2021 Charitable Giving Message

​Back in 2018, as an aspiring business owner, I had a vision of giving back to the community through my business. The way that Mike and Paige Wilcox had given back to their community in Bangor was a big inspiration to me and a big reason for why I chose to work with them to open Wilcox Wellness & Fitness here in Brunswick.

Through this business I see so many opportunities to give back to our community. As a health & fitness business I witness the impact of living a happier, healthier life every day through each member of the WILCOX Community. When we feel happier, we have better relationships with those around us. Whether that means stronger relationships with those who we love, or simply being in a better mood when we’re out running our errands. When our bodies feel strong and good, we tend to feel happier. And when we feel happier, we tend to be more patient, have more empathy for others, and as a result make kinder choices in how we interact with others.
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The ability to empathize with others and choose to be kind even in the face of the interpersonal challenges that we face in our day to day has always been important, but even more so over the past challenging two years that we have all been through. It always makes me feel so good inside when I hear the stories members of our community share that provide examples of how they view the world through a more optimistic lens as a result of feeling better.

​It was this vision that inspired me to start this business. To enable us to live our happiest, and healthiest lives by committing to healthy living, but it’s gone so much further than that.
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This year we, as a Wilcox Family, have contributed to our community through various programs, and we are so proud of the impact that this makes across our greater community.
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*With every referral through the Greatest Gift Program we give $10 to Midcoast Humane.
*With every check-in for charity we give $0.40 to Midcoast Humane.
* We also hosted our 3rd Annual Burpees for Turkeys fundraiser for Good Shepherd Food Bank here in Brunswick this past November.

​In 2021 this community generously referred 52 people to Wilcox Wellness & Fitness. THANK YOU! This is the biggest compliment that we can ever receive! As a result, we have donated $520 to Midcoast Humane over the course of 2021!

​In March we started our Check-ins for Charity Program. Every time that a Wilcox member checks-in at Wilcox Wellness & Fitness, Brunswick on Facebook we make a 40-cent donation to Midcoast Humane, resulting in an additional $114 donated!
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That’s a grand total of $634 donated to Midcoast Humane to support them in their mission of caring for animals through spay/neuter programs, vaccinations, medical procedures, and care & comfort for animals during the intake and adoption process. And that’s not all! 

Midcoast Humane isn’t just about the animals. They’re about the PEOPLE too! To learn more about all of Midcoast Humane’s programs visit their website: https://midcoasthumane.org/about/

And of course, each November we host our Burpees for Turkeys fundraiser that supports the Good Shepherd Food Bank and serves to raise awareness around food insecurity in our community. ​

This year the Wilcox Community helped us blow the top off of our fundraising goals with a total $5475 raised! In combination with our team in Bangor we raised a grand total of $11,500, all of which went directly to Good Shepherd Food Bank to help them in reaching their goal of ENDING food insecurity in the State of Maine by 2025. Since this event began in Bangor back in 2012 we have raised over $65,000!

This is something that we are so proud of. We couldn’t have made such a remarkable impact without the support of this amazing community. THANK YOU to everyone who has made this possible through your support of these programs, and through your kindness and commitment as we have worked together to find our way through a pandemic while keeping each other safe!  This dedication as a community has allowed us all to continue to commit to our health & fitness with confidence knowing that we're all looking out for one another.  That is truly what community is all about and I'm so happy you are a part of it!

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We would love to welcome YOU to our community!  

Join us for FREE through our GREATEST GIFT PROGRAM, and we'll make
another $10 donation to Midcoast Humane!

Through the Greatest Gift Program you will receive:

• Access to a no-obligation, FREE 2-Week Trial in our Group Personal Training Program.
• Downloadable tools to help to set you up for success in reaching your goals including a 7-day Victory Journal and access to a 30-minute webinar on implementing healthy habits.
• A 1:1 Success Session where we will review your goals, answer your questions, and make sure that you have all of the information that you need to have an amazing experience in your trial program wit us and a plan for reaching your goals.

We will meet you where YOU are and provide with support every step of the way!
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