Southern Bodies Fitness Center’s “Lifting the Holiday Spirits” powerlifting meet benefits Called to Care

TIFTON, Ga. – Now to a special event in Tifton, as the Southern Bodies Fitness Center will be hosting athletes as they compete in a powerlifting meet during the fourth annual “Lifting the Holiday Spirits” event.

Athletes who have signed up will be competing in squat, deadlift, and bench,

All proceeds will go to Call to Care, a business that supports and works with foster kids.

Making for a competitive and special day for a great cause.

“We’ve been very blessed and very fortunate to have this place. And, again, to have the platform that we have. So, we feel that we have their game and are very blessed, very fortunate. So it’s great for us to spread out and spread the love, spread the wealth that’s been shown to us. Event begins at 10:00 on Saturday morning. What you can see is. What you can feel is a room full of excitement. A room full of energy. You’ll never end up at a sporting type event, that you see it be, as energized, as exciting, as encouraging. As this is not like a team sport. When you step on the platform to lift all eyes on you, you have no one to back you up. It is all on you. Every cheer is for you. Every chant is for you, every clap hand is for you. So, it is. It brings a level of excitement, a level of camaraderie, a level of family-ship, that you don’t see in any other event,” said Mickey Jacobs, owner, Southern Bodies Fitness Center.

The event will take place at 604 West Second Street in Tifton, this Saturday at 9 am, with a $10 entry fee.

Gabe Hutton reporting.

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