The following article is taken from the December 18, 1998, edition of The Business Journal:

Diversity Is LifeBalance's Main Strength

BY BRIAN K. MILLER
Business Journal staff writer

If you still can't understand why a company would pay another company to provide discounted recreational opportunities to its employees, its clients' employees or its members, just look at the variety of activities LifeBalance Members can receive discounts on:

• Art galleries – There are six downtown Portland art galleries in the LifeBalance provider network that offer discounts on art as well as free home or business art consultation.
• Aviation – Mac-Air Flite Service offers discounts on all rentals, instruction and scenic flights.
• Backpacking – In the Wild/Wilderness Adventures offers discounts on all adventure trips and the US. Outdoor Store offers discounts on all regularly priced merchandise.
• Basketball – The Hoop offers discounts on basketball gym membership initiation fees and all apparel and equipment, and the Portland Power and Portland Trail Blazers offer special group discounted rates.
• Bowling – Four Seasons Bowling Center and Valley Lanes offer lane discounts and free shoe rentals.
• Bus tours – Evergreen/GrayLine of Portland offers discounts on select LifeBalance tour events.
• Ceramic art – Ceramica, with two Portland locations, offers discounts on purchases as well as free ceramic art party planning and free tile consultation.
• Cycling – All Bike Gallery Locations and the Newberg Bicycle Shop offer discounts on purchases and numerous freebies with purchases.
• Dance – Fred Astaire Dance Studio offers discounts on classes and free leotards with registration.
• Dog obedience training – Animal School Inc. offers discounts on training at five different locations.
• Personal fitness training – Three personal training businesses offer discounts on all training programs.
• Fly fishing – Red Hills Lake Private Fishing Resort offers discounts on all fishing reservations and fishing lessons and fly tying classes.
• Football – Portland Forest Dragons and Seattle Seahawks offer discounts for single game, groups and season tickets.
• Golf – Five different golf stores, indoor golf centers and camps offer discount.
• Gymnastics – Hang Time Fitness Center offers discounts on circuit training and gymnastics classes.

And that's less than one-third of the way through the alphabetical provider list members receive.

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