This week on our blog we want to acknowledge a beautiful and thoughtful gesture made by a local martial arts school, “Better Families Through Tae Kwon Do”. Better Families is located in South Miami and since 1989, has been dedicated to strengthening families through the positive discipline of martial arts.

On June 26, 2016, Better Families Through Tae Kwon Do gifted the Tercilla family and the local community with an amazing gift: The Thomas Tercilla Tree of Giving. This Tree is mounted on a wall in the lobby of the Marital Arts School. Currently, the tree is located in the middle of the wall but plans are that the tree will spread and grow with help from members of our community. The idea is that whenever a good deed is performed by an individual in the community a leaf is added to the already flourishing tree. The reason behind this tree is an amazing young man, who is also the hero of our foundation, Thomas George Tercilla. Tommy was an intelligent and kind person who consistently put others before himself and always tried to put a smile on someone’s face. Tommy impacted many during his nineteen years with us and his impact on others hasn’t ceased. He is affecting more and more people daily through the Foundation’s donations for neurological research, and by promoting kindness by others throughout our community. Tommy’s character served as a beacon for many and the Thomas Tercilla Tree of Giving is just another extension of that.

THANK YOU BETTER FAMILIES THROUGH TAE KWON DO, MASTER MARY BETH KLOCK-PEREZ AND GRAND MASTER DIEGO PEREZ!