September 1, 2010 Membership Changes

We are writing to you in regards to a few changes that will be occurring at Howland Place Fitness Center as of September 1, 2010.

We are pleased to inform you that we have a new software system at Howland Place Fitness Center. This system will allow us to handle accounts more efficiently and enable us to operate the entire facility at a higher capacity in order to provide you with the best health and fitness programs. With the new software company a few changes have been made. Below is a brief outline of the changes and how they will affect you.

EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) Memberships:
The new software company uses a billing company which processes your account using the highest administrative and security standards possible to protect your privacy. How will this affect you?
The billing company will charge an annual account maintenance fee of $25 which will be withdrawn from your account on October 1st 2010. This small annual fee will alleviate our administrative burden allowing us to focus more on bringing you the best equipment and programming to our facility.

Pre-Paid Memberships:
HPFC will be eliminating some of our pre-paid memberships beginning September 1st to make your billing process easier.

Standard Rate- $25
(You may convert to EFT Monthly $19.99*- saving you $5.01/month- that’s $60.12 a year!)

Couple Plans - $40

ALL Family plans
(Both Couple and Family Plans may convert to a EFT Family plans of two + family members. The primary family member will be $19.99*/month and each additional family member will just $15/month per person- saving you $$$ yearly!)

All Pre-Paid Memberships may be converted to either EFT plans (saving you more money and adding convenience) or you can choose from our Pre-Paid 3 month or Pre-Paid 12 Month membership plans.

Group Fitness:
We will also be upgrading our Group Fitness Program beginning September 13th 2010. Many classes that were previously paid for like Yoga, Zumba and A.M. Bootcamp, that cost you over $100 more a month, will now be included with your membership!

How will this affect you?
ALL classes including the paid for classes will now just be an additional $10/month
You must contact us by September 1, 2010 if you wish to add ALL unlimited classes to your HPFC membership. If you do not wish to add ALL unlimited classes to your membership, you DO NOT have to contact us. Your membership will stay at $19.99/month and you will continue to have full access to the 1st floor fitness facility.

Are you adding any classes along with the changes?
Yes, we will be adding a second Zumba class, Pilates, Belly Dancing and an early morning Spin class. Along with Yoga, Zumba and the early morning Bootcamp class now being FREE with your memberships.

We understand that change is not easy even if it is for the better. We have tried to make these changes as convenient as possible while adding value to your membership. At Howland Place Fitness Center we will continue to provide you with the best customer service and excellence to consistently improve your Health & Fitness experience.

Please feel free to call us at 508-994-2100 and ask to speak with Matt Bettencourt, Owner & Operator; Rebecca Tiedemann, General Manager or Julie Fostin, Fitness Director.

Dedicated to your health and fitness needs,

Matthew Bettencourt
President
Howland Place Fitness Center
“Stay Fit for Life”
www.howlandplacefitnesscenter.com