More Than 360 Kids Participated in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center IRONKIDS North Carolina Fun Run
22 Oktober 2016 - 2:10AM
Business Wire
More than 360 kids participated in the New Hanover Regional
Medical Center IRONKIDS North Carolina Fun Run presented by
UnitedHealthcare today at the Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound kicked off the fun run
joined by Rebecca Bannister, regional marketing director of
UnitedHealthcare.
This Smart News Release features multimedia.
View the full release here:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161021005973/en/
The New Hanover Regional Medical Center
IRONKIDS North Carolina Fun Run presented by UnitedHealthcare raced
around the Wilmington Downtown Riverwalk this evening.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound kicked off the fun run,
and UnitedHealthcare volunteers distributed medals to more than 360
kids as they crossed the finish line (Photo: Marc Kawanishi).
Athletes ages 3 to 15 ran along portions of the IRONMAN® North
Carolina that takes place on Oct. 22. Each athlete received a race
bib, T-shirt, goodie bag and finisher medal. UnitedHealthcare
provided complimentary registrations and a $3,000 donation to
Communities In Schools of Cape Fear to encourage participation.
This is the fifth year UnitedHealthcare is supporting IRONKIDS
in the United States as part of the company’s commitment to help
stem the rising tide of childhood obesity through healthy
lifestyles. UnitedHealthcare is sponsoring seven one-mile fun runs
in 2016.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live
healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting
consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. The company offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers,
military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with 1 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the
businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), a diversified Fortune
50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit
UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for UnitedHealth
Group.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161021005973/en/
UnitedHealthcareTracey Lempner,
770-300-3573tracey.lempner@uhc.comorIRONKIDSMandy Irizarry,
407-341-4362mandy.Irizarry@ironman.com