Anytime Fitness in Germantown, Maryland is hosting a fundraising event called "The Cardio For Life Event" on August 11, 2012 to raise money for breast cancer support and troops. The free community event will run from 10am to 2pm and include food, fun, prizes and a cardio-a-thon where participants get sponsors to pledge donations based on how long they can exercise continuously. All sponsorship donations will go to the charities. The goal is to promote health, fitness and raise money for these important causes.

1. ANYTIME FITNESS GERMANTOWN
presents
THE COMMUNITY
CELEBRATION FUNDRAISER
“The Cardio For Life Event”
fundraising for
Breast Cancer
Support Our Troops
MY STORY TO SHARE AND WHY HEALTH &
WHAT:
FITNESS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME:
A Free Community Celebration Fundraiser
WHERE: “HEALTHY LIVING CAN LEAD YOU
Anytime Fitness at 18319 Leaman Farm Rd TO A LIFE OF SUCCESS”
Germantown MD 20874 • 301-515-4040
WHEN:
G rowing up with divorced alcoholic and abusive parents, I turned to drugs
and alcohol at a early age. With no discipline and the freedom to do
whatever I wanted, alcohol and drugs became my way of life.
Saturday, August 11th, 2012 from 10am-2pm On Dec 5th, 1985 at the age of 17, I felt as if the only way out was to end my
life, I bought a 12 pack of beer and stood overlooking a 250 foot cliff. I began
REASONING: thinking and said to myself “What a relief it would be for my parents to know
1) Breast Cancer Awareness that the mistake they had once made in me, was no longer around.” As I stood
2) Support Our Troops looking down, I heard a voice, I turned to look back and saw a police officer
standing as he said “It’s not worth it please don’t do it.” I then looked at him and
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: said “I’m sorry” and then I JUMPED.
Andrea or Tyrone at Anytime Fitness • 301-515-4040 Little did I know I would jump into the arms of a angel that the Good Lord Above
would send to me. Falling and tumbling down to the bottom, I was helicoptered
E-mail: to a hospital with Doctors saying “This one will not live.” I slipped into a comma
Germantownmd@Anytimefitness.com and began the fight of my life, having to learn to walk, talk and write again,
having many broken bones to heal, remarkably 2 years of rehab later and with
FOOD, FUN AND PRIZES, DON’T MISS IT! nothing but scars to show, I made a full recovery.
W
This is when health and fitness came into my life and 25 years later has
e are putting on a FREE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION made a difference in me thinking how life is so precious. I want health
FUNDRAISER here in Germantown. Our Goal is to raise and fitness to impact people around the world in showing the healthier
money for these 2 great charities. your life is the longer you have the chance to enjoy your time here
on earth.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE? HERE IS HOW: This event will not only reach out in helping Breast Cancer Awareness and
The “Cardio For Life” event is meant to raise donations for Support Our Troops but can also reach out to our community in showing that
the health and fitness industry cares about the well being of people. It saved me
Breast Cancer and Support Our Troops. Members are welcome and it can save many others, I grew up not caring about life, health and fitness
to participate as well as NON MEMBERS and anyone who changed my way of thinking and SAVED MY LIFE!
wishes to PARTICIPATE. This event is a Cardio-A-Thon to – Michael Roberts, Anytime Fitness Germantown MD
have participants see how long they can do a cardio machine
A Jennings Business Group
without stopping. The restriction is a 1 hour time limit in 10 minute
increments, participants will get sponsors, example: the sponsor
wants to donate $10 for every 10 minutes the participant stays
on the cardio machine, if the participant goes the entire hour then
the sponsor donates $60 to Breast Cancer/Support Our Troops,
their choice. Participants can get as many sponsors as they wish
and hand in the list of sponsors the day of the event. DONATE
WHAT YOU WANT AND 100% OF THE SPONSORSHIP 21040 Frederick Rd, Germantown MD 20874
DONATIONS WILL GO TO THEIR CHARITY OF CHOICE! www.jenningsbg.com
866-601-4811 ext. 101
(whether it’s $1 or whatever you choose, anything will help).
ANYTIME FITNESS will also be giving away free memberships
to help promote health and fitness, residents, local businesses, 301-916-8100
kids, adults and the entire community are invited to join in our Have an event?
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