We received a letter in the mail this week from My Gym Enterprises that read:
"Hello Greatly Valued My Gymer, and Heartfelt Congratulations!
It's time for our 2009 Excellence Awards to be presented, and you are one of our very deserving recipients! As you know, our annual awards are usually given at our International or Regional Seminars; but, since these seminars are not taking place this year, that is impossible. We would have loved to present your award in person.
Everyone at MGE (My Gym Enterprises) is very proud of you and sends their sincerest congratulations! We recognize and appreciate your hard work, your passion and your dedication. We know what it takes to achieve excellence class after class, day after day. You are a shining example of what My Gym represents and have made a real difference in the lives of children and families in your community. Your supreme efforts have not gone unnoticed.
We encourage you to post the enclosed award in your gym for all to see. And, again, our congratulations go to you. Thank you for your commitment to My Gym.
Sincerely,
My Gym Enterprises"
Yes, more than one My Gym receives this award each year, but we are still very excited! The Orlando My Gym didn't receive one last year when we worked there, and this is the 1st Excellence Award given to our location: Arvada, CO (...and this location has been open for SIX years). Thank you for all your support to us for our business. We are making it, but still have a long way to go!
Last October, we took over the gym with 80 kids. Going into September, we will have about 120. Our next break-even goal is 170 kids (this would pay the gyms bills, personal bills, ect... but not a salary for us yet). September 2nd, we are having an Ice Cream Social for our members, but we said that they can come for free if they bring a friend new to My Gym. On September 11th and 12th, we are having a huge Back to School Bash (Open House). We sent out a 1,400 piece direct mailer with our Fall Class Schedule, Open House info, and coupons. We also have advertised the Open House in our local Parenting Magazine and distributed flyers/posters throughout the community. We are calling September "Buddy Month" to our clients. Meaning, if they have a friend sign up in September, they will receive 50% off their month (2 friends signed up = free month) as a friend referral program. As you can see, we are really hoping September will be a break-through, awesome month for us (and then continue on).
My personal goal was to double the gym within the first year: take it from 80 kids in Oct. 2008 to 160 kids in Oct. 2009. We also wanted to try and run the gym the 1st year by ourselves, without staff. We are so close to accomplishing these two goals, and then building new ones. Please help us pray that we can stay on track and achieve far beyond what we can imagine!
