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Apr 12

Anytime Fitness looking for veteran to run gym near Daleville – Dothan Eagle

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If you are a military veteran interested in running your own gym near Daleville, Anytime Fitness may be able to help you make that happen.

Anytime Fitness has partnered with the non-profit Tee It Up for the Troops to help military veterans open their own gyms and provide additional employment opportunities for fellow veterans. This partnership is known as Operation HeartFirst.

So far the partnership has led to two veteran-owned franchises and now the search is on to find a veteran to operate a franchise near Daleville.

The Operation HeartFirst initiative and Tee It Up for the Troops will offer a $125,000 grant, and a $125,000 loan, to an honorably discharged veteran for the purpose of assisting with the initial start-up capital to be used for the development of an Anytime Fitness franchise. The Anytime Fitness HeartFirst Charitable Foundation will provide a grant to Tee It Up for the Troops, which will then offer this opportunity to approved veterans, National Guard members, or reservists. The foundation will also oversee the selection process and management of logistics.

For the third-year in a row, Anytime Fitness has partnered with Tee It Up for the Troops to offer this opportunity, said Anytime Fitness National Media Director Mark Daly. The first gym through this program is located near Fort Bragg in Southern Pines, N.C. The second gym is located near Fort Benning and is scheduled to open in the future.

According to Anytime Fitness LLC President Dave Mortensen, Operation HeartFirst is a way of saying thank you to all the service men and women who have made sacrifices for the United States of America. Currently, 10 percent of Anytime Fitness franchises are operated by military veterans and Mortensen would like to see those numbers increase.

Not only is this opportunity a great way for Anytime Fitness to give back to our military, Daly said, it is also a way for Anytime Fitness to gain trained operators. Veterans are some of our best and most successful operators. They know physical fitness and the importance of physical fitness. A veteran knows how to follow the system by leading and being a part of a team.

Tee It Up for the Troops President Tim Wegscheid said candidates wishing to fill out an application need to be eager to help others lead healthier lifestyles and will continue to serve and support the Unites States military and veterans.

This is a great opportunity for our veterans, Daly said. This opportunity involving Anytime Fitness will be located in the Dothan area, near Fort Rucker.

According to Wegscheid, the selected franchisee will determine the precise location of the gym.

Anytime Fitness LLC agrees to waive its initial franchise fee and ongoing royalty payments related to this opportunity.

The unemployment rate for military veterans is significantly higher than the national average, said Anytime Fitness LLC, CEO Chuck Runyon. Thats just not right. Our hope is that Operation HeartFirst will not only help veterans operate their own business, but also provide jobs for other veterans as gym managers and personal trainers for years to come.

Consideration will be given by Anytime Fitness LLC to veterans with service-related disabilities.

The application deadline has been set for May 1. Applications are accepted online by clicking here.

The recipient will be selected June 15, with an anticipated club opening date of early 2018.

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