WHAT: Community leaders and supporters from across the nation will gather Saturday, June 9, at the Arnot-Roberts Winery in Healdsburg, Calif., for the start of the fourth annual Velo & Vines Century Ride along the rolling hills and valleys of the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River.
Brother and sister Leto (age 8) and older sister Nichole (age 9), two recent UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation grant recipients from Hopland, Calif., will announce the start of the race. Accompanied by their family, they will stop at the various rest stops to encourage the riders along the route.
UHCCF provides medical grants that help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their parents’ commercial health insurance plans. Since 2007, UHCCF has awarded more than 15,000 grants valued at over $40 million to children and their families across the United States. In California, children and families have been awarded over 300 grants totaling more than $760,000 since 2013.
UHCCF grants are funded by contributions from individuals, corporations and UnitedHealth Group employees. The 2018 UHCCF Velo & Vines Century Ride is hosted by the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation, and sponsored by Arnot-Roberts Winery and Three Rivers Provider Network. All proceeds fund UHCCF medical grants. Since 2015, cyclists, supporters and sponsors of Velo & Vines Century Ride have raised nearly $325,000 for the foundation.
If you would like to ride, sponsor or donate to the Velo & Vines Century Ride, you can sign up online (http://www.crowdrise.com/2018VeloVinesUHCCFCenturyRide).
WHO: Cyclists, event supporters and community leaders
Nichole and Leto, UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation grant recipient
UnitedHealthcare executives and volunteers
WHEN: Saturday, June 9, 2018
8 a.m. – Ride starts/kick off (Registration starts at 7 a.m.)
Noon – Riders begin arriving back for post-event ceremony
WHERE: Arnot-Roberts Winery
33 Healdsburg Ave.
Healdsburg, Calif.
VISUALS: Cyclists riding throughout Sonoma County; kick-off and celebration activities; interview opportunities with local participants, community supporters and UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation’s supporters and local grant recipient.
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-related 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.
