Yvonne Parsons This is Me

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1. 1. ATS - News - Michael(BLUE)

   www.ats.business.gov.au/News/M - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/1/2006   Last Visited: 10/28/2006

   Yvonne Parsons - Director Operations, Curves International

2. 2. new

   www.independent.com/news/news9 - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/3/2004   Last Visited: 1/26/2006

   In response to customer concerns about Curves founder Gary Heavin's conservative politics, Yvonne Parsons (pictured), owner of three Curves for Women fitness centers in the Santa Barbara area, has put contribution boxes for Planned Parenthood in her gyms. Parsons is working to overcome a mild panic that swept over some Curves members after an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle stated that Heavin had given money to radical anti-abortion groups.
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   For her part, Parsons wants her customers to know that neither she nor Curves corporate offices donate money to anti-abortion groups. She also points out that Heavin, to his credit, has donated millions to educational endowments and to research projects aimed at improving women's health in the areas of metabolism and weight loss. Parsons said her gyms promote healthy eating and exercising habits. "We don't proselytize in our clubs, except about the proper way to use the equipment," she said.

3. 3. new

   www.independent.com/news/news9 - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/3/2004   Last Visited: 6/4/2004

   In response to customer concerns about Curves founder Gary Heavin's conservative politics, Yvonne Parsons (pictured), owner of three Curves for Women fitness centers in the Santa Barbara area, has put contribution boxes for Planned Parenthood in her gyms. Parsons is working to overcome a mild panic that swept over some Curves members after an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle stated that Heavin had given money to radical anti-abortion groups.
   ...
   For her part, Parsons wants her customers to know that neither she nor Curves corporate offices donate money to anti-abortion groups. She also points out that Heavin, to his credit, has donated millions to educational endowments and to research projects aimed at improving women's health in the areas of metabolism and weight loss. Parsons said her gyms promote healthy eating and exercising habits. "We don't proselytize in our clubs, except about the proper way to use the equipment," she said.