World champion snowboarders Amy Purdy and Evan Strong join the athlete
ambassador team for The
Hartford and will teach snowboarding at The
Hartford Ski Spectacular Dec. 2-8 in Breckenridge, Colo.
World champion snowboarders Amy Purdy and Evan Strong join The Hartford's team of athlete ambassadors. (Photo: Business Wire)
More than 800 men, women, and children, including Boston Marathon
bombing survivors and injured service members, will learn how to ski and
snowboard at the nation’s largest winter festival for people with
physical disabilities. The Hartford has sponsored the week-long event,
organized by Disabled Sports USA, for 20 years.
“The Hartford Ski Spectacular holds a special place in my heart because
it’s where my athletic dreams were born,” said Purdy, 34, a
double-amputee after a battle with bacterial meningitis. “I am honored
to help mentor the Boston Marathon bombing survivors, wounded warriors
and other participants. I will encourage them to find their passion and
pursue their dreams.”
Purdy and Strong are training to make the U.S. Paralympic Team competing
in the Sochi
2014 Paralympic Winter Games, which will include the discipline of
snowboard cross within the alpine competition for the first time.
“It’s been a team effort to have our sport added to the Paralympic
Winter Games, and we count The Hartford’s long history of support of
Paralympic events and athletes as a major factor,” said Strong, 25, who
lost part of his leg as a result of being hit by a car while riding his
motorcycle. “Amy and I are looking forward to working with The Hartford
to raise awareness about the value of people with disabilities in the
workplace, as well as employee benefits that help protect one’s physical
and financial well-being.”
In 2003, The Hartford became the Official Disability Insurance Sponsor
of U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee dedicated
to recruiting and training elite athletes with physical disabilities.
Last year, the insurer extended its partnership through 2016.
“As a founding partner of U.S.
Paralympics, we’re honored to have Amy and Evan join our team of
athlete ambassadors and help others find hope and healing at The
Hartford Ski Spectacular,” said Mike Concannon, executive vice president
of The Hartford’s Group Benefits business. “The Hartford is proud to
partner with Disabled Sports USA for two decades on this incredible
event that has become a birthplace of champions.”
Follow the action at The Hartford Ski Spectacular by using the hashtag
#SkiSpec and look for updates on The Hartford’s Twitter
and Facebook
pages, as well as YouTube
channel.
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