Help first
We look for people and organizations doing meaningful work, then ask how Prototype can help them go further.
Our impact
Community impact in Westborough.
Prototype Training Systems is a gym and community partner in Westborough, Massachusetts. We support youth athletics, local organizations, veterans, and charitable causes across Worcester County and MetroWest.
Westborough, Massachusetts · Helping first since 2012
Since 2012
Showing up for our community
$145K
Raised through Row For events
2021
Awarded the Social Capitalist honor
One family
Members, neighbors and partners
Give as we go
How Prototype gives back to Westborough.
Since opening in 2012, Prototype Training Systems has combined fundraising, sponsorships, community workouts, and direct giving to help people and organizations throughout the region.
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We do more than write checks. Our coaches, members, partners, and facility come together to turn support into action.
Keep it local
Westborough and the surrounding communities helped build Prototype. Investing here is how we keep that cycle going.
Our flagship fundraiser
Row for Westborough
An annual team competition that turns meters rowed into opportunities for local young people.
What began as Row for Crows has grown into Prototype's biggest fundraising event. Today, we partner with WASA and the Westborough Boosters to support youth athletics, develop coaches, and help more families access sports.
$145,000
Raised across Row For events to date
Read the 2025 recap
Community events
Community fundraisers worth sweating for.
Since 2012, our members have turned workouts into fundraising, remembrance, mentorship, and meaningful support for people who need it.
Annual event · Veterans and first responders
24 Heroes in 24 Hours
Every year around Veterans Day, our community gathers for 24 straight hours and takes on one Hero workout every hour to honor those who died in the line of duty and raise funds for veteran organizations.
$10K+
Raised for veteran organizations
One-time fundraiser · Youth resilience
Ignite FYR Workout
The 2022 Ignite FYR Workout was a one-time fundraising workout that brought our community together to support Forging Youth Resilience and its mission of building physical and mental strength in young people.
$5,835
Raised at the 2022 workout
Read the recap
Beyond event day
Impact takes more than one form.
We combine fundraising, sponsorships, donated space, and hands-on support to help good people keep doing good work.
Youth development
Investing in local athletes
From lacrosse and Little League to basketball and the Westborough Boosters, we support organizations making youth sports more accessible.
Past recognition · Social Capitalist
Turning an award into impact
In 2021, Mike Collette was named Next Jump's second Social Capitalist. During that completed initiative, he used the award's charitable funding to support people and organizations doing good in the world.
See donation recipientsThe award in action
Organizations supported through the Social Capitalist award.
During the completed Social Capitalist initiative, charitable funding was directed to these nonprofit and community organizations working across youth development, veterans, health, education, housing, faith communities, and animal welfare.
Community impact questions
What to know about our work.
Direct answers about Prototype Training Systems' charitable events, local partnerships, and community giving in Westborough.
How does Prototype Training Systems support the Westborough community?
Prototype supports Westborough through annual charitable fitness events, one-time benefit workouts, youth sports sponsorships, direct donations, coaching, mentorship, and offering its facility to selected community fundraising initiatives. Partners have included WASA, the Westborough Boosters, local youth lacrosse, Little League, youth basketball, and Forging Youth Resilience.
How much has Prototype raised through Row For events?
Prototype Training Systems has raised $145,000 through Row For events. Row for Westborough is the gym's largest annual fundraiser and currently supports youth athletics through WASA and the Westborough Boosters.
What is 24 Heroes in 24 Hours?
24 Heroes in 24 Hours is Prototype's annual 24-hour charitable fitness event held around Veterans Day. Members complete one Hero workout every hour to honor military members, police officers, and firefighters who died in the line of duty while raising funds for veteran organizations.
Was the Ignite FYR Workout an annual event?
No. The 2022 Ignite FYR Workout was a one-time fundraiser benefiting Forging Youth Resilience. It is an example of how Prototype can organize a special workout around a specific cause.
Which organizations has Prototype supported?
During Mike Collette's completed Social Capitalist initiative, donation recipients included Forging Youth Resilience, Big Fish Foundation, Provision Ministry, TMI Project, Adapt Performance, Baypath Humane Society, Saving Mothers, Congregation Beth Tikvah, First United Methodist Church of Westborough, Handsome Dan's Rescue, Kiva, Make-A-Wish, New England Center and Home for Veterans, RCS Learning Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, St. Luke the Evangelist, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Worcester Animal Rescue League, and ZERO Prostate Cancer.
Does Prototype donate its gym space for fundraisers?
Yes. Prototype has donated and will continue to donate its Westborough facility to the right people and organizations for selected fundraising initiatives. Local causes can contact Prototype and share who they help, what they are raising money for, and how the space could support their mission.
How can a local organization partner with Prototype?
Local nonprofits, community organizations, and individuals doing meaningful work can contact Prototype Training Systems to share their mission and discuss fundraising, sponsorship, volunteer, facility-use, or donation opportunities.
Impact information reviewed July 21, 2026.
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