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Workout Anytime of Panama City Beach franchisee Chris Gately partnered with Lift for the 22 to offer free gym memberships to veterans. The partnership aims to reduce veteran suicide rates by helping veterans cope with the stresses of transitioning to civilian life.
Workout Anytime of Panama City Beach Franchisee and Marine veteran Chris Gately partnered with the Lift for the 22 organization to offer 22 free gym memberships to veterans with the hopes of reducing veteran suicide rates.
Gately and Carter Davis, founder of Lift for the 22, hope that the gym memberships will help veterans cope with the stresses of transitioning to civilian life.
“The military gives you everything, but when that’s shut off, you have to do everything for yourself,” Gately said. “The military treats you differently — you are told what to do. You have to relearn everything on the outside.”
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on June 10, 2017. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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