HOW YOU CAN HELP:   Bring donations of back packs and school supplies to any Fitness Town location in B.C. – there are 7 to choose from.

Thank you for your help and support…

The below is a re-posting from the Fitness Town blog.

Sending 2000 kids in need to school with backpacks full of supplies

Fitness Town is extremely happy to have the opportunity to once again participate in partnership with Staples and Starbucks to assist the Salvation Army with the Back to School Backpack Drive. Every September, single-parent and low-income families struggle to equip their children for a new school year. The Salvation Army supports these families by distributing donated school supplies. To handle the increased demand, from August 1st to September 15th, all Lower Mainland Fitness Town, Staples and downtown Vancouver Starbucks locations collect donations, back packs and school supplies for children in need, through The Salvation Army.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Bring donations of backpacks and school supplies to any Fitness Town location in B.C. – there are 7 to choose from.

A webpage on Fitness Town will be updated throughout the program: www.fitnesstown.ca/supplies

SUPPLY SHOPPING LIST:

* Binders
* Duotangs
* Lined paper (for binders)
* Pens
* Pencils
* Erasers
* Pencil sharpeners
* Scissors
* Calculators
* Pencil cases
* Coloured markers
* Coloured pencils
* Ruler
* Glue stick
* Highlighters

STAY CONNECTED! Follow Fitness Town’s Back to School initiative on Twitter & Facebook at:

I’m reaching out to all my friends, family and FT supporters, group members and fans to let the rest of Vancouver (and Georgia Straight readers) know where’s your favorite place to buy fitness equipment and accessories.

The process is simple:

1. Log on to http://www.straight.com/bov
2. Complete your ballots for your faves
3. Please vote for Fitness Town as the “Best Store for buying exercise/fitness equipment” in the Sport & Recreation section

From me to you, I thank you for your continued support and helping us be recognized as your favorite fitness equipment provider.

Many thanks,

Dai Manuel (aka The Moose)

COO, Fitness Town Inc

About this talk : When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.

About Chip Conley: Chip Conley creates joyful hotels, where he hopes his employees, customers and investors alike can realize their full potential. His books share that philosophy with the wider world.

About Gary & Why you should listen to him:

Bestselling author and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk began his career in his family’s business, Shopper’s Discount Liquors. He soon rebranded the store as Wine Library, launching a retail website and boosting its revenue from $4 million to $60 million.

In 2006 Vaynerchuk launched Wine Library TV, a daily video blog about wine. With the tagline “changing the wine world,” the show offers an unpretentious approach to a historically stuffy subject. As the audience grew and word spread of his informal and unorthodox approach to wine, Gary made numerous national television appearances and landed a book deal.

He’s recently launched a new consulting venture, Vayner Media, which works with personal brands, consumer brands, and start-ups.

Overall it was a great experience and I will look forward to future opportunities if this is the standard I can expect from live TV.  (Maybe I’ve been spoiled).

Here’s a video segment from the show.  I will post more over the next few weeks, but in the meantime here’s a link to them on Vimeo.

Fitness Town on Breakfast TV (Power Block, Gym ball & Medicine Balls) from Dai Manuel on Vimeo.

For more information, please visit my company’s blog at http://blog.fitnesstown.ca/ or website at http://www.fitnesstown.ca