Family Open day set to raise funds for Mayoral Flood Relief Fund
A family open day at the Hawke’s Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust facilities will double as be a Cyclone Gabriel fundraiser on March 25.
Hawke’s Bay residents will be able to experience the regional aquatic centre and its learn to swim and water safety programmes, test their fitness and coordination skills and be out through their paces by the centres Strength and Conditioning coaches at the EIT Institute of Sport and Health, based at Mitre10 Sports Park in Hastings.
HBCFCT facility manager Nathan Manu said that it was important to bring the community together for some fun and experience the positive sport and wellbeing offerings at the facility.
“We’ve all had a tough time recently and it’s time that we open the doors to our amazing community facility that’s is regarded as the best of its kind in New Zealand.
“We want to make the day as interactive as possible where locals can get a first-hand experience of all that the facility offers such as the pools, high performance technology as well as be put through their paces by our first class coaches,” Nathan said.
He adds that there will be some fun events such as a counter movement jumping competition and prizes including a free 12 month fitness centre membership and 12 month swim membership. Free introductory fitness classes will also be held during the day.
A gold coin donation will raise funds to go towards the Regional Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund.
The EIT Institute of Sport and Health features a $32million ten-lane 50 metre FINA World Championship/Olympic standard pool, a 25 metre learn-to-swim/warm up pool, two hydrotherapy pools, community gym and high-performance strength and conditioning gym, indoor athletics track, a basketball/netball court, education classrooms and meeting rooms, specialist sports health clinic (which includes physiotherapy, sports medicine practitioners and imaging services).
The facility also has a 72-bedroom accommodation hostel, which isn’t part of the open day due to a booking.
The Open Day is from 10am-1pm.
