WELLESLEY, Mass. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Royals approach the close
of the baseball season, Royals Charities and Sun Life have closed
out the fifth annual #StrikeoutDiabetes campaign, which raises
money to support diabetes prevention initiatives with Boys &
Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas
City. For each strikeout the Royals make, Sun Life and the
Royals donate $23, representing that
a diabetes diagnosis takes place every 23 seconds in the U.S. With
great performances from the mound, particularly from Brady Singer and Daniel
Lynch, Royals pitching raised more than $24,000. In recognition of the fifth year of the
program, Sun Life increased the donation to $50,000.
"Many members of our community rely on Boys & Girls Clubs
for activities and programs that help them live healthier lives,"
said Jason Roth, vice president of
Resource Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. "With the support of this
great program from Sun Life and the Royals, we can continue
supporting kids in Kansas City as
they learn how to stay active and develop healthy lifestyle
habits."
On the field at last night's game against the Minnesota Twins,
Sun Life and the Royals presented a giant check for $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Greater Kansas City.
"We are committed to supporting the Kansas
City community in diabetes prevention and healthy living,"
said Joi Tillman, head of Commercial
Dental and Vision at DentaQuest, a Sun Life company. "Partnering
with the Royals supports our mission of helping underserved
communities in Kansas City and
across the country access the health services they need."
"We are pleased to continue this great program with Sun Life in
supporting Boys & Girls Clubs, an important institution in
Kansas City," said Amanda Grosdidier, senior director Community
Investments & executive director of Royals Charities. "With
another season coming to a close, we look forward to next year and
continuing to work with Sun Life in supporting health and wellness
of the people of Kansas City."
Since the beginning of Sun Life's partnership with the Royals,
#StrikeoutDiabetes has raised $350,000 for local area organizations. In
addition to programs with the Royals, Sun Life partners with the
American Diabetes Association to support it's Project Power youth
program. Sun Life also offers the annual Team Up Against Diabetes
grant program, which supports diabetes prevention, nutrition
access, and health service programs that focus on underserved
communities of color – populations that are disproportionately
impacted by diabetes. To date, Sun Life has given more than
$32 million globally to diabetes
causes. For more information about Sun Life's partnerships and
diabetes programs, visit www.sunlife.com/usdiabetes.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing asset management, wealth,
insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional
Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide,
including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30,
2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of
C$1.26 trillion. For more
information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
In the United States, Sun Life
is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than
55,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the
country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of insurance products and
services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life,
dental, vision, voluntary and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its
affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ
approximately 5,500 people. Group insurance policies are issued by
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley
Hills, Mass.), except in New
York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health
Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing,
Mich.). For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
About Royals Charities
Created in 2001, Royals
Charities strives to support children, education, youth
baseball/softball, and military in and around the Kansas City area. With the support of Royals
fans and corporate partners, the foundation accomplishes this
mission by providing grant funding to community organizations.
Royals Charities has donated more than $21
million dollars in grants since its inception. For more
information visit www.royals.com/royalscharities.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City
For one hundred ten
years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Kansas City has provided youth, ages 5-18, a fun and safe
environment for them to learn, play, meet new friends and grow --
with special emphasis on youth who need us most. From sports,
digital arts and media to group activities and tutoring, the Clubs
provide caring adult mentors, friendship and high-impact youth
development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school
hours.
Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character,
citizenship and healthy lifestyles to more than 1,000 area youth
each day. Whether it is learning how an individual can make a
difference in their community or how to swim – the Clubs strive to
help youth feel important and put their dreams of a Great Future
within reach.
More information about Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City can be found online at
www.helpKCkids.org and www.facebook.com/helpkckids.
Media contacts:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
Sharita Hutton
Sr. Director of Communications
Kansas City Royals
816-651-4576
Sharita.Hutton@royals.com
Connect with Sun Life U.S.
https://www.facebook.com/SLFUnitedStates
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sun-life-financial
https://twitter.com/SunLifeUS
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