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Raleigh Yoga Group Raises $6,500 For Haiti Relief

By Richard Saunders, The Raleigh Telegram

Week Of Thursday, February 25, 2010

RALEIGH - A small downtown yoga studio in Raleigh recently raised a large amount of money to help out earthquake victims in Haiti.

The Blue Lotus Yoga & Movement Arts in downtown Raleigh raised $6,500 for MercyCorps’ Haiti disaster relief fund when it held a yoga-by-donation fundraiser in February as part of its third anniversary celebration.

"We are so grateful for the incredible yoga community here,” said Jill Sockman, studio owner and director. “That a little yoga studio in downtown Raleigh can raise so much money in three days says a great deal about the people who practice here. We are so fortunate.”

The weekend featured 11 yoga classes by-donation with prize drawings for gifts that were donated by local businesses.

Donations were also accepted online at a dedicated Blue Lotus website set up through MercyCorps.

Established in 2007, blue lotus is downtown Raleigh’s yoga & movement arts studio, offering a range of classes for all levels of students.

Editor’s Note: To view The Raleigh Telegram’s special coverage of Haiti including our embedding reporting with the 82nd Airborne featuring over 20 stories, 200 photos, and videos, click here.

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Raleigh Yoga Group Raises $6,500 For Haiti Relief