Edgewood Planet Fitness donates gym equipment to special needs group

By Meghan Schiller

August 22, 2023 / 12:59 PM / CBS Pittsburgh

EDGEWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) -- It's not always easy to make it to the gym. That's especially true for a group of people with special needs. That's why one local gym decided to find a way to bring the equipment to them.

The staff at Planet Fitness in Edgewood donated gym equipment on Tuesday to those with special needs who can't always make it to the gym.

The gym off South Braddock Avenue loaded up the equipment so it could be given to the folks at Serenity Care, which regularly brings people with special needs to Planet Fitness.

A member of the staff noticed some equipment the organization could use, especially when the group can't make it to the gym.

"Due to the fact we promote good health, we want our clients to be healthy, so us having an opportunity to be able to use gym equipment in our facility to help work out is really awesome, and we are really grateful for the equipment that they donated," said Charity Reid, a program specialist with Serenity Care.

The gear will find a new home in the Serenity Care Hope Center, a training day program.

Planet Fitness frequently updates equipment and looks for opportunities to donate when it has equipment available.

Meghan Schiller is an Emmy-nominated journalist who joined KDKA in October 2017. She's thrilled to be back in her hometown and reporting at the station she grew up watching.

First published on August 22, 2023 / 12:59 PM

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