CARE Receives $85,000 Donation from Life Time Fitness in Support of Ongoing Tsunami Recovery Efforts.CHICAGO -- CARE, one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty, announced today that Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LTM LTM abbr. long-term memory ), a national operator of large and distinctive health and fitness centers, has donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. $85,000 to the organization's long-term tsunami recovery efforts. Life Time Fitness members and employees raised the funds during a one-day, "Sweat for Tsunami Relief," event held at its health and fitness centers nationwide. Contributions were raised through fitness competitions, silent auctions, and general donations, and were augmented by a contribution from the Life Time Fitness Foundation. "CARE is extremely grateful for the outpouring of generosity from Life Time Fitness, its members and employees," said Peter Bell, CARE president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami affected millions of people across multiple countries. Over recent months, CARE has provided life saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of survivors. CARE will continue our work in the months and years to come to help communities rebuild critical infrastructure and networks, giving special attention to improving the lives of women and children living in impoverished im·pov·er·ished adj. 1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted: conditions." In tsunami-affected countries of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. , Indonesia, Thailand, India and Somalia, CARE workers continue to help communities' transition from emergency aid to long-term recovery. CARE has been managing poverty-fighting programs in the affected countries for more than 30 years. Experts on the ground agree that it will take years of hard effort for families and communities to recover from the staggering loss. About Life Time Fitness, Inc. Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) operates distinctive and large sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and resort/spa centers. As of April 26, 2005, the Company operated 40 centers in eight states, including Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The Company also provides consumers with nutritional products and supplements, the award-winning healthy lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, world-class athletic events, full-service spas, cafes, personal training consultation, health and nutrition education, and corporate wellness programs. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. (www.lifetimefitness.com). About CARE: CARE is one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty. CARE helps communities improve their quality of life through projects in agriculture and natural resources, economic development, education, food, health, water and sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. and emergency response. For more information, please visit www.care.org. |
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