How a Local Organization Is Leading the Nation in Pandemic Responsiveness the Cincinnati Sports Club, a Locally Closes for Business
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4S ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020 ❚ THE ENQUIRER AREA NEWS How a local organization is leading the nation in pandemic responsiveness The Cincinnati Sports Club, a locally closes for business. With all fitness facil- quent. owned and operated lifestyle club, has ities in Ohio shuttered until further no- As members of the IHRSA (Interna- spent the last 11 years preparing for a po- tice, the CSC team is using this time to tional Health, Racquet & SportsClub As- tential pandemic like COVID-19. clean every inch of the Club from top to sociation), the Medical Fitness Associa- Their Pandemic Preparedness Plan, a bottom. tion and the CMAA (Club Management comprehensive outbreak response ef- All fitness areas, the Children’s Cen- Association of America), the Club has a fort developed in 2009, is setting a na- ter, locker rooms, and private changing strong history of being a national indus- tional standard for emergency facility rooms are disinfected daily with a pow- try leader in facility and operations, risk management, and has other fitness or- erful electrostatic quat cleaner, while all management, staff education, and ganizations from across the country weights, racks, machines, mats, and ev- training. They are currently tracking reaching out for guidance. ery piece of equipment are scrubbed in- pandemic management procedures at “We knew the day might come when side and out. This down time has also clubs that have reopened in Hong Kong the CDC would issue national pandemic been an opportunity to perform much- and Singapore, and plan to implement guidelines that would require us to Gina Westerfield (Montgomery) and needed maintenance services without new safety procedures focused on ap- change day-to-day operations for the Cindy Leksan (Mariemont) tend to the disrupting the visitor experience, and propriate physical distancing, managing safety of our members and employees,” spa rooms at Tonics Spa and Salon deep-cleaning in areas that typically said Club Facility & Operations Manager located inside the Club. PROVIDED have a high usage has become more fre- See AREA NEWS, Page 5S Marco Fiorini. “In response to the coro- navirus, we initiated the Pandemic Pre- To advertise, visit: paredness Plan in late February by fo- demic Preparedness Plan was designed ² cusing on the three D’s: Distance, Densi- for three potential outbreak scenarios: n²{%""%% " n²p²j ty, and Disinfecting. Our team was able an epidemic or pandemic hits some- {y_wpj to jump headfirst into execution mode where in the world and Club operations n² rather than spending valuable time de- remain normal; an epidemic or pandem- veloping a plan as the situation pro- ic hits the US and the Club operates in a j® jmj }nn gressed.” limited capacity; or an epidemic or pan- ® }n The Cincinnati Sports Club’s Pan- demic hits the tri-state area and the Club w Assorted Stuff all kinds of things... Adopt Me Pets find a new friend... Brent Thole (Columbia-Tusculum) performing a deep clean of the 15 treadmills. &+(&. 287 &/$66,),(' PROVIDED RQOLQH DW FLQFLQQDWLFRP cincinnati.com ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2020 ❚ 5S Area news Continued from Page 4S visitor density, and constant disinfect- ing. “Our members, staff, and guests have come to know and trust us for over 30 years, so it’s important that we show our commitment to high standards of clean- liness before, during, and after the state- Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Cincinnati native and favorite son Nick Lachey joined Ken Anderson for the first mandated closure,” Fiorini said. “When Reggie Gaither, from Cincinnati, virtual “Happy Hour with Ken” —hosted by the Ken Anderson Alliance, things reopen, and people start getting assigned to the “Dragon Slayers” of Anderson’s local nonprofit working to promote LIVE, WORK, and ENGAGE back their daily lives, the Cincinnati Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. PROVIDED Sports Club will continue to be a safe (HSC) 11, uses a wire brush to remove place for healthy, active lifestyles for corrosion from a troop seat in the both families and individuals.” hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS awesome opportunity to get our minds on the Ken Anderson