Community Involvement
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“One great unselfish soul in every community
could redeem the world”
Elbert Hubbard
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The KC’s Fitness community is concerned with the health and well-being of those inside the walls of this wonderful church building—and outside as well. Since 1996, KC’s Fitness has held annual tree fundraisers to reforest the Elwood Village, and has raised over one quarter of a million dollars for this cause. Buffalo, New York once had more trees per acre than any other city in the United States, and our efforts have sought to restore that appellation.
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Tree Party 2006, Community Fundraising Event
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In addition to the greening of Buffalo’s streets, KC’s has organized hundreds of street cleanups, and removed graffiti from hundreds of neighborhoods buildings. Martial arts and conflict resolution classes are offered to inner city teenagers four hours a week. This program is run through the auspices of the First Presbyterian Fight Back Program.
The employees and members of this gym have contributed time and money for countless other causes that are too numerous to mention. It is our belief that individuals must take responsibility for their own health and well being; second to this, a person must take an interest in the health of his or her community. Businesses are no different, and they must tend to the community where they derive their existence. An old Irish saying proclaims that we drink from wells we never dug and warm our hands by fires we never built.
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The benefits I received from this program were greater than anything that I could have imagined... any athlete would greatly benefit from this training program.”
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Jeff State,
Professional Hockey Player,
Charlotte Checkers
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As a exercise physiologist and former college football player, I can definitely say that this is a conditioning program that will yield powerful results for competitive athletes, and anyone else for that matter, who wishes to improve their fitness level.”
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Jake Barkley, PhD,
Exercise Science,
SUNY Buffalo
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