City Chicks 4 Charity
Who: CC4C and Friends What: Spring into Action Event When: April 17, 2011 City Chicks 4 Charity hosted an event Sunday, April 17th to raise funds for the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund and Live to Love. The concept came together when we decided to have a more intimate event, leaving the cocktails behind and tying up our laces. Our Spring into Action Event was held at Stepping Out Studios where attendees picked between four workout classes: Boot Camp taught by Jen Cassetty, Salsa Cardio taught by Martina Kocichova, Yoga taught by Erica Barth and Pilates taught by Dara Spitalny. The 45-minute classes were followed by a light lunch sponsored by Whole Foods where attendees heard from our trainers, the charities, and a wellness guide. Carrie Lee, President of Live to Love told us how the organization began as a movement in the Himalayan region empowering the youth to make positive changes in their communities and is now an international network of non-political, secular, non-governmental organizations aimed at furthering the following five goals: (1) education, (2) medical services, (3) relief aid, (4) environmental protection and (5) heritage preservation. The organization builds schools to empower the women of these regions, as well as provide them with access to health clinics to provide traditional and modern health care. We are proud to announce that the event raised thousands of dollars for the two causes, and we had a great time while doing it! A very special thanks to our sponsors: Whole Foods, Fitness Magazine, Stepping Out Studios, and Rosebud Lip Salve. To learn more about the organizations we donated to please visit: Live to Love: http://www.live2love.org/ American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
