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RIGHT: Kyle Sanko, 8, of Dalton, performs back kicks at a Kickathon to raise money for the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter at UTA Karate in Dalton.

UTA Dalton karate instructors Joe McAulliffe and Terra Steele.

ABOVE: Scranton High School senior and Kickathon co-organizer Leah Straub, left, UTA Dalton instructors Bob Straub, owner Master Bruce Steele, and Mary Steele, and Scranton High School senior and co-organizer Brian Mills.

Ruth Bentley, left, and Maria Bentley, 9, both of Waverly.