Planet Fitness donates $10 enrollment fees to support the cause
TROY, Mich., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Mother's Day, Planet Fitness is sponsoring its fourth annual Mother's Day promotion to raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), and Michigan's media community is rallying to support the cause.
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In southeast Michigan alone, the media community is donating over $40,000 worth of air time and media space to increase awareness of the "Pink" donation event that runs from May 8-15. CBS Outdoor donated 15 billboards, worth $30,000 in media dollars, and over 30 radio stations will be making public service announcements, totaling over $10,000 in air time.
From May 8th -15th, people can join Planet Fitness for just $10 down and Planet Fitness locations throughout southeast Michigan will donate 100% of enrollment fees ($10 per signup) to BCRF. Over the past three years, Planet Fitness has donated more than $1 million to BCRF, and Planet Fitness and its franchisees this year hope to surpass previous years' donations.
The freeways of Detroit are a landscape of pink as CBS Outdoor donates 15 billboards for an entire month to increase awareness of the Planet Fitness Breast Cancer Donation Event.
"The Detroit freeways are awash in pink billboards right now," notes Kara Hocking, president, Hocking Media Group, and the person responsible for promoting the event for Michigan Planet Fitness franchisees. "The generosity in Detroit and southeast Michigan communities is overwhelming."
About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to funding scientific research to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. In October 2012, BCRF awarded $40 million to 197 scientists across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and China. With 91 cents of every dollar spent by BCRF directed towards breast cancer research and awareness programs, BCRF remains one of the most fiscally responsible charities in the country. For the tenth time since 2002, it has earned 4 stars from Charity Navigator. Additionally, BCRF is the only breast cancer organization rated an "A+" by CharityWatch. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.
About Hocking Media Group
Hocking Media Group (www.hockingmedia.com) was founded by Kara Hocking and specializes in helping companies increase their marketing effectiveness by re-engineering the way they connect with customers in today's complex and highly fragmented media environment. Other Hocking Media Group clients include Belle Tire, Comerica Bank, Eastern Michigan University, Genisys Credit Union and Macomb Community College.
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