[July 15, 2018] |
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5-Year-Old Boise Girl Named "Pro Cyclist for the Day" by UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team during Twilight Criterium in Boise
Local five-year-old Claire Jensen, a UnitedHealthcare Children's
Foundation grant recipient, was named "Pro Cyclist for the Day" at this
year's Twilight Criterium in downtown Boise.
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UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation grant recipient Claire Jensen, 5, was named the "Pro Cyclist for the Day" by the UnitedHealthcare pro cycling team. Claire was awarded pro cycling gear, including a new bike, helmet and an autographed pro cycling team jersey prior to the start of the Twilight Criterium that took place in downtown Boise Saturday, July 14 (Photo: Otto Kitsinger).
UnitedHealthcare's pro cycling team introduced Jensen as the honoree
during a pre-race celebration. As "Pro Cyclist for the Day," she was
awarded pro cycling gear, including a new bike, helmet and an
autographed pro cycling team jersey. She also participated in the
pre-race athlete call-ups and rode in the official pace car at the
beginning of the race, followed by an onstage interview with the race
announcer.
Jensen's grant helped fund speech therapy the past two years. She, her
parents and siblings, are all active cyclists and participated in the
Downtown Boise Criterium.
About UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF) is a 501(c)(3)
charitable organization that provides medical grants to help children
gain access to health-elated services not covered, or not fully
covered, by their parents' commercial health insurance plan. Families
can receive up to $5,000 annually per child ($10,000 lifetime maximum
per child), and do not need to have insurance through UnitedHealthcare
to be eligible. UHCCF was founded in 1999. Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded
more than 15,000 grants valued at over $40 million to children and their
families across the United States. UHCCF's funding is provided by
contributions from individuals, corporations and UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH) employees. To apply for a grant, donate or learn more,
please visit www.uhccf.org.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is
dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health
system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care
experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining
trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers,
and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.2 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and
operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is
one of the businesses of UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or
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