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wbjournal.com | May 15, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 13 F A M I L Y B U S I N E S S F O C U S Location: Leominster Industry: Health & fitness Founded: 2014 Founders: Barbara & Tony Pagourgis Employees: 5 Generation running company: 1st Family members working at Commit: Barbara Pagourgis, owner/coach (mother); Tony Pagourgis, owner/coach (father); Matt Pagourgis, marketing (son); and Brittany Pagourgis, yoga instructor (daughter) Website: www.commitfitness-ma.com Finalist: Small Family Business Award DiLeo Gas Inc. Finalist: New Family Business Award Commit Fitness Finalist: New Family Business Award Putts & More Family Fun Center Finalist: Small Family Business Award Provo Financial Ser vices Inc. Named the Best Gym in Leominster three years in a row, Commit Fitness focuses on creating a philosophy and atmosphere to maintain high client retention rates, offering a place where anyone at any age and ability can get safe, challenging and consistent train- ing and coaching. The gym licensed with the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning programming and part- ners with local physical therapists, chi- ropractors, massage therapists and other health professionals to help cli- ents meet their needs. Commit is a regular sponsor of North County community activities and charities, including the Summer Stroll and the Johnny Appleseed Festival. To raise money for the nonprofit Mission America, which works with transitioning veterans, the gym spon- sors its Black Light Training events with a local disc jockey and a light show. Afterward, Commit teams up with a local restaurant to have its members and non-members meet there after the workout. Location: Holliston Industry: Family entertainment Founded: May 2014 Founders: Jim & Marion Giammarinaro Employees: 18 (Many part-time indi- viduals with disabilities) Generations running company: 1st & 2nd Family members working at Putts & More: Jim Giammarinaro, partner (father); Marion Giammarinaro. partner (mother); Nick Giammarinaro, land- scaper (son) Website: puttsandmore.com Looking for a place where they could provide steady employment for adult children with developmental disabilities, the Giammarinaros three years ago took over ownership of a two-year dormant miniature golf course and created a four-acre family entertainment center with mini golf, jumping pillow, snack bar and lawn sports. In order to bring their vision to life, the Giammarinaros partnered with other families like the LeBlancs from Hopkinton and the Banks from Walpole to get the opera- tion up and running. Business grew 25 percent from 2015 to 2016. Putts & More partners with local spe- cial needs programs – Milford Community Use Program, RCS Learning Center in Natick, Accept Education Collaborative in Natick, Crossroads School in Natick, The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham – to not only provide employment for those with special needs but to serve as a venue for fundraisers. The center offers off-hours golfing for seniors, mothers groups and special needs groups, and discounts for scout- ing, church and temple groups. Location: Worcester Industry: Propane, residential & commercial heating Founded: 1993 Founder: Paul DiLeo Sr. Employees: 9 Generation running company: 2nd Family members working at DiLeo: Paul DiLeo Sr., driver (father); Paul DiLeo Jr., vice president (son); Harry DiLeo, president (son) Website: www.dileogas.com Brothers Paul Jr. and Harry knew the score when they took over the family business from their father two years ago: Only 20-30 percent of family businesses survive to the second generation. Yet, after more than 20 years of watching Paul Sr. provide for their family, they knew they had to succeed. Since taking over, the brothers have doubled the firm's customer base and tripled its number of employees to nine, all while focusing on safety to result in zero acci- dents and injuries. With community service burned into its company culture, DiLeo is the largest contributor to the Millbury Future Foundation, which gives scholarships to Millbury High School seniors. The firm gives 100 gallons of free gas every year to a randomly selected customer, and works with fuel assistance programs at Worcester Community Action Council and South Middlesex Opportunity Council. Location: Shrewsbury Industry: Investment Management Founded: 1992 Founder: Christopher Provo Employees: 9 Generation running company: 1st Family members working at Provo: Christopher Provo, president and CEO (father); Pamela Provo, executive vice president for business development (mother); Theodore Provo, junior associate (son) Website: www.provofinancial.com In the past 18 months, Provo has acquired two competing financial ser- vices practices, begun work on a 3,000-square-foot expansion of its prop- erty with an environmental friendly mindset – including electric car charg- ing stations and continuing its 10-year practice of powering the building with wind power – and maintained 100-per- cent client retention. These strides come as the financial services industry is under turmoil as the U.S. Department of Labor is calling on all advisors to be fiduciaries and stand behind the recom- mendations they make to their clients, something Provo has done for 25 years. In the community, Provo initiated and implemented the first 100-percent sus- tainable U.S. college endowment at Becker College, where Christopher serves on the board of trustees. Together with wife Pamela, the couple are mem- bers of the St. John's High School Saint Francis Xavier Society, serve on the selection committee of the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund and volunteer – along with staff – for the Worcester County Reserve Deputy Sheriffs, Habitat for Humanity, and the UMass Cancer Walk.