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Cardinal Fitness is in the process of donating over 2,000 cases of bottled water to those devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti. As a community-focused fitness center, Cardinal Fitness hopes to spread health and replenishment in this time of need. By partnering with Friends of the Orphans, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children in Latin America and the Caribbean, Cardinal Fitness will transport the 34 pallets of water to where it is needed in Haiti.

"Friends of the Orphans and Cardinal Fitness have partnered during this time to help in the Haitian relief efforts. Cardinal Fitness has donated over two thousand cases of fresh water and we are encouraging our communities, members, friends, and business partners to join us in this effort by making monetary donations at www.friendsoftheorphans.org. Even the smallest donations are a tremendous help," said Emilie McClughen, Cardinal Fitness director of marketing. “We would also like to thank our friends at Dr. Pepper/Snapple for providing the water to us at floor cost and DHL’s assistance in delivering the water. They helped make this possible.”

For more information on Cardinal Fitness’s efforts and how you can help, please visit cardinalfitness.com. Cardinal Fitness fans can follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/cardinalfitness) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/cardinalfitness). Also, please visit www.friendsoftheorphans.org to donate to the relief effort.

About Cardinal Fitness

Cardinal Fitness is a state-of-the-art fitness center that offers memberships for only $19.95 per month. Memberships are month-to-month with no long-term contracts.  As one of the fastest-growing health club chains in the Midwest, members enjoy access to more than 50 locations.  Cardinal Fitness is committed to promoting health and fitness in its local communities as well as helping members incorporate fitness into their everyday lives. A supervised Kids Room is available at most locations for kids 6 months to 12 years old, so parents can bring their kids while they workout.  Cardinal Fitness offers state-of-the-art equipment and a variety of amenities including free equipment instructions, personal training, cardio and strength equipment, free weights, a supervised Kids Room, and tanning (where available). 

About Friends of the Orphans

A 40-year-old nonprofit organization with six regional offices in the United States, Friends of the Orphans supports a network of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”) homes and their outreach programs in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. Together, Friends of the Orphans and NPH transform the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children by creating families for life through values of unconditional love, shared responsibility and education. This enables children to transcend poverty and grow into caring and productive members of their communities.