About

INTRODUCTION TO F3

F3 — our three Fs stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — traces its roots to a free, participant-led boot camp workout held on Saturday mornings at a Charlotte, N.C., park since 2006. The co-founders of F3 are David Redding, “Dredd,” and Tim Whitmire, “OBT,” who launched their first Saturday workout on 1/1/11 on the campus of A.G. Middle School in Charlotte.

Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

INTRODUCTION TO F3 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY

The Origin Story of our Region: Founded in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, F3 Northwest Highway started in a parking lot at a public park in Palatine, IL with 4-6 men working out two days a week. Within a short amount of time, we had over 100 members, 6 + different workout locations throughout the northwest suburbs of Chicago, with workouts occurring 7 days a week.

We owe our growth to the need of local men looking to get fit, form real connections and engage in service and support of our local community.
We pride ourselves in honoring the 5 core values of F3 (see below).

In 2023, F3 Northwest Highway, NFP was formed. F3 Northwest Highway, NFP is an Illinois not-for-profit with a 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS. We are committed to identifying needs of the community and providing value through service, monetary aid, or a combination of both. Some examples of past projects include sponsoring angel trees, purchasing and filing backpacks with needed supplies for students going back to school, and purchasing and donating much needed basic supplies for recently homeless veterans to help get them on their feet. We play well with other charities and are always on the look-out for worthy causes. Our goal is to leave our community better than we found it.