Curves Newsroom: Curves in the Community

Curves, Home Depot and Local Firefighters Help Deserving Mom and Daughter Beat Sweltering Texas Heat

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST

Curves staff and members, a Home Depot store, and firefighters from northwest Amarillo surprised a mom and her grown daughter (who has Down syndrome) when they showed up over the July 4 weekend to install two window air conditioner units in their previously uncooled home.  

Canadian Curves Gear Up for 2010 Relay For Life Season

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST

As the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay For Life season gets underway, Curves owners, staff and members nationwide are lacing up their runners in preparation to join the biggest cancer event to make the biggest difference in the fight against cancer.  

 

It’s a fight that Curves is determined to help win.

Curves 12th Annual Food Drive Collection Outweighs 680 Hummer H1 Alphas

Sat, 15 May 2010 08:00:00 EST

It's hard to imagine what 7 million pounds look like, but let's give it a shot. Picture 424 adult male African Bush elephants parading nose-to-tail. Too cliche'? How about 680 Hummer H1 Alphas or 2,083 Mini Cooper Hardtops? That's tons of tonnage.

That's how much food was collected and donated to local food pantries by Curves clubs this spring. And some of it was delivered in the same vehicles in which it was originally purchased.

Curves Kicks Off 2010 Relay for Life Season Hoping to Top Last Year's $1.1 Million

Thu, 13 May 2010 08:00:00 EST

As the American Cancer Society's 2010 Relay for Life season gets underway this spring, Curves clubs nationwide are hoping to top last year's numbers. A record 711 Curves teams raised more than $1.1 million last year at Relay events.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Applauds "Curves for a Cure" Initiative

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Since 2007, Curves clubs across Canada have collected more than $640,000 for cancer research, education, diagnosis, treatment, and to improve the quality of life for those affected by cancer.

These are the goals of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation--goals which nearly 200 Canadian Curves clubs worked hard in 2009 to further through the "Curves for a Cure" initiative.

Curves Hosts 12th Annual Food Drive to Benefit Families

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Curves is encouraging women to show their philanthropic strength by participating in the 12th annual Curves Food Drive. And, even though donating food to families in need is its own reward, the clubs are offering compelling incentives for both existing and potential members who participate.

Members in the U.S. and Canada who donate a bag of groceries or make a minimum donation of $30 during the month of March will receive a reusable Curves grocery bag. In the U.S., non-members who do likewise between March 8 and 20 can join Curves for free.

Canadian non-members can join for free with a bag of groceries or a minimum $30 donation through March 13.

Curves of Mid-Missouri Participates in 12th Annual Food Drive

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

Curves owner Dotty Hammond has lost as much weight on the Curves challenge as a BIG sack of groceries!

Curves Partners with Quebec's 5/30 Health & Wellness Challenge

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Curves is partnering with ACTI-MENU, the Prevention Division of the Montreal Heart Institute and the Canadian Cancer Society, for the sixth annual 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge. The initiative aims to encourage Quebeckers to commit to achieving or maintaining important health-related goals, including getting active for at least 30 minutes a day a minimum of five times a week.

 

Each Tuesday from March 2 through April 6, participating Curves locations will open their doors so that every woman who has registered for the Challenge can work out for free. The Curves program provides a complete strength training, cardio, and stretching workout in just 30 minutes, making it an ideal choice for women who want to achieve their goal of 30 minutes of daily activity.

Participants who want to make exercise a priority in their lives beyond the Challenge can also take advantage of a deep discount off the enrollment fee when they join Curves in March and April.

Curves is Not for Sissies!

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

Curves members show their strength and pride as they go out into their communities.

Curves Founders Fly Doctors to Haiti; Collect Relief Donations Through Sales of T-Shirts

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Curves founders Diane and Gary Heavin are donating their time, talents and resources to help Haitian earthquake victims.

Gary flew his company jet out of Waco on Wednesday to pick up Whitefield Overseas Evangelical Ministry doctors in Joplin, Mo., and Indianapolis, In. He'll shuttle the doctors into Haiti today and return to Miami to pick up more doctors, medical supplies, food and water. He and his crew will do this trip twice a day for three days. Diane, who flew commercially to meet him in Miami, will accompany him on his initial return trip to Haiti.

Greater Cleveland to Receive FREE Access to Curves to Kick off a Healthy New Year

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, Cleveland Clinic, Curves, the City of Cleveland and other partners  announced today that they will join forces and combine their resources to launch go!FIT Greater Cleveland, a free, comprehensive public health campaign for Cuyahoga County adult residents.  The campaign is designed to improve the overall health and well-being of the county by breaking down barriers and increasing access to fitness and weight management facilities in the area.

