Last night at our annual Christmas party, we continued our tradition of acknowledging two athletes. These members have demonstrated qualities of leadership, selflessness, and community engagement and have embodied our motto of “Community Above Else” with their actions. Last night’s winners were Claudia Weber-Marx and Elliott Procyshen. Please read below the speeches that were made in their honour.
Claudia
This year’s female member of the year has been with us for over 6 years already. Merely a teen when she began her CrossFit journey, her youthful exuberance was on full display. Always vocal, always full of energy, this member can’t go anywhere without being in the spotlight. Though at times she may be distracting and I may have offered my coaches time and half to deal with the extra level of energy required to control the classes she attends. She ultimately brings a ton of positive energy and has been a die hard 306er for years.
Claudia, thanks for volunteering or competing at all of our events. For always speaking highly of all the things we do, and always bringing that youthful energy. You are our number one hype girl and 306 is always more fun with you around. Congratulations on being this year’s female community leader recipient.
Elliott,
Our male member of the year has only been with us for two years. He tried us out on a conditional month, prepaying for a month only to see if we could earn his loyalty. By the time his first month was expired he was convinced that 306 was the right place for him and has been a huge supporter of what we do.
He came in humble and despite posting some of our top scores on a regular basis now he stayed humble. One of the most coachable athletes that I have ever met, he bestows the values of our gym and truly understands the importance of “community above all else”.
Elliott comes in daily, always smiling and always ready to give his best. His work ethic is only surpassed by his wife’s incredible smile. His insightful, supportive, empathetic and ridiculously competitive. Elliott congratulations on being this year’s male recipient of our community leader award.