Tyler DeRoulac and Hunter Lagares get ready to mix it up as Mr. Massie and Coach Wayne Psencik look on.

Students at Massie’s Martial Arts in Hutto Texas recently participated in a “Spar-A-Thon” to help raise food donations for their local food banks.

Children from the 7-12 year old and Teens classes at Massie’s school sparred to see who could rack up the most points in tournament-style competition over the course of 90 minutes.

The students all received pumpkins for participating, and the students with the highest scores received the largest pumpkins.

The school held the food drive and spar-a-thon in conjunction with the national food drive efforts being organized through KOHunger.com.

As the founder of KOHunger, Mr. Massie said he had to set an example for the other schools who volunteered to hold food drives.

“The action was fast and furious,” said Massie. “At the end, all the kids were drenched in sweat, but they all had big smiles on their faces, too – because they know they’re helping out with a worthy cause.”

For more information or to donate, contact Mr. Massie at 512-846-1123 or visit MassiesMartialArts.com.

Spar-a-thon winners (from left): Kelly Page, Hunter Lagares, Grace Jordan, Gavin Randall, Tyler DeRoulac, Carson Page. Standing: Mr. Massie