Corporate Impact Awards Recognize Curves’ $1 Million-Plus Annual Gifts to American Cancer Society

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The American Cancer Society’s nationwide Corporate Impact Awards were presented today to 16 corporations during the organization’s 96^th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The awards recognize businesses’ and their employees’ financial as well as in-kind contributions of $1 million or more during the past year. These donations were raised to support the fight against cancer through a variety of means, and they represent these corporations’ dedication to the Society’s lifesaving vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Curves Joins Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EST

The probability of a woman being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during her life is about one in eight. And, the probability of dying from breast cancer is about one in 35, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer death rates are going down, the Association says, which is probably a result of finding the cancer earlier and receiving improved treatment.

(Pictured: Breast cancer "thriver" Olivia Newton-John, Curves founder Diane Heavin, and world-renowned breast cancer surgeon Dr. Ernie Bodai with the Liv Aid breast self-exam kit. For every Liv Aid sold in October, Curves will donate one to a woman who can't afford one.)

Breast Cancer Awareness at Curves with Olivia Newton-John

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EST

Breast Cancer "thriver" Olivia Newton-John, Curves founder Diane Heavin, and world-renowned breast cancer surgeon Dr. Ernie Bodai create awareness and encourage early detection in this casual, informative video.

Little Girl with Rare Genetic Disorder Fulfills Dream in Curves Hot Air Balloon

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST

In August 2009, Curves was honored to fulfill the wish of a beautiful little girl from Omaha, Nebraska. Emily Koesters suffers from stage III lymphoma caused by a rare genetic disorder. Her dream? To fly in a hot air balloon.

(Pictured: Emily, daddy Joe, mother Erin, and the Omaha-area Curves owners who helped make Emily's dream come true.)

Curves Celebrates National Women's Health and Fitness Day

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST

More than half of adult U.S. women are overweight and more than one-third of adult U.S. women are obese, according to the American Obesity Association. In fact, obesity plays a major role in the poor health of women, including diabetes and high blood pressure. Such statistics can be alarming, and the increase in obesity is why places, like Curves locations, have educational programs to address weight loss through focused curricula and classes.

"Wouldn't it be great to have a program that helps you reach your weight goal and stay there? In order to reach your weight goal, however, you have to retrain and sustain your metabolism," says Nadia Rodman, RD. In recognition of National Women's Health and Fitness Day on September 30, the Curves locations are announcing their no cost, 30-Day Diet Plan program for all women interested in weight-loss results and health improvement.

Curves Members Nationwide Say "We're Not Sissies!"

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST

Think your local Curves is filled with ladies chatting each other up and trading cobbler recipes? Think again. Millions of women nationwide have lost millions of pounds and regained their health and energy at their neighborhood Curves. And Curves founder Diane Heavin thinks it’s about time they showed their strength to the world.

American Cancer Society Recognizes Curves for its Role in Changing the Course of Cancer

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST

Curves has been honored by the American Cancer Society with a 2009 National Corporate Team Program Award presented at the Society’s inaugural Impact Conference held in June in Chicago. The Society’s National Corporate Team Program Awards recognize individual companies’ recruitment of 50 or more teams for participation within the 5,000 American Cancer Society Relay For Life events nationwide. Relay For Life is the world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement.

Curves Food Drive Delivers 7.4 Million Pounds of Food to Hungry Worldwide

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST

Curves' 11th annual Food Drive exceeded expectations by bringing in more food than last year; nearly 7.4 million pounds to feed hungry people in communities all over the world.

Curves Sponsors Olivia Newton-John's Great Wall of China Cancer Walk

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

In 2008, a group of celebrities, athletes and cancer survivors climbed, walked and crawled 142 miles up and down the Great Wall of China for 23 days in April, largely funded by presenting sponsor Curves. From the scorching heat of the Gobi desert to a snowy mountaintop in Mongolia, these sojourners braved the elements--as well as sprained ankles, aching muscles, blisters and the flu--to raise money to help fund a cure for cancer.

Highlighted here are Curves' founder Diane Heavin and celebrity sponsor Olivia Newton-John. If you watch closely, you may also see: Didi Conn (Frenchie in Grease), Joan Rivers, British singer-songwriter Cliff Richard, Kirk Pengilly (INXS), 7-time world surf champ Layne Beachley, Survivor winners Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn, 5-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe, actor Scott Wolf and his wife Kelley Limp, and more.

Diane Heavin received the most pledges, with 2,308 sponsors, most of them Curves members, owners and staff. On various parts of the Wall, she read more than 3,000 names of Curves members who'd either lost their lives to cancer, were currently battling cancer, or who had survived cancer. Her prayers honored those who are no longer with us, and brought hope to those who are.