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Jordan Mars outlines wellness center growth, 900+ memberships at Wrightstown meeting
Summary
Jordan Mars, loan center coordinator, told the Wrightstown school board the district wellness center has grown to about 900 active community members (96% district residents), offers classes and free senior programming, and relies on Direct Fitness Solutions for equipment maintenance; no board action was requested.
Jordan Mars, loan center coordinator and Wrightstown High School graduate, told the school board about operations and community use of the district’s wellness center, which opened in January 2018. "I've always had a little bit of an idea to have a fitness center in Wrightstown," Mars said, describing the center's classes, commercial‑grade equipment and community programming.
Mars said the center has "a little over 900 current community members" as of October, not including staff or students, and that roughly 96% of members live in the Wrightstown School District. He described membership‑type splits (about 54% adults, 29% seniors, 11% college students and 6% military) and said seniors use their memberships at higher rates, contributing 37% of attendance despite being 29% of memberships.
Mars detailed programming and community service activities: daily fitness classes led by staff and community members, a free senior strength class that averages about 20 attendees, fundraising events such as St. Jude walks (about $1,000 raised over two years), Red Cross blood drives and flu‑shot clinics. He said the center schedules preventative equipment maintenance with Direct Fitness Solutions, its vendor since opening, to extend machine life.
Mars outlined hours (weekdays mornings and evenings, Saturday mornings; expanded summer hours) and staffing: a mix of evening/weekend supervisors, a youth apprenticeship student worker and a few community hires. He also noted efforts to communicate via Facebook and ParentSquare for program notices and weather delays.
The presentation was informational; no board motion or vote was recorded on the wellness center.
