Annette Dancel

Students look to their teachers and instructors for direction and guidance. As a martial arts instructor,Annette provides that and more. Her students are family and are given the comfort, love and supportthat every child needs and deserves, especially during these difficult times.

ANNETTE DANCEL

INSTRUCTOR/OWNER @ DANCEL’S ACADEMY OF TAE KWON DOSAN BRUNO, CA

“My sister, Annette, often puts others before herself, even more so in our current state. As a small business owner, she has a lotof families due to lost job and the inability to afford martial arts classes. In order to keep her business afloat and to remainconnected to her students who she misses everyday - she has set up her school to train online. Learning new platforms and anew way to teach in a matter of days while losing more and more families has been daunting. But she is doing this to keep thenormalcy of routine in place for her students and as an outlet to release frustration, anger, and confusion in an environment thatis usually considered a safe place for most of her students. Her students are her pride and joy. She has worked tirelessly to keepeverything moving while also motivating her parents of her students to keep it positive and moving forward. I am in awe of hereveryday of the care, compassion, empathy and love she shows.” - Audrey Vandenbroeck

On Saturday, May 9, the Yee family received a special surprise when families from the Dancel’s Academy of Tae Kwon Do gavethem a ‘DRIVE BY HI’ with instructor Annette Dancel who provided them a PAID IN FULL invoice, covering their son Austin’s training at no charge. Austin is a 1st Degree Brown Belt who has been training with Annette for 3 years now. His sister, Adeline, has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. During this difficult time with COVID-19, between home schooling and hospital visits, life has been difficult.

“I am truly grateful and blessed that this family, in all their business, texted me and asked how they can get their tuitionpayment to me… I told them I’d come by today. I handed them an invoice already marked PAID IN FULL for as long as Austinwants to train - for Black Belt and beyond I hope. And when Adeline is strong and ready, she will have an invoice that reads thesame. I may not have much, but I’ll give what I have.. and if I can get an 8-year-old to tell his mommy that today was the bestday of his life, then my heart is full.” - Annette Dancel