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Red Beard Health Complex

Help us bring a health & fitness oriented complex to Siloam Springs! Gym, bikes and healthy market!

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Red Beard Health Complex

Red Beard Health Complex

Red Beard Health Complex

Red Beard Health Complex

Red Beard Health Complex

Help us bring a health & fitness oriented complex to Siloam Springs! Gym, bikes and healthy market!

Help us bring a health & fitness oriented complex to Siloam Springs! Gym, bikes and healthy market!

Help us bring a health & fitness oriented complex to Siloam Springs! Gym, bikes and healthy market!

Help us bring a health & fitness oriented complex to Siloam Springs! Gym, bikes and healthy market!

Kate Crafton
Kate Crafton
Kate Crafton
Kate Crafton
1 Campaign |
Siloam Springs, United States
$25,730 USD by 136 backers
$25,630 USD by 133 backers on Jul 11, 2015

This isn't about having amazing abs, it's about helping your community...

We (Randy & Kate Crafton) moved to Siloam Springs almost three years ago and began training friends and strangers in our garage. Since then, God led us to open a gym in Siloam Springs that encourages wellness and overall fitness. Our members have been able to come off medications, use their strength to help in crisis situations and live better lives. Three weeks ago we had the opportunity to put an offer in on a building downtown that will be the future location for Red Beard Fitness, Cross Country Cyclery and a small market for local, healthy foods. But now we need your help! Our vision for our complex is to have a central meeting place where people can experience diverse areas of fitness and encourage each other.  If we can come up with $24,000 in 30 days we'll be able to help our neighborhood, surrounding areas and our own children with learning how to live a healthier lifestyle. This is an uphill battle when our local obesity rate is 39% and our diabetes rate is nearly THREE TIMES the national average! We need our community to get involved!

The breakdown of what we want to provide:

    • 100% of your donations will go toward the down payment and renovation of our health complex, making it ADA accessible so we can help more people!
    • If our Indiegogo campaign ($24,000) is fully funded Red Beard Fitness will be able to sponsor two families, every 6 months, and provide them with nutrition counseling and gym access three times a week...giving them the tools they need to create a better lifestyle for them and their children in the future at no cost! According to Bridges To Wellness, one of the biggest problems that we face in the area is people being able to afford health centers and gyms. We currently sponsor individuals that otherwise couldn't pay for a gym membership and will be able to do it on a larger scale with a new facility. Do you know of someone who is trying to change their life but can't because of finances?  Email us at redbeardfit@gmail.com.
    • We want to show you that we appreciate you! Do you want to create and name a workout to test the mental toughness our members? Do you want some great bearded gear? Do you want to come to our opening party at this amazing warehouse that used to be a hula hoop factory? We have lots of ways you can support a great cause and still get some fun goodies as well. We will contact you about shirt types/sizes and backpacks when the campaign is fully funded!

Why we want to support Siloam Springs:

If you live in Siloam or surrounding areas you know that our poverty and obesity rates are extremely high. Arkansas was named the 9th most obese state in 2011 and moved up to 4th most obese in 2015. Community Clinic reported 70% of patients have chronic illnesses including obesity, hypertension, congestive heart failure and diabetes. We want help residents make better food choices and get out and get moving in all different ways! This isn't just a gym that thinks that their way is the ONLY way to stay fit. We want anyone, including non-members, to be able to walk in the door and be connected with any type of fitness that they're interested in. Weight lifting, walking, running, biking, kayaking, yoga, dance, jiu jitsu and more! We can give you the names and information of people in the community that are interested in the same sports and activities!
Until 3 years ago neither of us had interest in being a healthy example for our children. Then we found an area of fitness that we fell in love with and through that we discovered how to help others. It takes daily support and teaching someone the tools of clean living to truly change habits that you've had for life. Our facility also has plans to become a meeting place for Bridges to Wellness, to hold healthy lifestyle programs for residents.

    But it has to happen NOW!

    We have a VERY short time to raise funds for this beautiful, historic building in downtown Siloam Springs. It's all or nothing! Without your help we won't be able to buy and renovate the building, which has potential to grow and expand to change even more lives! In less than a year our membership started with 3 people and has grown to over 70 members. Those members are encouraging their friends, family, coworkers and even strangers to make changes that lead to lower healthcare costs and better quality of living. The more people that we reach the better we can make this community with that domino effect! Take a minute to watch our videos so you can hear some of the stories that have come out of just a few months of teaching people to value health and wellness. When our facility brings more people to Main Street it will also increase revenue for our small businesses in the downtown area!  #siloamsgotit

      Other Ways You Can Help...

      Don't have the funds to support the campaign? You can still help! Share our story with your friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and through email! Or do you have books that you can donate to our little library? Feeding your mind is just as important as taking care of your body. We let anyone in our community take or donate books from the RBF little library and we're always looking for more!

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      Choose your Perk

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      Cardio Party

      $30 USD
      One ticket to our opening party! Join us for a night of dancing in the warehouse as we celebrate a new facility for health and wellness. Estimated opening date will be around September but our tickets will be delivered in August.
      40 out of 150 of claimed

      Better Than Burpees

      $5 USD
      Your name appears on our sponsor list, which will go up on the Red Beard Fitness wall for our opening party and remain a permanent fixture of the gym. Our members will be throwing wallballs toward it on a weekly basis so they might come to equate your name with pain but...hey...we love you anyway!
      Estimated Shipping
      August 2015
      4 claimed

      Sun's Out Guns Out

      $40 USD
      Blue Red Beard Fitness logo tshirt or tank top, available in sizes Small - 3XL. You don't have a grow a beard to be a part of our community...you can simply wear one!
      Estimated Shipping
      August 2015
      39 out of 200 of claimed

      Create your own WOD

      $500 USD
      This is your opportunity to work with our coaches to create and name a WOD (workout of the day) for our members to attempt. We promise not to give them your contact information if they want to hurt you afterward. Your WOD will go into rotation every year and we're happy to email you a short video of our members suffering for your entertainment! This level also includes two tickets to our opening party.
      Estimated Shipping
      July 2015
      1 out of 10 of claimed

      Fear The Beard

      $1,000 USD
      Unlimited year membership ($1,500+ value) to Red Beard Fitness + 2 tickets to opening party. This level will receive one unlimited pass to be able to attend all available classes, multiple times a day if desired.
      Estimated Shipping
      August 2015
      4 out of 15 of claimed

      Partner WOD

      $5,000 USD
      You're choosing this option for two reasons: 1.) You want to partner with us and invest in our idea of helping this community 2.) You don't want a thank you perk But we're giving you one anyway...deal with it. Even if you don't want goods we'd love to list you on our sponsor wall and also include 2 tickets to our opening party. Thank you, seriously.
      1 claimed
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      Beardie For Life

      $15,000 USD
      You. You understand how we want to impact this community and are willing to invest in the future of health in our town...so how do we say thank you? Lifetime Founding Members will receive : * Unlimited family lifetime membership (2 adults and up to 4 children) to RBF * Tshirts and Opening Party tickets for up to 6 family members *Name (or business name) on our sponsor wall * Create your own WOD perk Questions about this sponsor level? Email us at redbeardfit@gmail.com
      0 out of 3 of claimed
      sold out

      Sweat Angel

      $150 USD
      Estimated Shipping
      May 2015
      20 out of 20 of claimed
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