The mother of a naval serviceman and General Manager of Sports, Fitness & Fun health club, Roberta Kruse-Fordham is doing what she can to help the United States’ service people. Her health club is offering free memberships to active military personnel and their immediate families.The IHRSA Joining Forces Network urges health clubs to offer free memberships to the families of active reservists and National Guard members. Kruse-Fordham has met IHRSA’s call, and gone above and beyond by offering free six month memberships to all branches of the US military.”I am so proud and thankful to be a part of [The IHRSA Joining Forces Network],” Kruse-Fordham wrote to IHRSA in an email. “I operate a health club in Florida, New York and am the mom of a deployed Navy man.” She attached a photo of her son, T.J. (pictured above), whose wife and daughter remain at home in Jacksonville, Florida while he serves overseas.”It’s a great stress reliever to be able to work out, take yoga, do Pilates, especially for the people left at home, and certainly those who are about to be deployed,” Kruse-Fordham told her local newspaper, the Times Herald-Record.She added:”When I heard of this program, I joined the cause immediately because it spoke to my heart, and I believe it will do the same for others in our community. Our staff is so proud to be able to give back to the families of these courageous Americans in such a unique and beneficial way.”
To find out more about the IHRSA Joining Forces Network, or to get involved, please visit IHRSA.org/joining-forces-network.