Jasper Endows Today and Tomorrow, a giving circle at Jasper Engines, donated $2,500 to help SoberDuco purchase specialized flooring for the new location. Garrison said the donation is about half the amount they need to update the floors.More photos below.
SoberDuco recently began hosting its free group workouts in a new location in Jasper.
Started by Scott Garrison in 2022, the group dedicated to providing a sober, active community had been meeting at a donated space in Ferdinand, local parks and at the Garrisons’ Ferdinand home. Now, SoberDuco meets in a space connected to the Dubois County Museum at 2704 Newton Street–the entrance is in the back corner of the building facing Ruler Foods.
Part of The Phoenix, a national nonprofit dedicated to creating active communities around sobriety, SoberDuco meets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for group workout sessions. On Saturdays, the group meets in the early morning for a ruck and hosts another workout at 9:30 a.m.
With the move into Jasper, Garrison hopes more people will attend the weekly workouts.
The public is invited to attend. The only cost is 48 hours of sobriety. Sign-up is available on The Phoenix app here.
If you would like to become involved in supporting the group, contact Scott at soberduco@gmail.com.
Here are some photos from Thursday evening’s workout.
Garrison demonstrated the exercise moves with the group prior to starting Thursday’s workout.Photo by Amy Crane
Joezie and Chad Farley perform burpees as part of Thursday’s workout.Photo by Amy Crane.
Jacob Kunze flips the sandbag up while performing a power clean during Thursday’s workout. Photo by Matthew Crane.
Dar’Wayne Dunn flipped the large tractor tire at the end of Thursday’s workout. The participants could flip one of the two large tractor tires 20 times for extra credit after the workout. Photo by Matthew Crane.
Garrison, wearing the #sobrietyisateam sport shirt, oversees the workouts and ensures the participants perform the moves correctly and safely. He also provides modifications when necessary to meet the participants’ fitness levels. Photo by Matthew Crane.
Austin Schepers, in thered shirt, performs a burpee while Juan Avalos watches. Photo by Matthew Crane.
Toby Shelly rests after performing the extra credit tire flips at the end of Thursday’s workout. Shelly is set to become a volunteer and begin leading the group workouts soon. Photo by Amy Crane.
