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Gator's Gym raises more than $2,000 for Workout to Conquer Cancer

The money from three Saturday classes went towards the fundraiser
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There were more than 20 circuit stations at the 10 a.m. class on Saturday

This past Saturday, a local gym raised a couple of thousand dollars in a fundraiser for Workout to Conquer Cancer.

Gator's Gym (#103-17670 65A Avenue) raised $2,056 in total with its three morning circuit classes and donation box.

Of the $2,056 raised, $1,250 of that was from the drop-in fees and $806 was from donations.

As of Feb. 22, two clients of the gym Alex Eged and James Vilvang, who work at Richards Buell Sutton Law, said the firm will match the total amount raised on Saturday.

The gym, which is putting together a team for Workout to Conquer Cancer, gave 100 per cent of the drop-in fees from Saturday's to raising money for the Workout to Conquer Cancer.

Bevilacqua said a few people who are clients at Gator's Gym had experience with cancer in their lives.

"[The fundraiser was] something simple we could do and get together. It makes it worthwhile."

Bianca West, G.U.T.S. team captain for Workout to Conquer Cancer, decided to create a team after hearing about the event on Facebook.

The BC Cancer Foundation's Workout to Conquer Cancer is on April 2 and will feature a "day of upbeat group exercise classes" to raise money for life-saving cancer research.

People wanting to join Workout to Conquer Cancer can either sign up individually or create a team.

West approached people at Gator's Gym about forming a team since they did Tough Mudder last year, and she "knew it was a group that liked to do things."

As of last week 12 people were on the G.U.T.S team, but West figured that by the end of the Feb. 20 class that five or six more people had joined.

She hopes to have at least 20 people by the time the April 2 event rolls around.

Saturday's classes were full, according to Bevilacqua. He added that quite a few people wanted to come to the classes but they had already filled up.

The circuit classes, included one-third core training, one-third cardio and one-third weights with an emphasis on weights, during the hour-and-a-half-long classes.

The G.U.T.S. team will be having another fundraiser - this time a pub night - on March 19.

 



Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's national team, after my journalism career took me across B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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