Dear BoxSmith Community...
... we need you!
We want to be here for you when you're ready to return, but we can't do it without help.
GOAL ACHIEVED!!!
In mid-March when we shut down, anticipating maybe a couple weeks of closure before the world went back to normal, we didn't have the big picture view of what a global pandemic actually meant. Since that moment we've sprung to action. We provided an immediate transition to virtual workouts, parking lot workouts, and safe private training.
That being said, currently things are dire. We've had very little to no revenue generated from a space on which Jess continues to pay rent and utilities out of her own pocket—a space that we love, but has essentially no ventilation and doesn't feel safe to return to in the midst of an airborne pandemic. As we look to the return of cold weather, we realize that we won't be able to sustain BoxSmith, our small business, through the winter if we can't do the necessary improvements to our training space to reopen group classes indoors.
With gym member help, we've installed plastic sheeting and spent hundreds of dollars on supplies necessary for a safe reopen, but as most of you know there is no ventilation in our basement space. Turns out, HVAC is incredibly expensive... our lowest quote is for $12,000!
We are looking to our community to help raise a minimum of $5,000 to put towards a new HVAC (clean air exchange, filtration, conditioning) system so that we can reopen for indoor group classes. We have already secured a small amount of grant funding and support towards our HVAC project but we need your help to make it happen.
While we've been avoiding asking for your help, we realize that in order to be around in the long run, we need a boost to keep you boxing through and after the challenging times brought of the pandemic. We need your help.
We will be running this fundraiser through November 1st, so that all ventilation construction can be done within the month. This gets you boxing inside a well-ventilated safe space as quickly as possible as we move into the cold months of winter.
If you can help with a contribution of any size, and/or share with your network, we would be so SO grateful.
THANK YOU for your years of support!
Hall of Fame
Rachael Acker
Arvanitis Family
Rebecca Bennett
Tony Bernardi
Nicole Bezreh
Stacy Biko
Ben Biswas
Malini Biswas & Dina Vargo
Maya Biswas
Sarita Biswas
Chris Donlon
Angela Branca Dwyer
Suzy Clark
Chris Clarke
Deb Cohen
Neil Cohen
Ben Cooper
The Costello Family
Chris Elia
Michelle Flannery
Anthony Florentino
Nancy Galluzo
Julie Gannon
Jason Godin
April Greene
Monica Guen
Kenny Hasenfus
Liz & Sydney Herrig
Charlie Higgins
Kim & Russell Holman
Alison Hunt
Declan Kearns, Kearns Carpentry
Anne Marie & Frank Kidd
Maddie Kilgannon
Sheila Kilkelly & Sam Madison on behalf of baby Maeve
Shannon Leary
Tyler LeBlanc
Jeff Ledellaytner
Will Manilov
Mark Manne
Chuck McCallum
Jen McCloskey
Sarah McCormick
Frank McNeil
Kristin Menconi
Eddie Meyer
Kristen Perry
Mike Peters
Kristi Pike
Sophie Podhurst
Aaron Poretsky
Frank Prall
Chip Rives
Jenna Savage
Kelly Davidson Savage
Matt Savage
Jordan Scott
Elisha Siegel
Kyle Sinclair
Beka Smith
Joyce Smith
Stephanie Smith
Steve Smith & Deb Copes
Lotte Smith-Hansen
Beecher Smith-Stackhouse
Michael Smith-Stackhouse
Beth Sternheimer
Jen Szegda
Matt Tobin
The Willard Family
Jonathan Wynne
Thank you for your help!