DAC Fitness Donates $10,000 in Exercise Equipment

Sister Teresa Shields of the Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness stands alongside Glenn Marshall, James Davis and Bradley as the donated equipment is assembled. 

DAC Fitness recently donated $10,000 in exercise equipment to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. The donation was accepted by Volunteer Northwest Mississippi, a Community Foundation initiative, and distributed to five organizations in and around the Mississippi Delta.

"We take pride in our dedication to boosting the health and wellness of not only our local community, but other communities around the region," said Robert Creech, president of DAC Fitness. "With the help of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi and Volunteer Northwest Mississippi, we were able to identify five organizations who needed assistance and were happy to provide the necessary equipment to help others improve their health."

Marvin Crawford, Walter Walton and Reshardo Gardner set up the donated equipment.

Recipients include the Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness, a health club that offers educational programs on fitness and nutrition; and the Coahoma Agricultural High School football team, whose players will use the equipment for training, and maintaining active lifestyles during the off-season. The towns of Friar's Point, Lula, and Coahoma also received equipment and will use it to promote health and fitness among the town employees.

"We are deeply appreciative of DAC's level of support for the health and wellness of Mississippi Delta residents," said Tom Pittman, president of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. "Mississippi leads the nation in obesity, which is killing far too many people, while severely handicapping the ability of many others. The donations from DAC Fitness will improve the lives of countless residents in these small Delta towns."