City Fitness Gym Holiday Toy Drive - December 8-14!

We are collecting toys for distribution by the Central Union Mission to homeless and needy kids in Washington, DC. Gifts for infants all the way through teens are needed. Drop your NEW and UNWRAPPED toys by City Fitness through the 14th. Any guests who bring a gift will get a free week at the gym. Go shopping and get something fun to give!

City Fitness Gym is a proud sponsor of Girls on the Run DC's race!

City Fitness sponsored the May 16, 2010 Girls on the Run, DC race. We are so happy to be involved with this great program and look forward to future events. Learn more about GOTR here or click the above title bar to view their web site!

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, character development program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade. Our mission is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. We use the power of running to provide girls with the tools to:

• Celebrate their bodies
• Honor their voices
• Recognize their gifts, and
• Activate their personal power

Girls on the Run – DC is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International, founded in 1996, by Molly Barker, a visionary, Ironman triathlete. Today, there are nearly 160 locations across the U.S. & Canada, with new locations added each year. Girls on the Run® combines training for a 5k (3.1 miles) event with healthy living education. We use exercise, positive reinforcement, and encouraging role models to help girls discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond.

February 14 is the 11th Annual National Donor Day!

There are 105,00 people in the U.S. need of organ transplants. Each organ and tissue donor saves or improves the lives of as many as 50 people.

The Shortage (Overview)

Each day, about 77 people receive organ transplants. However, 19 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs.

Giving the "Gift of Life" may lighten the grief of the donor's own family. Many donor families say that knowing other lives have been saved helps them cope with their own loss. Click on the above title bar to learn more.

Give a Gift & Get a Lift at City Fitness - December 19!

City Fitness Gym is collecting Toys for Tots now through December 19. Bring a new, unwrapped toy suitable for a child or teen and local Marines will pick up the donations and distribute the toys to those in need. Not a member and interested in the gym? Drop off your toy on December 19 between 8am-7pm and get a free week pass to try us out.

City Fitness Gym Open House Weekend - October 23-25!

City Fitness Gym invites you to our Open House weekend next weekend, October 23-25. All fitness classes FREE all weekend; other events are as follows: Friday, October 23

• 7:30-9:00 p.m. CityScapes Photo Exhibit Opening: Beverly Jackson has hung a great local photograph exhibit at the gym and is selling her photos to raise money for Street Soccer, USA. No purchase necessary - just come by to view the art and enjoy the line-dancing lessons and more!

Saturday, October 24

• All fitness classes FREE to the public - both outdoor and regular indoor.

• 10:00-11:00 a.m. Fall Fitness Relay - a fun outdoor workout suitable for all fitness levels. (Weather permitting.)

• 11:00-11:30 a.m. Cardio Dance - An outdoor dance aerobics class; get your groove on. (Weather permitting)

• 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Yogatalaugh - 30 minutes of silliness that will help reduce stress, work your abs, and lighten your day. (Weather permitting)

Sunday, October 25

• All fitness classes FREE to the public.

And thanks to your interest and support, we are extending our $0 initiation "Sweet 16" special through the end of the year. Thinking of joining the gym? Join now and your first month's dues will go to your favorite local charity.

Book Sale Fundraiser

Great books at great prices! Saturday, Oct. 17 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Columbia Heights Educational Campus used book sale at 16th and Irving Sts. NW. Proceeds to benefit Lincoln Middle School and Bell Multicultural High School (named by Newsweek as one of the top 100 public high schools in the nation). The campus is a block away from the Columbia Heights Metro stop, and we'll have free parking in the underground garage at the school. Garage is on Hiatt Place, just around the corner from Irving. Come do some early holiday shopping!

City Fitness Gym Celebrates its Sweet 16 - $0 initiation and first month's dues donated to charity!

Help us celebrate 16 Years of City Fitness in Cleveland Park with 16 Charities! In honoring our mission statement "to deliver to our clients the best fitness products and services in the DC Metro area while operating a values-led business that is socially responsible to the community..." join City Fitness Gym now for NO initiation fee and your first month's dues will go to the charity of your choice from the following:

1. Bread for the City
2. ROMP - Renovations of Macomb Playground
3. DC Central Kitchen
4. DC Public Library Foundation
5. National Zoo/FONZ
6. Girls on the Run
7. Green Door
8. Metro TeenAIDS
9. National Parks Conservation Association
10. Rachael's Women's Shelter
11. Street Soccer USA
12. Through the Kitchen Door
13. Washington Home Hospice
14. Washington Animal Rescue League
15. Washington Scholarship Fund
16. Whitman-Walker Clinic

City Fitness is the Cleveland Park community's local gym. Offering cardio and strength equipment, fitness classes, experienced personal trainers for every body, and an outdoor workout space, we are a unique women-owned and operated business. New classes available this fall include Kettlebell training, Teen Jiu Jitsu and Women's Self-Defense. Learn more about our gym, bodywork practitioners, The Capital Sports Injury Center, and class offerings at our web site http://www.cityfitnessgym.com or join our group on Facebook! Thanks to everyone for their continued support - we look forward to another 16 years and more!

