We at Airborne, have volunteered to host a drive in hopes to make some holiday wishes come true for many underprivileged children and families this season. The Family Giving Tree partners with local social service agencies that register children and homeless persons in need year-round. These agency partners interview the families to evaluate their specific needs. Their requests are sent to the Family Giving Tree Elves who then print these individual wishes on cards and distribute them to host companies like ours throughout the Bay Area.

Thanks to all of our families, we have cleared the tree of 50 wishcards and are almost done with another 50! We couldn’t have done it without your help.

Congratulations to our 2 optional coaches, Justin and Liz, on their engagement! Best wishes for a Happy Future!

Thanks to a great turn out with our Annual Fundriaser from World's Finest Chocolate, we have purchased a lot of new, FUN equipment. Preschool and Recreational program received colorful scooters, shiny new shapes, soft foam stairs, an awesome boulder to help teach those flip flops, and TONS of new foam pit for both pit areas. Team also got a new vaulting board, a handstand trainer, and is working on installing new spotting belts over the tramp and bars. The boys program can look forward to the installation of a pommel horse very soon.



Thanks again to all of our families in their strong support this year!

Congratulations to our awesome staff and gymnasts for once again winning the beautiful Perpetual Trophy we get to showcase on our gym. This accomplishment is one to be proud of as it is a combination of total points accumulated by all competitive Levels in the Junior Olympic Program. We had several AllAround and State Champions as well as Team Champions. This trophy is awarded to the gym with the highest total number of points at the State meet. All gyms in Northern California compete for this award and we are very proud to have accomplished this once again. If you haven't seen this trophy, it is displayed on the front desk. Congratulations again to a great achievement by our coaches and gymnasts.

This month we wanted to showcase Airborne's Amazing recreational managers. This gym would not be what it is today without these 4 dynamic individuals. We fell extremely fortunate to have these wonderful people heading our Airborne recreational program. We hope all of our families get the opportunity to become more familiar with these hard working teachers: Marc Courtney, Teresa Babcock, Do (Karyn) Yemoto, and Lindsay Monighan.

TERESA - We get the best of so many world's with Teresa. Best described as a "hard worker", Teresa brings an incredible energy to our program and has taken Airborne to an entirely new level with the Best Birthday Parties in town ( check out the reviews on Yelp). Her specialty is the extra "TLC" and customer service she is willing to put forth in everything she does at Airborne. Teresa's ability to recognize when changes need to be made with staff, schedules, and implementing new customer service ideas to better serve our families is incredibly valuable. She always leads by example with strong work ethic. Whether it's Birthday parties, teaching and creating Diaper dynos set ups, to making the beginning gymnast feel like a champion. Teresa successfully manages what is now over 10 birthday staff instructors. Out of the gym, Teresa enjoys spending time with her 4 children and has opened her home up to 32 foster children!

MARC COURTNEY - In the morning classes, he is known as “Teacher Marc” because he teaches our youngest gymnasts. In the afternoon he is the disciplined experienced boys recreational coach and compulsory TEAM "Coach Marc" (voted 2007 Compulsory Coach of the Year!). 2 years ago, Marc spoke to us about implementing a new program to introduce the wonderful sport of gymnastics to babies and toddlers. Because of this vision, you can now come into the gym Monday-Thursday mornings and find the gym packed with crawlers and walkers practicing valuable beginning gymnastics and locomotor skills. Marc has a special, unique gift in the way that he communicates with these toddlers. With over 33 years of experience teaching in Japan, Australia and the USA, Marc brings a whole world of knowledge to our preschool program, our compulsory TEAM programs and the boy's program, which he directs. As a result of his success, he has been asked to lecture at various gymnastics clubs, training camps and educational seminars for coaches and gymnasts around the region. Marc is very environmentally conscientious and enjoys riding his bike to and from work. It is not surprising that with his strong background in dance he enjoys taking various dance classes in his free time and creating exciting new vegetarian dishes.

DO (Karyn) - Do has been a part of the Airborne family since the first day we broke cement back in 1994. Before Do took the job as recreational/developmental manager, she was busy contributing to the TEAM success as a talented gymnast. As a fiesty, aggressive 7 year old, Do quickly progressed in gymnastics. She was a member of the prestigious National TOPS Team, won level 7 and 8 states, Regionals, and was a member of several State Team Championship titles. She competed through Level 10 before an injury forced her to retire. We are fortunate Do is here at Airborne while she continues to finish her education. Do's bright demeanor and nurturing personality is an asset not only for all of our students but also the parents and staff. Do brings a wonderful maturity to her job and the girls are getting an opportunity to learn from someone who has been through competitive gymnastics first hand.