Philadelphia Freedoms, UnitedHealthcare Beautify Hunting Park with the Fairmount Park Conservancy

Today staff from the Philadelphia Freedoms tennis team and UnitedHealthcare employees helped clean up Hunting Park. Volunteers worked with the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to place mulch around trees, pick up trash, spruce up the tennis courts and paint basketball hoops.

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Volunteers from UnitedHealthcare worked with the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to paint basketball hoops in Hunting Park (Photo: courtesy David DeBalko, DeBalko Photography)

Hunting Park is entering Phase II of a revitalization plan that includes six new tennis courts, which were resurfaced by the Freedoms, as well as a community garden, weekly farmers market and more, with a goal to return the park to its former glory for a community that has long lacked access to safe recreational space, park amenities and healthy, fresh food.

This project celebrated the opening of the Philadelphia Freedoms’ season and supported the “Do Good. Live Well.” effort to fight hunger and obesity in Philadelphia.

“We are thrilled to build on our continuing support of Hunting Park through our association with UnitedHealthcare,” said Barbara Perry, senior vice president and general manager of the Philadelphia Freedoms, of Mylan World TeamTennis founded by Billie Jean King. “This partnership will help beautify a special place for the people of this community.”

“We are grateful for the opportunity to work with the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Fairmount Park Conservancy to give Philadelphians a safer, more beautiful place to be active and healthy,” said Dan Tropeano, executive director, UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania.

This volunteer project is part of UnitedHealthcare’s “Do Good. Live Well.” program, an employee-volunteer initiative to help prevent obesity. For more information about the benefits of volunteering and to find local opportunities to get involved, visit DoGoodLiveWell.org. Follow @DoGoodLiveWell on Twitter or "like" Do Good. Live Well. on Facebook.

UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 1 million people in Pennsylvania with a network of 246 hospitals and more than 49,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.

About the Philadelphia Freedoms

The Philadelphia Freedoms are part of Mylan World TeamTennis. The Freedoms will play 14 matches during their 2015 regular season schedule, including seven home matches this July at The Pavilion at Villanova University. The Freedoms are owned by Billie Jean King and led by Head Coach Josh Cohen. 2015 team members include stars Taylor Townsend, Marcelo Melo, Robby Ginepri, Coco Vandeweghe, Asia Muhammad, and Abi Spears. More information is available at PhiladelphiaFreedoms.com.

About Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation advances the prosperity of the city and the progress of her people through intentional and sustained stewardship of public land and waterways as well as through safe, stimulating recreation, environmental and cultural centers. PPR helps Philadelphia’s children and other residents grow by connecting them to the natural world, to each other, and to fun, physical and social opportunities. For more information, find Philadelphia Parks & Recreation online at www.phila.gov/parksandrecreation and follow @philaparkandrec on social media.

About The Fairmount Park Conservancy

The Fairmount Park Conservancy exists to champion the Fairmount Park system. Its mission is to work as a collaborative partner to lead and support efforts that preserve and improve Philadelphia’s park system to enhance the quality of life and stimulate the economic development of the Greater Philadelphia Region. The Fairmount Park Conservancy fulfills its mission by leading signature capital projects and innovative programs throughout Philadelphia’s park system; by developing and leveraging resources for the park system; and by promoting its unique assets and contributions. The Philadelphia park system covers more than 10,200 acres and is considered one of the largest urban park systems in the world. It includes a network of more than 100 neighborhood parks and contains some of the region’s most famous treasures and attractions. For more information, please visit www.myphillypark.org. Like the Fairmount Park Conservancy on Facebook at facebook.com/FairmountParkConservancy and Follow on Instagram and Twitter @myphillypark.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare 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 more than 850,000 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.

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