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Community Support for Swandoui
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On Monday, November 28th, 2016 Choice Fit Club and the neighboring (minority owned) businesses located in the Village Square shopping center were damaged by fire (investigation is still underway but it appears to be arson). The owner and operator, Swandoui Grene (aka Swan), arrived at the gym early Monday morning to find the gym destroyed from the fire and smoke. Swan later discovered that the gym had also been vandalized; news that would surely dampen the spirit of even the most jovial and carefree a person.
Video of news broadcast
Swan’s vision was to have Choice Fit Club be a gym for the community. The time and effort he put into the gym has always been a labor of love; not for himself but for the community. As a community does; we all have come together, worked hard and taken care of one another. This is why we should all take the senseless act of ignorance personally because it was not Swan that was attacked but our community. The individual responsible for the hate filled act could not be a part of the community Choice Fit Club served.
The gym was once the meeting spot for individuals needing motivation and encouragement to change their lifestyle. It was a place where women who had been abused and battered could find strength and where young men could learn fighting techniques and gain discipline; keeping them from becoming another statistic. The gym, our gym was a place for the community to grow.
Now Choice Fit Club is no longer able to serve those who made the choice to live right. But the hateful spirit, whose hands caused the gym’s destruction, could never destroy the spirit of love that built it. That love is what will help Swan get through this difficult time. By contributing to this crowdfunding campaign, we the community, will do as we have always done; work together in the spirit of love.
I ask that you do your part, big or small, and ensure that Swan is taken care of – like he has taken care of us.
All donations received will be used to assist Swan with personal expenses, business expense and replacement cost of items not covered by the business insurance.
The below pictures illustrate some of the destruction caused to the gym:
Video of news broadcast
Swan’s vision was to have Choice Fit Club be a gym for the community. The time and effort he put into the gym has always been a labor of love; not for himself but for the community. As a community does; we all have come together, worked hard and taken care of one another. This is why we should all take the senseless act of ignorance personally because it was not Swan that was attacked but our community. The individual responsible for the hate filled act could not be a part of the community Choice Fit Club served.
The gym was once the meeting spot for individuals needing motivation and encouragement to change their lifestyle. It was a place where women who had been abused and battered could find strength and where young men could learn fighting techniques and gain discipline; keeping them from becoming another statistic. The gym, our gym was a place for the community to grow.
Now Choice Fit Club is no longer able to serve those who made the choice to live right. But the hateful spirit, whose hands caused the gym’s destruction, could never destroy the spirit of love that built it. That love is what will help Swan get through this difficult time. By contributing to this crowdfunding campaign, we the community, will do as we have always done; work together in the spirit of love.
I ask that you do your part, big or small, and ensure that Swan is taken care of – like he has taken care of us.
All donations received will be used to assist Swan with personal expenses, business expense and replacement cost of items not covered by the business insurance.
The below pictures illustrate some of the destruction caused to the gym:
Organizer and beneficiary
Swandoui Grene
Beneficiary