Alliance’s YouTube For a full copy of the Pandemic Pre- Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the off of the coronavirus.” channel and begin at 5:30 p.m. on the paredness Plan or more information, Mediterranean Sea on April 4. PROVIDED Additional Happy Hours are planned dates mentioned. To watch live, go to please contact Mary Frank at April 29 and the final one on Tuesday, Youtube.com and subscribe to the Ken [email protected]. May 5. Anderson Alliance channel. While there, Now in its 30th year, and locally mission is to create live, work and en- Ken’s childhood neighbor, former you can check out other videos from the owned and operated, Cincinnati Sports gage opportunities for adults with devel- NBA star Dan Issel, and Doug Flynn, for- agency. Club has grown steadily across 16 opmental disabilities, is working to stay mer Reds and MLB player, are on deck For more information about the mis- sprawling acres at 3950 Red Bank Road connected with participants and sup- for the April 29 offering. The series con- sion of the Ken Anderson Alliance, vol- in Fairfax. It is accessible by three street porters by launching “Happy Hours with cludes with a Virtual Dance Party hosted unteer opportunities, to purchase raffle entrances – at 3950 Red Bank Road, Ken,” live streaming fun on the Ken An- by Ken and longtime supporter D.J. Da- tickets, or make a donation, visit the 5535 Murray Avenue and 3939 Virginia derson Alliance channel on YouTube. vid Kahle on Cinco De Mayo, Tuesday nonprofit’s website at www.kenander- Avenue. For more information about the com. May 5th. Cincinnati Sports Club, visit www.Cin- The first Virtual Happy Hour took “Happy Hours with Ken” will stream See AREA NEWS, Page 6S cinnatiSportsClub.com. place on April 15 and featured special Julie Whitney, Phillippi-Whitney guest Cincinnati native Nick Lachey of Communications LLC 98 Degrees. Lachey has family connec- tions to KAA through his brother Zach, Cincinnatian aboard aircraft who participates in programs for adults carrier USS Harry S. Truman with developmental disabilities, and his mom, who works for the nonprofit. MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Aviation In addition, Kevin Potts, KAA Execu- Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Reggie tive Director, shared the group’s plans Gaither, from Cincinnati, is assigned to for their residential community in the “Dragon Slayers” of Helicopter Sea Springfield Township and talked about Combat Squadron (HSC) 11. their aquaponics program at O2 Urban In the photo, Gaither uses a wire Farms, located in Cheviot, and employs brush to remove corrosion from a troop seven adults with disabilities. seat in the hangar bay of the aircraft car- Ken told amusing stories from his ca- rier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in reer with the Cincinnati Bengals, like ne- the Mediterranean Sea April 4, 2020. gotiating his first contract with the leg- The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike endary Paul Brown. He also asked some Group is conducting operations in U.S. Bengals trivia questions, for which win- 6th Fleet to support maritime security ners will receive KAA swag. Jay DeMar- operations in international waters, cus, Rascal Flatts’ bassist, contributed a alongside our allies and partners. video message announcing the opportu- Truman has spent at least one day nity to win a special VIP Experience at Staying a connected underway for 30 of the last 34 months, in Riverbend with Ken and Cristy Ander- direct support of global security around son. the world. A second raffle for golf with Ken at and healthy community. Navy Office of Community Outreach Moraine Country Club in Dayton is also being offered. We are committed to doing whatever is necessary to Ken Anderson to host virtual One virtual attendee noted: “It was a ensure the essential needs of our residents continue to happy hours privilege to watch the first Virtual Happy be met. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work Hour and I am excited to tune in next through what we deem is necessary to protect those living It’s easy to feel disconnected and iso- Wednesday. Keep up the wonderful and working in our communities. lated during this time of social distanc- work you guys are doing with the foun- mapleknoll ing. The Ken Anderson Alliance, whose dation and thanks for giving us such an mapleknoll.org | 513.782.2717 VILLAGE.