Detroit Lion Marvin Jones Jr. and UnitedHealthcare Renovate Gymnasium at J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy
May 18 2017 - 3:28PM
Business Wire
- New basketball equipment and
upgrades to school’s gym made possible by a donation from
UnitedHealthcare and Marvin Jones Jr. Dreambuilders
program
Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. and
UnitedHealthcare teamed up to renovate the gymnasium at J.E. Clark
Preparatory Academy in Detroit’s Morningside neighborhood.
This Smart News Release features multimedia.
View the full release here:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170518006335/en/
UnitedHealthcare volunteers on Thursday
visited J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy in Detroit and painted a
series of panel murals for the gym’s walls. At the school, the
volunteers were joined by Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones
Jr. and officials from City Year Detroit to announce
UnitedHealthcare’s $11,000 donation to Jones’ Dreambuilders
program. The donation was used to purchase four new basketball
backboards and paint the gym’s lockers (Photo courtesy of
UnitedHealthcare).
UnitedHealthcare donated $11,000 to the Marvin Jones Jr.
Dreambuilders program to support the renovation. Employees from
UnitedHealthcare were joined by Jones at the school today to
announce and unveil the renovated gymnasium to the students.
The renovations include the installation of four new basketball
backboards. The lockers within the gym received a fresh coat of
paint, and UnitedHealthcare employee volunteers created a series of
panel murals for the gym’s walls.
“Keeping kids active and healthy in Detroit is very important to
me, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner in this effort than
UnitedHealthcare,” said Jones. “This new basketball equipment and
the other improvements in the gym will give all of the Clark Prep
students a chance to stay active.”
“UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to partner
with Marvin Jones Jr. and his Dreambuilders program to promote
healthy activity in the Detroit community,” said Tim DiMartino,
vice president of UnitedHealthcare of Michigan.
Since 2010, UnitedHealthcare has partnered with 23 professional
athletes across the country and donated more than $500,000 to
Dreambuilders programming that addresses food insecurity among
students, promotes physical activity and active play, and assists
with access to playgrounds for students with special needs.
“We appreciate the generosity of Marvin Jones Jr. and
UnitedHealthcare in providing the funding needed for these upgrades
to our gym,” said Demond Thomas, principal of J.E. Clark
Preparatory Academy. “The gym is an important part of our school
and, because of their kindness, our students will be able to play
in a safer and cleaner environment.”
The Marvin Jones Jr. Dreambuilders program and UnitedHealthcare
have helped Clark Prep and other schools in Detroit with its
support of City Year, which places AmeriCorps members inside
schools to provide academic and mentor support to disadvantaged
children.
“City Year Detroit is grateful to Marvin Jones Jr. and
UnitedHealthcare for their support of the work of our AmeriCorps
members,” said Andrew Stein, City Year Detroit’s executive
director. “These young idealists have pledged to serve all day,
every day to help students achieve academically and to help create
a positive school culture. City Year Detroit is an exciting way for
us to engage more of the community in this very important
work.”
The donation and gym renovation project are part of
UnitedHealthcare’s “Do Good. Live Well.” employee volunteer
initiative, whose mission is to prevent hunger and obesity, inspire
service and encourage volunteerism. For more information about the
benefits of volunteering and to find local opportunities to get
involved, visit www.DoGoodLiveWell.org. Follow @DoGoodLiveWell on
Twitter or “like” Do Good. Live Well. on Facebook.
About DreambuildersThe
Dreambuilders Foundation is a non-profit organization that works
with pro athletes across the country to help financially,
physically and mentally-challenged kids receive the items,
opportunities and equipment they need to reach their dreams.
About
UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare 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.
About City YearCity
Year is dedicated to helping students and schools succeed.
Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide high-impact
student, classroom and school-wide supports to help students stay
in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for
college and career success. A 2015 study shows that schools
that partner with City Year were up to 2-3 times more likely to
improve on math and English assessments. A proud member of the
AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is funded by the
Corporation for National and Community Service, local school
districts, and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations
and individuals. Learn more at www.cityyear.org, City
Year’s Facebook page, on Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for UnitedHealth
Group.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170518006335/en/
DreambuildersRyan Altizer,
615-330-6969ryan@iconsports.usorUnitedHealthcareTony Marusic,
312-363-7714tony_marusic@uhc.comorCity Year DetroitMichallene
Thacker-Mann, 313-405-9959mthacker-mann@cityyear.org
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024