Teenagers, Health Club Give Fundraiser a ‘Spin'

“Health Unlimited in Mount Airy was full of pedaling feet going nowhere on Saturday morning, all part of an event, called "Spin-4-Life." The spin class fundraiser gathered money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, which is in May. There were six classes, ranging from a Caribbean Sunrise theme at 7 a.m. with Bob Marley music, to a 9 a.m. class with European House music and a noon class with a summer theme. The $20 fee was donated to the relay. The money goes toward a team walking for Angela Souders, a Mount Airy resident who is active at the gym and is battling stomach cancer, said friend Deanna Tucker. Each class, a 45-minute spin cycle, was full, said the Mount Airy resident who attended two herself. She said the classes raised money through the six classes of 19 bikes each — $2,400—as well as some additional donations. She said Health Unlimited employee Kevin Phelps, came up with the idea and organized the event. Tucker organized a group of teens, composed of her kids and their friends that attended the noon class. Phelps said he taught a few of the classes, including the noon class with the Linganore High School students. ‘They were awesome. I had such a good time with them,’ he said. ‘They were just loud…110 percent whole time.’”

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