Thanks for making the Fitness Fiesta a great success!!

Our Annual Fitness Fiesta was held this past Saturday, May 2. With your help, we raised over $2,000.00 for Street Soccer USA (read about them in yesterday's New York Times) which does outreach to the homeless. There was great food and fun, and we look forward to doing it again next year.

City Fitness Gym celebrates our 2009 Fitness Fiesta supporting Street Soccer USA!

City Fitness Gym feels very strongly about supporting our community. We believe in operating a socially conscious business, and promoting fitness not just as our business, but as a part of everyone's life. One of the best ways that a gym can promote both is to sponsor a charity that betters lives through a commitment to health and exercise. Each May, we celebrate our "Fitness Fiesta." We open some of our fitness classes to the public at no cost and often include special workshops and lectures. We also host a "party with a purpose" and raise money for a charity. This year we shall be sponsoring Street Soccer USA which uses soccer as a way to reach and empower the homeless in cities across the United States. (Click on the above title bar for more details, or see their blog http://www.streetsoccerusablog.com/). We are looking for donated prizes to raffle, and of course you can always submit your favorite recipe in the "Cook-Off" contest to win a prize...and have bragging rites! And yes, in addition to all of the great food and drink City Fitness provides, we get to taste all of the food submissions too! Everyone always has a good time - come on out on May 2 and give us your support!

City Fitness Gym Prom Dress Drive Extended through 3/22!

The good news is we have received a lot of dresses, shoes and accessories that will help to outfit teens going to prom in the Cheyenne River reservations. There is more good news! We are extending our deadline through Sunday, March 22...so search through those closets and bring in your special occasion wear over to the gym! If you are not a gym member we'll give you a free week of membership in trade for your donation.

Cheyenne River Youth Project's Passion for Fashion Prom Dress Drive

City Fitness is again participating in a prom dress drive! Each year, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® (CRYP) holds their Passion for Fashion Prom Dress Drive to benefit Cheyenne River girls who want to attend their prom, but can’t afford new dresses. All year CRYP collects gently used special occasion dresses, shoes, purses, and accessories. CRYP then holds a special night for these girls where each girl receives a makeover and get to "shop" through the donated dresses for their prom outfit. This prom dress drive ensures that these teenage girls, who are growing up in one of the poorest communities in the US, can forget their worries and enjoy their SPECIAL NIGHT! In 2008 the D.C. was able to collect 225 dresses thanks to our local prom dress drive! School girls in the Cheyenne River have prom coming up again! You may have gotten an email last year about the dress collection for these girls and others on reservations in North and South Dakota. This year, once again, Turquoise is spearheading the drive in the D.C. Area, and trying to collect enough dresses so all the girls may go to prom and have a wonderful time looking GREAT! We ask anyone who has any dresses, shoes, jewelry, handbags, or just a few dollars to donate so these girls may have the prom experience they have worked hard for all year! Contact: Turquoise at 301-704-7406 or TurquoiseZ@yahoo.comIf you don't have anything to offer at this time we would appreciate if you could pass this along to anyone you know who might be of help. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!

City Fitness Gym Holiday Toy Drive - through December 15!

City Fitness is collecting toys for Kids Konnection (located in Anacostia). Gifts will be distributed to more than 2,000 children in DC public housing. the organizers go above and beyond in researching each family - to learn more about them and to choose appropriate gifts for the kids. Suggested items include: basketballs and soccer balls, toy cars, handheld electronic gmaes, board games, art and nail kits, watches, playhouse items, African-American dolls and Barbie dolls. Kids Konnection also has an "Adopt-a-Teen' program. Teens are often forgotten over the holidays because their families are struggling to provide basic necessities and gifts for younger siblings. Buy something for a teen or donate money if you prefer.

Click here: Washingtonian's Thanksgiving Events

Looking for a charity to help over the holidays? Want to watch a local parade? How about running a Thanksgiving 5K to balance out that holiday meal? Washingtonian has a great list of Thanksgiving area events. Just click on the title bar to check it out!

Veteran's Day 10K - Sunday, November 9, 8:00 a.m.

Flat, fast scenic course along the Potomac River through West Potomac and East Potomac parks. All participants receive a long sleeved t-shirt and post-race refreshments and race proceeds benefit the Helping Our Heroes Foundation, Inc. Click on the title bar to view their web site for details.

