Wounded Veterans to Cycle 500-Plus Miles from Minneapolis to Chicago During UnitedHealthcare Great Lakes Challenge
August 07 2017 - 2:20PM
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More than 150 military veterans, first responders and their
supporters will cycle from Minneapolis to Chicago during the
UnitedHealthcare Great Lakes Challenge Aug. 7 to 14.
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More than 150 wounded veterans and
supporters depart UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnetonka to
begin their 500-mile journey from Minneapolis to Chicago as part of
the UnitedHealthcare Great Lakes Challenge (Photo: Gregory
Page).
The ride is a collaboration between Project Hero and
UnitedHealthcare that benefits veterans and first responders with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other injuries.
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz joined UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson at a
ceremony this morning at the UnitedHealthcare headquarters in
Minnetonka, Minn., to start the noncompetitive, therapeutic bike
tour. Over the next week, riders will cover more than 500 miles as
they travel east into Wisconsin before moving to Illinois and
rolling through Chicago to conclude the bike tour. The full
UnitedHealthcare Great Lakes Challenge schedule includes:
- Monday, Aug. 7 – Minnetonka to
Rochester, Minn. – 63 miles
- Tuesday, Aug. 8 – Rochester to La
Crosse, Wis. – 72 miles
- Wednesday, Aug. 9 – La Crosse to
Reedsburg, Wis. – 81 miles
- Thursday, Aug. 10 – Reedsburg to
Madison, Wis. – 54 miles
- Friday, Aug. 11 – Madison to Lake
Geneva, Wis. – 78 miles
- Saturday, Aug. 12 – Lake Geneva to
Palatine, Ill. – 50 miles
- Sunday, Aug. 13 – Palatine to Chicago,
includes honor ride in Barrington, Ill. – 48 miles
- Monday, Aug. 14 – Chicago to Evanston,
Ill. – 63 miles
Participating veterans ride for free in the multiday event,
which takes them through historic sites, civic centers and local
attractions as they ride hand cycles, recumbent cycles, adaptive
bikes, traditional road bikes and custom tandems.
“UnitedHealthcare is honored to support the men and women who
serve our communities and our country, and who are part of Project
Hero,” said Nelson. “Project Hero provides important exercise and
rehabilitation services to injured veterans and first responders
through these great Challenge Series events across the
country.”
Project Hero is a national nonprofit organization that helps
military veterans and first responders affected by injury, PTSD and
traumatic brain injury achieve rehabilitation, recovery and
resilience in their daily lives.
“The Challenge Series combines cycling, comradery and
peer-to-peer interaction to help veterans and first responders
suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injuries meet challenges,
achieve goals and build lasting relationships,” said John Wordin,
president and founder of Project Hero. “The multiple-day format
gives healing heroes a unique opportunity for a life-changing
experience that supports mental and physical rehabilitation and
recovery.” Wordin, a former professional cyclist, rides in every
Project Hero Challenge Series event.
Project Hero hosts annual one-day Honor Rides, in addition to
five 2017 United Healthcare Challenge Series rides held over
multiple days throughout the country, inviting the public to ride
with healing heroes in cities throughout the nation. The Great
Lakes Challenge will coincide with the Project Hero Barrington
Honor Ride Sunday, Aug. 13, in Barrington, Ill.
Founded in 2008, Project Hero has built more than 200 adaptive
bikes for injured veteran riders and donated more than 2,500 bikes
to military veteran riders, who have logged more than 30,000 miles
in 30 states and six countries to raise money in support of
America’s healing heroes.
Project Hero also oversees community centers and programs in
more than 50 cities throughout the United States and works in
partnership on PTSD research programs with the Veterans
Administration and leading research institutions, including
Georgetown University Hospital.
About Project HeroFounded in
2008, Project Hero is a groundbreaking national nonprofit
organization dedicated to helping Veterans and First Responders
affected by PTSD, TBI and injury achieve rehabilitation, recovery
and resilience in their daily lives and increasing awareness of the
national mental health crisis posed by PTSD and TBI. Project Hero
programs work by producing positive outcomes at lower costs and
reducing drug-based therapies. Project Hero builds and provides
adaptive bikes to physically-challenged and injured Veterans and
First Responders and has helped tens of thousands of Healing Heroes
at no cost to participants through cycling events, community-based
programs in more than 50 cities throughout the US and by supporting
research. For information, visit www.projecthero.org.
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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
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Project Hero Public RelationsPeter Bylsma,
310-795-8532pbylsma@projecthero.orgorUnitedHealthcareTony Marusic,
312-348-3825tony_marusic@uhc.com
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