Several Thousand Veterans, Military Personnel And Spouses Received Free Massages On Veterans Day

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Nov 15, 2013, 10:30 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of veterans, military personnel and their spouses received complimentary one-hour massage or facial sessions valued near $500,000 as part of local Massage Envy Spa's Massages for the Military initiative on Monday, November 11^th. All 33 Massage Envy Spa locations in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia region participated in the one-day event.

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"Our service men and women and their spouses sacrifice so much to protect our country and Massages for the Military is one small way that we are able to show our appreciation," said Ronn Wadsworth, Massage Envy Spa Regional Chief Operating Officer. "Monday's Massages for Military event, in addition to our local partnership with the Arthritis Foundation, has provided over $650,000 in regional community outreach to date. As the leader in Massage and Spa services, Massage Envy Spa is dedicated to building relationships and giving back to their local communities."

With over 900 locations nationwide, Massage Envy offers a variety of massage treatments to choose from including Swedish, Trigger Point, Deep Tissue, Sports and Geriatric. All sessions can be customized to provide relief of key areas that cause tension, stress or pain.

For more information on Massage Envy Spa's Massages for Military program, please visit: http://www.massageenvy.com/membership/military-discount-program.aspx

For Massage Envy Spa locations in the DC-MD-VA area, please visit: http://www.massageenvy.com/regions/DC/Washington-D-C.aspx.

About Massage Envy
Massage Envy Spa, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a national franchisor, and through its franchised locations, is the leading provider of therapeutic massage in the United States. The national franchise is dedicated to providing professional and affordable therapeutic massage and spa services to members and guests with busy lifestyles at convenient times and locations. Founded in 2002, Massage Envy Spa has more than 910 franchise locations in 48 states and 1.4 million members. Through its national partnership with the Arthritis Foundation, Massage Envy Spa has raised more than $2 million in three, one-day Healing Hands for Arthritis events. The company was recently ranked #88 in Franchise Time's Top 200, #81 in Entrepreneur's 2013 Franchise 500 and #29 in its Fastest Growing Franchise rankings. Massage Envy Spa is a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA) and was named a 2013 Military Friendly Franchise. For more information, visit MassageEnvy.com.

SOURCE Massage Envy