{"id":544,"date":"2018-06-05T15:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/?p=544"},"modified":"2022-05-26T04:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T04:54:56","slug":"544-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/544-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: KARI&#8217;S KARDIO 5K KAMP ANNOUNCEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>PRESS RELEASE:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><strong>FOR MORE INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>Lori Burke<\/h6>\n<h6><a class=\"text-red\" href=\"mailto:lori.burke@madd.org\">lori.burke@madd.org<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>239.791.7560<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>GO FROM COUCH TO CROSSING HOME PLATE<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>KARI 5K KAMP<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-546\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/05\/KKlogoRGB-e1528213916828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fort Myers, FL | June , 2018: <\/strong><a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/karikardio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari\u2019s Kardio<\/a>, a group exercise studio in Fort Myers, joins the third annual <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walklikemadd.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walk Like MADD and 5K<\/a> as the official Fitness Event Partner.<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with the event partnership, Kari\u2019s Kardio announces a free drop-in class every Saturday morning from 6:30am \u2013 7:00am to get people 5K-ready for <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walklikemadd.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walk Like MADD &amp; 5K<\/a> on 9.29.18.\u00a0 Kari 5K Kamp participants will be given a discount promo code and an invitation to join Kari\u2019s team at each class.\u00a0 The drop-in classes start Saturday, June 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kari 5K Kamp is open to all skill levels.\u00a0 A trained runner and fitness expert will teach endurance, strength and speed training for running as well as focus on the importance of hydration, pacing and equipment tips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur fitness studio is about providing a sense of community.\u00a0 What better way than to join this awesome, community-focused 5K!\u201d\u00a0 states Kari Fundingsland, owner of the boutique studio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKari 5K Kamp will be a unique free opportunity for people to go from the couch to crossing home plate on the Boston Red Sox Spring Training Field, our own Major League Baseball field,\u201d states Tom Marquardt, the 5K Chair.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2013, MADD SWFL provides free programs to over 15,000 people annually in the Southwest Florida community through its underage drinking prevention initiatives, its campaign to eliminate drunk driving, tie one on for safety campaign and DUI offender education.\u00a0 In addition, the local MADD chapter supports law enforcement; hosting an annual law enforcement recognition program and free DUI training benefiting over 300 local law enforcement professionals.\u00a0 Most importantly, MADD SWFL supports victims and survivors of drunk, drugged and substance-impaired driving crashes; providing over 1,500 free services annually and facilitating grief and community groups as well as a tribute event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">****<\/p>\n<h6><strong>About Kari\u2019s Kardio<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Kari\u2019s Kardio is a group exercise studio located at 12901 McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers.\u00a0 The studio offers a full range of group classes daily including top-notch bootcamps, spinning and barre classes. Visit Kari&#8217;s Kardio at <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/karikardio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.karikardio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6>About Mothers Against Drunk Driving<\/h6>\n<p>Founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae (MADD) is celebrating its 35<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary by creating a future of NO MORE VICTIMS<sup>TM<\/sup>. MADD is the nation\u2019s largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these crimes and prevent underage drinking. MADD supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge, serving one person every ten minutes through local MADD victim advocates and at 1-877-MADD-HELP. Learn more at <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/madd-org.k18jzwlf-liquidwebsites.com\/\">madd.org<\/a> or by calling 1-877-ASK-MADD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"># # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE:\u00a0FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lori Burke lori.burke@madd.org 239.791.7560 GO FROM COUCH TO CROSSING HOME PLATE KARI 5K KAMP &nbsp; Fort Myers, FL | June , 2018: Kari\u2019s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/544-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PRESS RELEASE: KARI&#8217;S KARDIO 5K KAMP ANNOUNCEMENT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-fundraising","category-walk-like-madd-5k","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PRESS RELEASE: KARI&#039;S KARDIO 5K KAMP ANNOUNCEMENT - Affiliate Southwest Florida<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/544-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PRESS RELEASE: KARI&#039;S KARDIO 5K KAMP ANNOUNCEMENT - Affiliate Southwest Florida\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PRESS RELEASE:\u00a0FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lori Burke lori.burke@madd.org 239.791.7560 GO FROM COUCH TO CROSSING HOME PLATE KARI 5K KAMP &nbsp; 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