This weekend "Big Bad" Ben Gaddy and I are participating in a team push-up contest to raise money and awareness for the Boys and Girls Clubs.

I did this last year and it is loads of fun and a worthy cause. (Last year we did 6,749 push-ups in the 45-minute competition – about 675 per person on our 10 person team)

If you like, please come out to support eGroup and Primetime Fitness (our team) Saturday at noon at the Sullivan’s Island playground – but more importantly, please look at the following website and donate a few dollars to the event.  You can go to the website <a href="http://www.bgclubta.org/main_subItems.asp?id=21&amp;sid=93&amp;ssid=68">http://www.bgclubta.org/main_subItems.asp?id=21&amp;sid=93&amp;ssid=68</a>. and donate - just MAKE SURE YOU SPECIFY TEAM PRIMETIME !!

eGroup as a company will be donating $.10 per push-up for the PRIMETIME team !

Thanks !!
-Mike

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April 16th, 2008

(Charleston, SC) -- eGroup Principal Mike Carter, represented his company eGroup by participating in a "push-up challenge" fundraising event to support the Boys &amp; Girls Club of the Trident Area.

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Carter, along with nine other trainers and members from his local workout studio, Primetime Fitness, won the challenge by an astounding margin, as they pushed their way to victory to raise money for the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs.

Ken Brown, certified trainer at Primetime Fitness, organized the fundraising event in 2007 and generated impressive results for the area club. This year, he expanded the effort to include teams from local gyms and personally recruited the team of Primetime participants. After the victory, Ken offered his remarks to the group "You all were awesome!! I'm so proud of the effort put forth today."

Meredith Nelson, certified trainer and owner of Primetime Fitness, said "Congratulations and a huge thank-you to Mike Carter, Mark Nelson, Chris McNally, Eric Dodson, Robbie Lewis, Ken Brown, Steve Herlong, Vince Graham, and Lee Lazarus, who joined me in pumping out an amazing 6,749 push-ups in 45 minutes. Helping us out along the way was alternate Julie Nestler, who also trained hard for the event and gave her physical, logistical, and photographic assistance during the competition."

Competing against the PrimeTime Fitness team were health clubs Pitt Street Fitness (with 6,235 push-ups), Shaping Concepts (4,718 push-ups), ECO Fitness (4,058 push-ups), and The Practice Space Yoga Studio (6,157 yogi-style push-ups).

It's not too late to submit a donation. A simple penny per push-up pledge for our efforts last year was only $67.49! Checks can be made out to the Boys and Girls Clubs, and mailed to PrimeTime Fitness c/o Ken Brown or Meredith Nelson.

The Boys &amp; Girls Club is dedicated to enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs provide a safe place to learn and grow, ongoing relationships with caring adult professionals, life-enhancing programs and character development experiences, and hope and opportunity. They offer core Program Areas in Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development. Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness, and Recreation.