Stretch Laugh Love is a nonprofit organized for charitable and educational purposes, currently applying for 501(c)(3) status.
OUR MISSION: Here at Stretch Laugh Love we believe that physical activity builds communities, empowers individuals, and promotes healthy and balanced lifestyles. Stretch Laugh Love, therefore, strives to bring physical wellness education, tools and experiences to all people.
To achieve our lofty goal, we have three objectives. First, provide media based and print classes on a sliding payment scale to those seeking physical empowerment. Second, create an events board for all physical wellness activities in our communities organized by zip code. Third, connect volunteer teachers and other nonprofit centers that may benefit from including physical wellness into their missions.
Lets expand these objectives a little more. In order to empower those members of our world without financial means or without access to studios or gyms, we are working to host up to 50 videos and 50 podcasts. These media centric classes serve as introductions to various forms of exercise, yoga, pilates, martial arts, weight training, etc. They are videos and podcasts donated by amazing teachers and centers around the country. We understand that these teachers work hard to produce videos and podcasts for us, and for that reason we encourage followers to support their teachers financially, when possible. To accomplish this, each multimedia class will be accompanied by a link back to the teacher or studio’s website. Contact us to donate a class or to discuss this option further.
Our events board, located at 411.stretchlaughlove.com is a growing physical wellness event board. Think of it as a communal watering hole where all of us can find out what’s happening. With so many amazing events, studios and teachers out there, we saw a real need to conglomerate the event information on the web. Why not do it with us? For students who have began to engage in our online classes, the event board will encourage them to take their practice to a group setting. Businesses will be able to highlight their offerings and show what an amazing difference they are making in the community. To ensure that all people will have access to events, a focus will be given to donation based and sliding scale payment classes. Again, this does not mean that we support free-loading, so if you can pay to support your fabulous teachers, by all means do.
Our main goal with Stretch Laugh Love will be connecting centers and other 501(c)(3) organizations with physical wellness instructors if it can enhance their mission. We collect resumes and meet with volunteer teachers around our community that want to donate their time and energy and love. We then meet with directors of various centers to assess and construct a physical wellness program for them on site. Examples of nonprofits that have benefited from bringing a physical wellness aspect into their programs include alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers, women’s shelters, foster homes, senior care centers, churches, community gardens, veteran’s centers, disaster relief organizations, low income housing communities, and the list goes on. Contact us to request more info or volunteer!
