(Photo above: courtesy of Bend Pilates)
All Proceeds from Complimentary Pilates Class Donated to NeighborImpact
Bend Pilates will host its third annual Thanksgiving Day Donation Mat Class on November 24 from 10-11am. Participants in this complimentary Pilates class may choose their donation amount with all proceeds going to NeighborImpact.
The Thanksgiving Day Donation Mat Class will be taught by Debby Mandeville-Bowen, a certified Pilates instructor and owner of Bend Pilates and is open to anyone who wants to participate.
“As a business owner I love being able to do what we can to support NeighborImpact, an organization that does so much to help those in need in our wonderful community,” said
Mandeville-Bowen. “And as a mother, I am grateful for the opportunity to get my kids involved in such a good cause on Thanksgiving Day.”
NeighborImpact is a not-for-profit organization that supports Central Oregon residents in need through a diversity of services including food, shelter, job training and more. Bend Pilates is also collecting non-perishable food items for NeighborImpact now through Thanksgiving at its westside studio.
NeighborImpact is asking the community for canned soups and meals, pasta, cereal, cooking oil, canned and dried beans and peas, shelf-stable milk, and juice in cans or jars.
For a full list of desired food donations, go to neighborimpact.org.
“We are extremely grateful to Bend Pilates for selecting NeighborImpact Food Bank as the recipient of their third annual Thanksgiving Day Mat Class fundraiser,” said Carly Sanders, Food
Program Manager at NeighborImpact. “It’s generous support like this that helps stock our shelves and feed nearly 20,000 Central Oregonians a month. We couldn’t provide this service
without community support like that of Bend Pilates.”
No previous Pilates experience is necessary to participate, and the Thanksgiving Day Donation Mat Class is “a great opportunity for people who have been wanting to try Pilates,” says
Mandeville-Bowen.
Participants may reserve a space in the Thanksgiving Day Donation Mat Class by calling 541-647-0876 or emailing info@bendpilates.net.
