Black Mountain, this movement is taking off! We are now at 341 signatures, and the momentum is only getting stronger. Your support is making history. Every name on this petition is another voice calling for real change, for a thriving community, and for a gym that will serve us all.

🚀 Now It’s Time to Take This to the Local News!

To keep Ingles and town officials fully aware of our impact, we need to get this movement into newspapers and on TV. Media attention will:

✔ Bring even more signatures & donations.

✔ Increase public awareness and pressure Ingles to respond.

✔ Attract potential investors who believe in this vision.

📢 How YOU Can Help Right Now:

✅ Email Local News Stations & Newspapers

Below, I’ve listed the emails for WLOS News 13, The Asheville Citizen-Times, and Mountain Xpress. If enough of us reach out, they will HAVE to take notice!

📩 WLOS News 13: newstips@wlos.com

📩 Asheville Citizen-Times: news@citizen-times.com

📩 Mountain Xpress: news@mountainx.com

💡 What to Say in Your Email (Keep It Short & Personal)

 • Subject: “Community Movement: Transforming Black Mountain”

 • Introduce yourself & explain why you support this gym.

 • Mention the petition has 341+ signatures and growing fast.

 • Explain that this gym will benefit the entire community—local athletes, students, first responders, and businesses.

 • Tell them: “We need media coverage to spread the word and show Ingles that Black Mountain is behind this.”

✅ Keep Sharing the Petition & GoFundMe!

Every share puts this in front of more eyes. If we push past 500+ signatures, media outlets will be even MORE likely to cover us.

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✅ If You Have Connections in Media, Now’s the Time to Use Them!

If you know anyone working in news, reach out! Let’s get this in print and on TV.

🔥 This is Bigger Than Just a plain old gym venture—This is a Movement!

We are creating something special for Black Mountain—a place that will serve generations to come. But we need to keep the pressure on and keep pushing for visibility.

Thank you to every supporter, donor, and believer in this vision. Together, we are making history.

🚀 Let’s flood the media with emails, hit 500 signatures, and take this to the next level!

God bless you all, and God bless Black Mountain! 💪🔥 #Letusbuildingles #BlackMountainFitness