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The Minonk Parks and Recreation Program could be the beneficiary of up to $1000 this summer as part of the Champion Fitness Physical Therapy 15th Anniversary celebration. The Champion clinic in Minonk (541 Oak St.) will be part of a fifteen-clinic competition, trying to bring the top prize of $1000 to the Minonk community.
“With this year being our 15th Anniversary, we thought we’d have a little fun,” Champion Fitness Physical Therapy owner Jeff Schade said. “We’re always looking for ways to promote fitness, especially in our youth, and youth organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs or the Minonk Parks and Rec Program do so much to help kids out. We also run competitions for clinics each year, but this year we decided to reward the communities that our clinics are located in, rather than just the people themselves.”
The focal event for the Minonk clinic will be the Annual Open House to be held from 11 AM to 1 PM on Thursday, July 28. Former and current patients, along with all community members, will be invited to stop by, enjoy a free lunch prepared by the Champion staff, check out some of the surprises on hand, and register for several prizes. Each clinic will reward local prizes, but everyone who registers will also be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing of a 42” HD LCD Flatscreen TV and gift certificates to popular restaurants. “People can either register at the clinic or they can register online at our website www.champfit.com,” Schade noted. “Or, better yet, they can do both!”
The clinics will be judged on the number of people who register for the prizes, the number of people who actually attend their Open House, the way the event is promoted in their community, the visual display the clinic designs for their Open House Day, plus one final boost. “After all of the Open Houses are finished, we are going to allow the patients, the people who stopped in, the community members, everybody to go online and vote for the clinic that did the best job in promoting the entire event. That round counts double scoring, so it ought to be interesting,” Schade said.
The top prize for the winning clinic and community is a check for $1000 to be donated to the community’s local youth organization. Second prize is a check for $750; third prize is a check for $500; and fourth prize will be a check for $250. The Minonk Parks and recreation Program is excited to be a part of this contest. “We’re thrilled to be asked. We’re sure willing to do our part to help our Minonk clinic out,” a spokesperson said.
“We think this a great way for our communities and clinics to bond,” Schade remarked. “It’s a win-win for everybody involved, and it ought to be a lot of fun. We can’t wait to get started.”
The Open Houses run from June 21-August 11. All Prize winners will be announced on Thursday, August 18. For more information, go to www.champfit.com and click on the 15th Anniversary tab.