Focus Pilates on Giving Back
In Focus Pilates efforts to assist those less fortunate as well as contribute to saving the environment, we have decided to donate a percentage of profits on behalf of the clients and instructors to a number of charities around the world. Below are the organisations that we were able to contribute to. As we continue to grow our aim is to contribute more and more every year:
Hair for Hope 2011 & 2010
In both 2011 and 2010 Focus Pilates teamed up with The Children’s Cancer Foundation to raise money for children with cancer and their families. Instructors clients and friends of Focus Pilates shaved their head to raise money.
2010 – Raised over $20,000 with 11 shavees
2011 – raised over $10,000 with 9 shavees
2010 event: Watch the video on TV.
Carbon Neutral
253 native trees were planted in 2007 (one for each active Focus client!) and that will help to off set 42.11 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
In 2008 Focus Pilates planted 250 native trees offsetting an estimated 56.52 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Little Sisters Fund
Through Little Sisters Fund in 2007, we have been able to support a years worth of schooling for two young Nepalese girls. Educating young women in Nepal will help generations to come as their children will benefit from their education.
In 2009 with special approval from MCYS Focus Pilates clients and staff raised over $8,000 for the Little Sisters Fund.
CHI Heng Foundation
Though CHI Heng Foundation in HK we have contributed towards providing assistance to AIDS orphans in China.
Shinta Mani Community Project Cambodia
Through a community donation organised by Hotel Shinta Mani. Focus has paid for the entire hospitality education for Ly Chanty, a young girl in Cambodia who's family has lived in poverty since her father passed away when she was 2. This was made possible. We also highly recommend the small luxury hotel Hotel De La Paix that also supports the same program.
In 2009 Bing and Daniel on behalf of Focus Pilates delivered 400kg of rice, books an stationary (in two heavily laden Tuk Tuk’s!) to Cambodian orphanage Sangkheum Centre.