This weekend we officially made the move to our new location on River Road! However, there is still some prep to be done for classes, so unfortunately We will NOT have evening classes Monday night, November 19.

On Monday, A+ After School Students will be taking a field trip next door along with our staff to Jump Around GYMNASTICS. Thanks to Ben from Jump Around for sharing space with us! Please pick up your kids at Jump Around tonight.

We will be open at the new location tomorrow night (Tuesday 11/20). Wednesday night and Saturday morning we will have open gym.

Take a look at these pictures of the now-empty old studio and the for-now empty new studio from last Saturday’s moving day…

Good afternoon MPK Families,

We are finally almost, just about, nearly to the finish line. This will hopefully be the last week of classes in our current location. Eight years have flown by. We have so many happy memories and wonderful stories, all created right here. If you are around this week, please stop in and enjoy a last workout with us.

Normal classes all week with the exception being Saturday. On Saturday, November 17, we will be MOVING to the new studio! If you would like to help we would love to have you. We will need packers, cleaners, unpackers, assembly, lifters, carriers. We will begin at 8 am and go until we can’t. We may also have some time on Sunday from noon to ? If we need it.

There is a sign up list on the counter if you get a chance. I hope to see you all in class this week!

— Mr. Armstrong, Midwest Professional Karate

We will soon send out an email to most of our members with a link and instructions for how to transfer to our new payment system on the MPK Deforest App. If you are already using the app and have set up a program, or you have had MPK staff help you set up a program, you should not be receiving this other email.

The link in the email will send you to program specific to you. If you have 2 or more family members, please use code “family2” or “family3” to receive your discount. You will need to enter each member separately.

Some of our members are paying on the 15th of the month. Our new system will only support 1 payment date and after careful consideration we have chosen the 1st of each month as our payment due date.

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

As we enjoy this wacky fall weather, we’d like to offer an opportunity to assist you in setting up your memberships on the new MPK DeForest App. We are very excited to transition to this new platform as we head into the fall.

One big benefit of the new platform is it very secure. Also, with the efficiency of the app, we will have more time to serve you on the mat where we really like to spend our time.

To get the app loaded on your device, head to the App store for Android or Apple and search MPK DeForest. You will then be asked to enter your email and the studio code — 608-846-5111.

On Saturday morning, October 6, we will have staff here to assist you in migrating from our old platform to the MPK App. There are several different programs and people have different rates depending on how long you have been a member. We will help you get set up and answer your questions. Expect about 5 to 10 minutes to complete the migration. Staff will be available from 9am-noon Saturday morning.

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

This year there are four days which are in-service days with no school this year. MPK will be offering a full-day camp on each of these days.

• October 1
• January 21
• February 4
• April 19

GET A DISCOUNT when you sign up for all 4 days!

• $145 for all 4 days
• $111 for 3 days
• $75 for 2 days
• $40 for 1 day

Here’s how you can register:

• Download the MPK Deforest app from the Apple store or the Android market.
• Enter your email
• Enter the studio code, “608-846-5111”
• Go to the Events tab
• Choose MPK Day-camp for School In-Service
• Enter the requested information (all fields are required to have something in them in order to continue)
• Pick the number of camps you’d like to enroll in
• Enter the first student’s information. If registering more than one student, you’ll need to register each of them separately. For additional family members, enter discount code FAMILY2 for the second student and FAMILY3 for each student beyond the second to apply the family discount.
• Be sure to type Yes or No for each of the camp days in the registration to designate which days you will attend.

You can use the MPK app for taking care of all your membership information and tuition payments.

If you don’t have the app on your phone yet, please visit our online registration to sign up and pay for the camps you would like to attend.

Moving forward, we plan on using the MPK Deforest app for all of our memberships and events, so if you haven’t downloaded it yet, please take a minute to add it and let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator

You are invited to a fun evening of games, pizza, and a movies at the studio. On Saturday, September 29 from 6-9 pm, we’ll be hosting Ninja Night for kids ages 5 and up. Cost is $20 for the first student and $15 for additional students.

If you’ve already downloaded the MPK Deforest App, you can register in the Events tab using the Parent’s Night Out event. You can download the app at the App Store or Android Market — look for MPK Deforest, enter your name, email, and studio code (608-846-5111), and you’re ready to register for this event and all your other programs.

If you don’t have the app yet, you can click here to register just for this event.

Please note that if you have more than one student attending, you’ll need to register them individually and use the discount code NINJA2 for the 2nd or 3rd participant.

These events are popular and tend to fill up, so if you’re interested in attending, please register soon!

— Jeni Risgaard, Front Desk Coordinator