them to be boxers in life," said Dan Dorsett of Feet First.

"We're building confidence and ability to focus and I think maybe the most important thing is we're engaging them back in school again," said Sean Sharkey of Feet First. www.feetfirstnp.org

The first Tuesday in August is National Night Out, a nationwide event that connects law enforcement and first responders with communities throughout the country.

If you would like to be a sponsor or participate with an exhibit next year at National Night Out Martinez, contact Pete Sabine. Call or text 925.787.2548 or Pete@PeteSabine.com.