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title: "Crunch Fitness Provides Community Support in Wake of Hurricane Milton"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5d7cf083-fbdb-4546-a9f4-1fcd50fc32af
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20241014_crunch_fitness_provides_community_support_in_wake_of_hurricane_milton.html
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2024-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:29:26.803Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1571902943202-507ec2618e8f?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Crunch Fitness Provides Community Support in Wake of Hurricane Milton

**TL;DR:** Crunch Fitness is providing community support in the wake of Hurricane Milton by offering showers, charging stations, and food at its locations. The company's facilities are open to the public at no charge, regardless of membership status.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-10-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20241014_crunch_fitness_provides_community_support_in_wake_of_hurricane_milton.html).*

## Story

"We understand the immense impact Hurricane Milton has had on our communities, and as part of our ongoing dedication to health and wellness, we want to ensure that everyone has a safe space to refresh and regroup," said Tony Scrimale, CEO of CR Fitness Holdings. "Our facilities are not just about fitness—they’re about helping people live better lives, especially when they need it most."

Locations and Services Available:

- Showers: Open to the public at no charge during business hours to help those displaced or without running water.

- Charging Electronic Devices: Available for residents to power up their phones, laptops, and other essential devices.

- BBQ and Supportive Environment: Crunch staff will be available to offer additional assistance and serve hamburgers, hot dogs, and bottled water while supplies last. For BBQ times, please check our social media pages or contact your local club.

Locations Open Offering Services:

- Crunch Land ’Lakes

- Crunch Countryside

- Crunch Lakewood Ranch Crunch Bee Ridge

- Crunch West Bradenton

- Crunch Wesley Chapel

- Crunch Channelside

- Crunch Bloomingdale

- Crunch Tampa Palms

- Crunch Hillsborough

- Crunch Riverview

- Crunch Lakeland

- Crunch Stuart

- Crunch Palm Beach Gardens

- Crunch West Melbourne

- Crunch Wickham

- Crunch Altamonte Springs

- Crunch Belle Isle

- Crunch Kissimmee

- Crunch East Colonial

- Crunch Poinciana

- Crunch Lake Nona

- Crunch Winter Garden

- Crunch Winter Springs

- Crunch Boy Scout

- Crunch Six Mile

- Crunch Cape Coral

- More Locations Opening By The Hour

Crunch Fitness encourages all those affected by the storm to take advantage of these services. Residents do not need to be Crunch members to access the facilities, reinforcing the company's mission to be a resource for everyone in the community.

Crunch Fitness will continue to monitor the situation and expand the number of open locations as circumstances allow.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Fitness (sector)
- community support (topic)
- Crunch Fitness (company)
- CR Fitness Holdings (company)
- Tony Scrimale (person)
- fitness services (topic)
- hurricane relief (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20241014_crunch_fitness_provides_community_support_in_wake_of_hurricane_milton.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5d7cf083-fbdb-4546-a9f4-1fcd50fc32af).