Community Donation Event for the City of San Clemente

City of San


Clemente Receives $11,000 in New Sporting Equipment to Encourage Youth Fitness
24 Hour Fitness and Good 

Sports team up to support local children and encourage fitness

The City of San Clemente received more than 450 pieces
of sports and exercise equipment and apparel valued at nearly $11,000. The
generous donation was made by fitness club chain 24 Hour Fitness and
national nonprofit Good Sports to support youth fitness. Over fifty
participating children joined leaders from 24 Hour Fitness as they
unveiled a donation including soccer balls, volleyballs, playground
balls, folding sports goals, hula hoops, and other various physical
education equipment.

The city of San Clemente has
been offering before school, after school and park programming to the
youth in the city since 2001.  The programs teach basic skill
development for a number of sports, and provide an outlet for
kids.  Due to the large number of children that participate in these
programs every day, the equipment that the city purchases for their
programming typically does not last very long.  This donation will enable
the city to reach a larger number of participants with higher quality
equipment.

“With all the programming the
city of San Clemente Recreation Department offers, donations like these go
a long way,” said Chris Smith, Recreational Specialist for the City
of San Clemente. “From affordable preschool programs, to sports and
health activities for our elementary school students, to programs
that engage and encourage our middle school students to get involved
in positive activities, these supplies will impact generations, at a key
time in their lives. We can also offer more scholarships from the
money saved on new equipment, to make it possible for many kids who
couldn’t normally afford to participate, even in low cost programs like
ours, to really benefit from them.  We appreciate this generous
donation and look forward to putting to good use right away!”

“Our goal is to ensure that
sports and fitness activities are available to all youth across the United
States, and that all are able to benefit from those opportunities,” said
Christy Keswick, Chief Operating Officer at Good Sports. “We are excited
to continue our partnership with 24 Hour Fitness for a third
year, and to make this donation to the city of San Clemente in
support of their youth sports programming.  We believe
this donation will give more kids a chance to participate.  In
the past year, our partnership with 24 Hour Fitness has 

generated nearly $46,000 in value for the community and impacted more than
12,500 kids.  We are thrilled 24 Hour Fitness continues to
be committed to helping more kids get in the game.”

The generous donation will serve
nearly 1,000 local children who are members of the youth sports
programming offered through the City of San Clemente. The equipment
provided will ensure that for years to come, children of San Clemente have
the tools they need to stay active and fit.

About Good Sports

Good Sports
helps lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear and
apparel to disadvantaged young people nationwide.


By partnering with sporting goods manufacturers, Good Sports gets crucial equipment to kids who need it
most, getting them in the game. Since 2003, Good Sports has provided more than $10.4 million worth of equipment to 1,400 youth programs,
impacting more than 912,000 kids. For more

information on how you can support Good Sports, please visit www.goodsports.org

About 24 Hour Fitness

Headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., 24 Hour Fitness is a leading health club industry pioneer, serving nearly 4 million members in more than 400 clubs across the U.S. For more than 30 years, the company has been dedicated to helping members change their lives and reach their individual fitness goals. With convenient club locations, personal training services, popular group exercise classes and a variety of strength, cardio and functional training equipment, 24 Hour Fitness offers fitness solutions for everyone.