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13th Annual Curves Food Drive Kicks Off
Arcadia Weekly Apr 04, 2011
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Curves from the San Gabriel Valley offer incentives to members and the community to donate food and cash to benefit local food banks
During the first two weeks of April, Curves of Duarte, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Altadena and Pasadena will participate in the 13th Annual Curves Food Drive to collect non-perishable food and cash donations to benefit Foothill Unity Center and other local food banks. Current members who make a $30 donation or an equivalent donation of food are eligible to receive a Curves reusable Food Drive grocery bag. And, from April 4-17, Curves will waive the membership fee for new members who donate a bag of non-perishable food or make a minimum donation of $30.
“Our goal is to top the donation that we made last year,” said Stacey Park, owner of Curves serving Duarte and Monrovia. This is a great opportunity for the members of the Curves community to help strengthen the local community, too. Everything that our members donate at our clubs will benefit local families in need.”
This year’s Food Drive got off to a strong start when Curves International founders Gary and Diane Heavin were featured on ABC Television’s inspirational new show, Secret Millionaire. The Curves founders’ moving episode helped Curves members understand how the Curves Food Drive is the perfect opportunity for each of them to give back to their own communities. Curves clubs have donated more than 61 million pounds of food in the U.S. and Canada since 2004.
“The past few years have been difficult for many families,” said Curves founder Diane Heavin. “Curves annual Food Drive is one way that everyone can make a real difference for a local family that is struggling. We encourage everyone, not just our members or those who are thinking about joining our gym, to make a cash donation or drop off a bag of non-perishable food items in April.”
About Curves
Curves works every major muscle group with a complete 30-minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance. And now Curves has added Zumba to shake up the circuit. Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness is the only 30-minute class that mixes the Latin and international inspired music dance moves of Zumba with the proven strength training of Curves for one wildly effective workout where you can burn up to 500 calories.
The benefits of Curves Circuit with Zumba classes are numerous, according to Curves Director of Exercise and Research, Katie Mitchell. “This is definitely a boredom-busting workout,” said Mitchell. “There’s a lot going on to keep your attention and keep you motivated. You’re listening to high-energy music that just makes you want to move, watching to make sure you’re meeting your goals on the strength machines, and training your body and your brain by learning new dance moves. And research shows that the dynamics of group exercise like the Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness classes promotes attendance and lowers drop-out rates, so people are more likely to stick with it.”
For more information, please visit: www.curves.com.
