ROYAL PALM BEACH - Massage Envy is performing free massages for residents Monday, Sept. 15 at all of their locations throughout South Florida. In return for a massage the company is asking for donations that it will send to the breast cancer research foundation, Susan G. Komen for Cure of Miami/Fort Lauderdale.

"We've been a very successful franchise organization and this is our way of giving back," said Mark Sturman, the event's South Florida spokesperson.

For Sturman this year's event is personal. His sister died May 3 from breast cancer. He said within 15 minutes after her death he called the company and asked to spear head the event.

"I wanted to make sure we did this right so that we are making a difference," he said.

In the past three years the company has raised more than $350,000 for the organization.

This is the first year the company is implementing a free day of massages company wide. It is hoping to raise about $10,000 per store. The company will have 800 stores nationwide by the end of the year with 23 in South Florida 11 of which are in Palm Beach County.

Locations include:

Royal Palm Beach
129 State Road 7, Suite 403
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33414
561-422-8889

Lake Worth
6169 Jog Road Unit 4C
Lake Worth, FL 33467
561-964-3689

West Palm Beach
8983 Okeechobee Blvd. Suite 210
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
561-333-3323