2012 Holiday Dinner & Awards Banquet

Old Country Buffet, Burnsville
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, we had over 145 people in attendance at the banquet! This was our largest crowd by far. It was a joyful evening as we shared stories along with lots of laughs and good food.

We would like to congratulate all 2012 Award Recipients, nominees, and a special honor to Mr. Mike Bechtel for winning his seventh consecutive “Instructor of the Year” Award! We are proud of all of you.

Thank you everyone for making this a memorable year!

Raffle Winners: Mr. Nate Grenke (Ice Age 3D Blu-Ray), Mr. William Rubi-Morales (Applebee’s $25 Gift Card), Ms. Maia Erbes (Disney’s Brave DVD), Ms. Anna Tran (Vivitar VX024 Camera), and Mr. Desmond Edlund (iPod Shuffle)

Award Winners:

• Instructor of the Year – Mr. Mike Bechtel
• Competitor of the Year – Mr. Randall Peralta
• Tae Kwon Do Perseverance (14 yrs. & under) – Mr. Brian Rubi
• Tae Kwon Do Perseverance (15 yrs. & over) – Mr. Wayne Sander
• Most Improved (14 yrs. & under) – Mr. Khoa Nguyen
• Most Improved (15 yrs. & over) – Mr. Chris Escher
• Tae Kwon Do Spirit (14 yrs. & under) – Mr. Gabriel Le
• Tae Kwon Do Spirit (15 yrs. & over) – Mr. Josh Oxendale
• Tae Kwon Do Role Model of the Year (14 yrs. & under) – Ms. Selah Martens
• Tae Kwon Do Role Model of the Year (15 yrs. & over) – Mr. Eric Nguyen
• Best Manner (14 yrs. & under) – Ms. Aryonna Edwards
• Best Manner (15 yrs. & over) – Ms. Maria Berger
• Tae Kwon Do Family of the Year – The Barber Family
• Tae Kwon Do Special Achievement Award – Mr. Jimmy Mai
• Supplier of the Year – Embroidery Central