UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Donate $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America Following “5 Million Step
Challenge” at CES 2017
- The 5 Million Step Challenge at CES 2017 benefits local and national Boys & Girls
Clubs and highlights the importance of daily walking
- UnitedHealthcare also donates 200 NERF ENERGY Game Kits to the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Southern Nevada to help reduce childhood obesity through “exergaming” and health education
UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), through its wholly owned subsidiary Qualcomm Life, Inc., today donated $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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UnitedHealthcare of Nevada presented a $50,000 donation on behalf of Qualcomm Life and UnitedHealthcare to Andy
Bischel, president & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, and Shing Yu, account strategy & development
director, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, this afternoon at the Lied Memorial Clubhouse in Las Vegas. Left to right: Senate
Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Patricia Spearman, Ph.D.; UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound; Kelly
Simonson of UnitedHealthcare of Nevada; Andy Bischel; and Shing Yu (Photo: Isaac Brekken).
The donation, which will be shared by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and the nonprofit’s national organization,
is the culmination of a fundraiser that was held during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. UnitedHealthcare
and Qualcomm gave away 500 activity trackers to CES attendees, encouraging participants to each walk 10,000 steps on Saturday, Jan.
7, for a combined total goal of 5 million steps; participants collectively walked 6.5 million steps as part of the challenge.
Today at the Lied Memorial Clubhouse in Las Vegas, the two companies presented a $50,000 check to Andy Bischel, president &
CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada.
UnitedHealthcare also donated 200 NERF Energy Game Kits, a limited-release game that tracks physical activity and rewards kids
for being active. As children participate in physical activity, they earn “energy points” that are tracked by the activity band,
and these points turn into screen time to play the mobile game on a smartphone or tablet. The NERF ENERGY RUSH mobile game is an
“endless runner” game that requires players to turn, jump and avoid obstacles to complete courses and earn power-ups to continue
playing.
The donation is part of a recently launched national initiative featuring Hasbro’s NERF products that encourages young people to
become more active through “exergaming.” UnitedHealthcare is donating 10,000 NERF ENERGY Game Kits to elementary schools and
youth-focused organizations across the country, enabling children ages six to 12 to receive the kits at no cost.
“This generous donation from UnitedHealthcare and Qualcomm will help us improve the lives of young people in Nevada by
encouraging healthy living, good nutrition and regular physical activity,” said Bischel. “We believe these new NERF ENERGY Game
Kits will help young people in our community learn that exercise can be fun.”
Studies indicate that “exergaming” has the potential to reduce the growing obesity epidemic among children and adults. A
study by George Washington University found exergames “spurred students to move enough to meet the recommended
intensity criteria for vigorous activity,” and that these games are “a useful alternative to traditional physical education.”
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring,
responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,200 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through Club
membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country,
and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place,
caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school
hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of
alumni, 54 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://www.bgca.org/facebook and http://bgca.org/twitter.
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm’s technologies powered the smartphone revolution and connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now, we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries including
automotive, computing, IoT and healthcare, and are allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways never before
imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research
and development functions, and all of our products and services businesses, including our semiconductor business, QCT, and our
mobile, automotive, computing, IoT and healthcare businesses. To learn more, visit Qualcomm’s website, blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
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 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.
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Qualcomm Life
Jamie Eisinger, 831-915-0295
jeisinge@qualcommlife.com
or
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Sara Leutzinger, 404-487-5624
sleutzinger@bgbc.org
or
UnitedHealthcare
Will Shanley, 714-204-8005
will.shanley@uhc.com
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