Yardley Foundation Funds Bensalem Teen's Karate Dream

Yardley PA

19 August, 2021

12:49 PM

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BENSALEM, PA — Julian Asencio, 15, achieved a black belt in karate at just ten years old. Now, after a Yardley nonprofit stepped in to pay for the Bensalem teen's continuing martial arts education, he's been tapped to be an assistant to his teacher — which also means his tuition is waived. "This is what the charity is all about," Gene Rice, who founded Plant a Seed Foundation with his wife, Michele, told 6ABC. "Because it allows us now to take those funds and help another child." According to 6ABC's report, over 700 scholarships have been awarded since their foundation was created in 2008. Read the full story on 6ABC: How a nonprofit transformed the life of a teen karate star and many others