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Gym-Kinetics expansion is underway
Gym-Kinetics Gymnastic School,
located at 19220 Ridge Road in Mokena,
has started its 7,000 squarefoot
expansion.
Owners Jim and Wendy Fredrickson
started Gym-Kinetics 32 years
ago in Glenwood before moving to
Mokena in 1993 on 191st Street.
Starting with 5,000 square feet,
Gym-Kinetics quickly needed to
expand to accommodate its growing
business. After two expansion
projects, the gym grew to 12,000
square feet and more than 1,000 students
per week. There was no more
room to grow where they were, and
the parking became an issue, so Jim
and Wendy moved the gym down
the street to their current location in
January of 2000.
Still running more than 1,000 recreational
students and almost 200
competitive gymnasts, Gym-Kinetics
added the very popular Ninja
Zone program, which added another
150 students to an already busy facility.
Recognizing the need for more
space, Jim decided to look into the
expansion of the facility. We need
more gym space, we need more parking,
but Jim heard from friends in
the gymnastics business around the
state of the nightmares they had to
deal with their expansions — problems
with their Villages, contractors’
permits, rules and regulations, just to
name a few.
With that being said, Jim and Wendy
were very apprehensive about going
through the painstaking process
of expanding. When Jim looked into
the process, he said that Kim Yockey
and Alan Zordan from the Village of
Mokena made him feel comfortable
about how the Village would support
the project. Then, Jim had a meeting
with Mayor Frank Fleischer, which
made them feel even better about the
expansion.
“I couldn’t have been happier
with all of the support we received
from Mayor Fleischer, all of the Village
trustees, and Kim and Alan’s
help in the process,” Jim said. “This
couldn’t have went any smoother;
that says a lot about our Village and
how they want to help the businesses
in Mokena.”
LFP Development is the contractor,
which has met all expectations
and has keep the promised timelines
as scheduled. The new parking lot is
finished, and the addition to the building
is underway. If the weather cooperates,
the new space should be done
sometime in late November.
Gym-Kinetics offers classes for
children just walking up through high
school age for both girls and boys.
The new addition will have dedicated
space for the quickly growing
Ninja Zone program, along with reorganizing
the pre-school space and
the boys gymnastics area, which will
make all of the programs more comfortable.
Gym-Kinetics will also be
renting space to local cheer teams.
Submitted by Gym-Kinetics, 19220
Ridge Drive in Mokena. For more
information, call (708) 479-6969 or visit
www.gymkinetics.com.
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academic excellence in a
Catholic community
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school with a
classical, Catholic curriculum.
Faith formation was the
inspiration for, and continues
to be, the purpose
of the school. Founded
in 1995 by Roberta and
Joseph Noonan, the academy
has grown from a few
dozen families to nearly
400 students enrolled in
preschool through eighth
grade.
“As the founder of
Noonan Academy, I found
it my vocation to help
guide children spiritually
and provide the best
educational experience,”
said Dr. Roberta “Bobbie”
Noonan. “It is here, in this
school, where students
will develop a foundation
needed to lead a successful
and fulfilling life. It
is a privilege to open the
minds and hearts of children
to the love of Christ.
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students both a superior
education and the support
of a warm Catholic community.”
The academy, located
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The school is committed
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