|News & Know How| On The Move Club Openings FFC Introduces New West Loop Facility FFC West Loop
Fitness Formula Clubs (FFC), which owns and operates nine upscale clubs and manages three corporate fitness centers in the Greater Chicago area, has opened its new West Loop facility at 10 S. Clinton Street. The full-service, 52,000-square-foot property features a dramatic three-story glass-enclosed atrium entryway; an expansive skylight over the indoor pool; a new Pilates studio; advanced training areas; and a luxurious outdoor pool, sundeck, and beverage bar. Other amenities include an indoor- cycling theater; group-fitness studios; complimentary towel and laundry service; and the FFC Spa.—|
Sport & Health Finds Promise in Frederick, Maryland
Sport & Health Clubs, the largest chain of health and fitness facilities in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, has signed a lease in anticipation of opening a $6-million, 42,000-square-foot location at Market Square, in Frederick, Maryland. “We’re just crazy about Frederick,” enthuses CEO Mark Fisher, who observes that
the community is “very vibrant, active, and health-conscious.” The new facility in Frederick will offer an array of amenities, including group
exercise, racquetball courts, indoor/outdoor swimming pools and tennis courts, Pilates, a Kidz Klub, tanning, and spa services. Sport & Health is based in Vienna, Virginia.”—|
Fundraising 24 Hour Fitness Employee Supports the Troops
Jessica Maddin, a front-desk employee at 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., the world’s largest privately-owned club chain, could never have predicted the response she’d receive from an e-mail she sent to CEO Carl Liebert III, asking for his help to support U.S. troops. Now, she’s the proud founder of Jessica’s Hope Project, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the men and women of the nation’s armed forces via care packages containing health and fitness supplies. Last April, Maddin sent
Liebert, l., with Maddin
her request to Liebert and explained her concern that, according to the U.S. Marine Corps, deployed military personnel lose approximately 50 pounds of body weight per deployment. Within 10 days of her initial message, Maddin received a shipment from
Liebert totaling more than $17,000 worth of 24 Hour Fitness retail products, including supplements, vitamins, protein bars, and powders. She’s since redistributed the donations to soldiers abroad in 451 individual shipments. “There are people out there like Jessica who have the power
to take a stand and make a difference,” said Liebert, who once served as a naval officer. “I hope the success we’ve had with Jessica’s Hope Project serves as an inspiration to others to carry through with their ambitions.”—|
28 Club Business Internat ional | JULY 2011 | www.
ihrsa.org Art of Giving goings-on The Claremont Club Excels at Art of Giving
The Claremont Club, one of Southern California’s premier health, fitness, and wellness destinations, will celebrate its fifth year of hosting the Art of Giving Charity event this month, on July 30. The semi- formal food and wine-tasting affair will be held at the side of the club’s pool, and 100% of the proceeds will be distrib- uted to three programs:
• the Living Well After Cancer program, in partnership with the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center, which supports individuals in different stages of recovery through personal training, nutri- tional counseling, group-exercise classes, and support groups;
• the Adopt a Family program, which provides needy families with household essentials, such as beds, washers, dryers, linens, and other items;
• and the Matt Leinart Foundation, an organization that cares for disadvantaged youth.
“We’re hoping to raise $60,000 this year and anticipate a
great turnout,” notes Shannon Malooly, the club’s group- exercise director. “Community businesses donate all the food, beverages, entertainment, and raffle items, and we put on an incredible event!” —|
Sport & Health expanding
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