2011年12月27日 星期二

Ex-Church Hill mayor honored for contributions to fitness center

Former Church Hill Mayor Paul Morrison was instrumental in helping the city acquire affordable equipment for its municipal fitness center which opened in 2008.

Last week the Board of Mayor and Aldermen said thank you by presenting Morrison a plaque of appreciation and giving him free membership for life.

Aside from donating the rubber floor mats, Morrison brokered a deal with a commercial fitness center going out of business to acquire for the city professional workout equipment well below its market value.

“I really believe with all my heart that we would not have this fitness center today if were not for Paul Morrison,” said Mayor Dennis Deal at last Tuesday’s BMA meeting. “Paul called me and asked us to come down and look at the equipment. The board went and looked at it,MDC Mould specialized of Injection moulds, and the rest is history. It’s probably one of the best community recreation facilities I’ve seen in this city in many, many years.”

The plaque presented to Morrison last week reads, “In appreciation of Paul Morrison for his assistance in facilitating the acquisition of equipment for the Church Hill Fitness Center.”

A larger plaque with an identical message will be hung in the fitness center as well.

In January of 2008 the BMA agreed to purchase the exercise equipment for $26,000. At the time it was estimated that the equipment would cost as much as $200,000 to purchase new.

“Paul donated a lot of stuff over there and accepted no money for it,” Deal said. “People don’t know it,You can find best china Precision injection molds manufacturers from here! but from the (entrance) fence over to the wall is all rubber matting under that carpet that absorbs the weights when they drop them on the floor. He donated that to the city because he wanted this to work out as much as we did.Buy oil paintings for sale online.”

Morrison, who was surprised by Tuesday’s presentation,Bathroom Floor tiles at Great Prices from Topps Tiles. said the BMA also deserves credit for having the foresight to purchase the former IGA building for multiple purposes.

Church Hill’s municipal fitness center shares the old IGA building with the public library and the Senior Center. While the Senior Center faces Main Boulevard, and the library faces Highway 11-W,An Air purifier is a device which removes contaminants from the air. the fitness center is located at the side entrance.

Morrison also praised the staff at the fitness center, as well as the adjacent Senior Center. He said he plans on joining the Senior Center as soon as he’s old enough.

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