Boys & Girls Clubs Collect Gifts With Holiday Giving Trees At RI Planet Fitness Gyms

RHODE ISLAND — It is officially the season of giving, so Planet Fitness locations throughout Rhode Island are collecting unwrapped gifts for local Boys & Girls Clubs.

Giving trees are on display at each club location through Dec. 15. Each tree features wish tags of children served by the Boys & Girls Club. Planet Fitness members are invited to fulfill a wish by selecting a tag and purchasing the item listed to help make the holidays brighter for the child in need.

"Planet Fitness is proud to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America as part of the brand’s national philanthropic initiative, The Judgement Free Generation, designed to help end bullying, build youth self-confidence through fitness, and spread inclusivity and kindness," a Planet Fitness spokesperson said in a news release.

Giving trees are at the following Planet Fitness locations in Rhode Island:

• 780 Washington St. Coventry
• 1810 Plainfield Pike, Cranston
• 1800 Mendon Road, Cumberland
• 585 Taunton Ave. East Providence
• 1493 Hartford Ave. Johnston
• 278 W. Main Road Middletown
• 56 Frenchtown Road North Kingstown
• 1920 Mineral Spring Ave. North Providence
• 16 Dowling Village Blvd. North Smithfield
• 675 Beverage Hill Ave. Pawtucket
• 50 Ann Mary St. Pawtucket
• 387 W Fountain St. Providence
• 445 Putnam Pike Smithfield
• 160 Old Tower Hill Road Wakefield
• 1222 Warwick Ave. Warwick
• 650 Bald Hill Road Warwick
• 1500 Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket.

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