Boo! Run for Life Tidal Basin 10K - October 12

	The 3rd annual Boo! Run for Life 10K run and 2-mile walk will take place on Sunday, October 12, 2008 in Washington, DC. The event is organized by friends and family of Dean R. O'Neill, to benefit the Dean R. O'Neill Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Register online before October 11! All proceeds from the race will support a renal cell cancer research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.

Legg Mason Tennis Class This Week!

The Legg Mason Tennis Class began last weekend and continues through Sunday, August 17. We are lucky this year - it is usually unbearably hot, but this year we have had great weather. Know an aspiring young tennis player? Treat them to a professional match. A portion of the proceeds from the Legg Mason Tennis Classic benefits the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF). The WTEF seeks to improve the life prospects for DC area youth, particularly those from lower-income communities, through tennis, educational and community-based activities that teach discipline, build self-esteem and improve academic performance.

Dates

August 9 - 17, 2008

Tournament Hotline

(202) 721-9500

Location

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center 16th + Kennedy Streets, NW Washington, D.C. 20011

Lawyers Have Heart 10K & Fun Walk - Saturday, June 14

Washington Harbour at Georgetown 3000 K Street, NW Washington, DC Saturday, June 14, 2008

10 K starts at 8:00 AM Fun Walk starts at 8:05 AM

During the last decade, Lawyers Have Heart has raised more than $4.3 million to benefit the American Heart Association, whose mission is building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. By participating in this event, you will not only help to strengthen your own heart through exercise, you will also help raise funds vital to the education programs and research of the AHA. Click on the above title bar to go to the official site for more information.

Mutts Strut 2008 - Sunday June 1, 9am

The Washington Animal Rescue League's Annual 5K Fun Run & 2M Walk is this Sunday, June 1 at 9:00 a.m. at American University. (Rain or Shine) Come on out for some exercise and help raise money for a great organization.

Fees: Online Registration: $25 per adult, $15 per child (<12),>

Online Reg. Closes: May 30, 2008 12:00 a.m. ES Time

Parking: Parking is available in the lot off of Nebraska Avenue. Please follow signs.

Doggie Details:

• Dogs are encouraged to attend, but for their protection, we ask that they participate in the walk portion only; please do not bring stress-prone or aggressive dogs.
• A water station will be provided.
• All guardians are required to clean up after their dogs.
• Dogs participating in the walk must be: licensed and have current rabies vaccinations; spayed or neutered; kept on a six-foot or shorter leash and under control at all times.

On-site registration: Onsite registration is available for $30 for Adults and $20 for children.

Pledge Information: Raise a minimum of $100 (which will include your registration fee) in order to get a Mutts Strut goody bag! The first 100 people to set up their online fundraising page will receive a free WARL hat! * We encourage you to use http://www.active.com/donate/muttsstrut2008 to collect your pledges. It's easy! * You can also use firstgiving.com/warl to get started with online fundraising. * Have checks made payable to you - then submit one check to WARL. Thank you! * Pledge prizes will be available for pick up on race day

Capitol Hill Classic 10k, 3k & Kids Fun Run!

Race begins at 8:30 a.m. Online registration is closed, but runners can still register in person at Peabody School on Friday, May 16, from 5-7; Saturday May 17 from 9-2 and on Sunday, May 18, before the race. Also at 11:00 AM at Stanton Park (425 C Street NE, Washington DC) FIFTH MAN TRACK CLUB presents a once-in-a-lifetime seminar with Olympic track & field coach Brooks Johnson following the 29th annual Capitol Hill Classic 10K. Meet in the center of Stanton Park and look for the Redskins-topped tent. The Capitol Hill Cluster School The race benefits the Capitol Hill Cluster School, a wonderful DC public school serving approximately 1000 students from pre-school through 8th grade (for more information on the Cluster School, visit www.capitolhillclusterschool.org). In 2005, the Classic raised a record $45,000 for the Cluster School, and this year we aim to reach $50,000 for this key DC institution.

National Zoo Cleanup April 19 - Celebrate Earth Day!

From the Zoo's web site:

The Zoo and FONZ invite you to celebrate Year of the Frog and Earth Day at a clean-up of Rock Creek. Help us remove debris from Rock Creek’s banks and keep the surrounding ecosystem healthy.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the grassy picnic area across from Amazonia. We encourage you to save natural resources and take Metro to the Zoo. If you drive, park in Lot D.

Wear durable shoes (sandals are not recommended) and be prepared for uneven terrain during the clean up. Protect yourself against insects, plants, and the sun with long sleeves and pants. Also, be sure to bring work gloves, sunglasses, and sunscreen. The minimum age is six years old. Participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The clean-up will be held rain or shine."

Click on the Title Bar to visit the Zoo's website. They also collect old cell phones and batteries for recycling and have tips on other environmentally friendly things. Check it out!