Outdoor Fitness Center Lifts Platteville Community Up

What I love about the Nutrition World Outdoor Fitness Center project is that it is both aspirational and inspirational.

Last winter Gene Weber came to my office with an idea. I would almost call it a crazy idea (or aspiration) for an outdoor fitness center. The project was going to require fundraising and I expressed some concerns given the other efforts underway for the library, museum and senior center. He said that he understood my concerns. I wished him luck, while secretly thinking that he was going to need some!

The next thing I knew, a steering committee was organized, fundraising was completed and the center was installed in a record-breaking six months. All without a public fundraising campaign.

The inspirational part is that it makes a 50-something woman like me want to get outside and do some planks! In all seriousness, seeing people out here using the stations and the sessions that will be conducted by Coach Serrres and Ryan Siegert with The Edge will inspire a whole range of community members to improve their health.

That is quite a legacy to leave.

So, thank you Committee and Donors for your vision, dedication and commitment to your community. You are the best of what Platteville is about.