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Although the government
isn't saying the "R" word
yet, many economists are
predicting that the United States
is close to entering a reces
sion. Nonprofit fitness facilities,
which heavily rely on a steady
memb9rship and donations to
support their operations and
programming, are starting to
feal the pinch as donors—and
dollars—are harder to reach.
With a slowing economy,
high utility costs and more
competition in the not-for-profit
sector, many nonprofit fitness
facilities are cutting costs and
bracing for lean times in their
fundraising efforts.
Earlier this year, management
of the Charleston Family YMCA
in Charleston, WV, increased its
membership fees by 7 percent
and cut two positions from its
staff, says John Giroir, Charleston
Family Y interim president.
"This was in direct response
to rising costs and revenue not
keeping up with it," ho says. "It's
difficult to make these kinds of
decisions, butfor the Y, it's choos
ing the lesser of two evils because
you have to pay the bills."
The Charleston Family Y's
water bill recently increased by
15 percent, equating to an extra
$1,000 a month for the 120,000-
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