Could you imagine doing burpees to raise money?
That’s what two coaches at FirePower CrossFit did on June 11th. They did it to raise money for Halton Women’s Place (HWP). One of the coaches, Tonya Link, told us how her and another coach, Yvonne, both feel that Halton Women’s Place provides an excellent service to the community and they want to support the organization as much as possible.
By the end of the day, the group had raised $6500. The group was at Halton Women’s Place recently drop off the final amount that was raised. You can see a photo of the cheque presentation above.
This was the second time the group had raised money for HWP. The first time was in the fall of 2020. Their original goal was $1000, and they managed to raise more than $6200.
Link tells us that she would like to make this a more regular fundraiser for the women’s shelter, and hopes the community can continue being a part of it.
According to an article written by a descendent of the man the burpee is named after, Royal H. Burpee (no, seriously – that was the man’s actual name), a burpee is described as, “standing tall, squat down low, shift your weight to your hands and jump your feet back to a plank — the starting position for a push-up — then jump your feet forward again between your hands, and stand back up.” It adds that a basic CrossFit burpee includes, “a push-up in the middle and a jump at the end.”
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