Planet Fitness Volunteers At Bedford, Stratham Nonprofits

HAMPTON, NH — Hundreds employees from Planet Fitness spent their time volunteering for neighboring nonprofit organizations this month. Over a four-year period, they made improvements at Camp Foster in Bedford, SPCA in Stratham, Lydia's House of Hope in Somersworth, and the Boys & Girls Club in Lawrence, Massachusetts. More than 100 employees from Planet Fitness' Hampton corporate office participated in this second annual volunteer event.

According to Planet Fitness, the company employees logged more than 430 hours combined during the volunteer work. Planet Fitness provides employees with two paid days off per year to volunteer. This month's volunteer work took place as part of the "Flexing For Good" initiative, which began last year. Right after the event, it was clear that it would become an annual tradition, company officials said.

The following activities took place as part of "Flexing For Good" this month:

• About 20 Planet Fitness employees volunteered with Boys & Girls Club of Manchester at Camp Foster in Bedford. They logged in 80 hours total clearing brush from the woods surrounding the camp, painted the pool pump house and cleared out the storage trailer.
• At N.H. SPCA in Stratham, more than 35 Planet Fitness employees put their love of animals at work as they cleared the dog-walking trails, and weeded areas along fences, logging in almost 150 hours of volunteerism. Some of the volunteers even adopted the animals they encountered.
• More than 25 volunteers traveled to Lydia's House of Hope in Somersworth, which offers transitional housing for women and their families. There, they built a new fitness center and helped staff with gardening, cleaning and painting, logging in more than 100 hours, according to Planet Fitness.
• The company's employees also traveled to the Boy's & Girls Club in Lawrence. Twenty-five employees collectively spent about 100 hours washing windows, wiping down surfaces, mopping the floors and organizing craft supplies in preparation for the club's summer activities.

"As a company whose mission is to improve people’s lives, making a positive impact in our community is part of our brand DNA," said Chris Rondeau, chief executive officer of Planet Fitness. "The Flexing for Good initiative is a win-win for both our employees and our communities. The program has been extremely popular and we’re already looking forward to next year’s event."

In addition to volunteerism, Planet Fitness has a charitable initiative called Judgement Free Generation aimed to spread kindness and end bullying.