Special Olympics Florida and Orlando Health Announce Five-Year Partnership
2024年5月24日 - 6:11AM
Special Olympics Florida has announced a new, five-year agreement
with Orlando Health, continuing a partnership that first began
in 2019.
As part of the agreement, Orlando Health will:
- Serve as a Special Olympics Florida sponsor over the next five
years
- Serve as the Official Medical Sponsor for Special Olympics
Florida’s Race for Inclusion Orlando fundraiser
- Serve, along with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, as the
Official Healthcare Sponsor for Healthy Athletes and Young
Athletes
- Provide complimentary physicals for Special Olympics Florida
athletes
- Host annual physical fairs and provide athletic trainers for
select competitions
“Orlando Health and its team members have been incredible
supporters of our mission and our athletes,” said Special Olympics
Florida President and CEO Sherry Wheelock. “We are so grateful for
everything they have done to ensure our athletes have access to
quality health care. We are thrilled they have chosen to continue
this remarkable partnership.”
The partnership designates Orlando Health as the “Official
Healthcare Partner for the Healthy Athletes and Young Athletes
Programs, for the Central Florida and Tampa Bay Regions.”
To celebrate the partnership, Orlando Health and Special
Olympics Florida officials gathered on May 17 at the Brightline
Orlando Station to welcome more than 150 Special Olympics Florida
athletes, their coaches, and their families to Central Florida for
the 2024 State Summer Games. Orlando Health is the official health
and wellness partner of Brightline Orlando and station naming
partner “Brightline Orlando Station in partnership with Orlando
Health.”
“This renewed partnership with Special Olympics Florida
continues our commitment to these athletes who count on Orlando
Health for their care during the State Summer Games and beyond,”
said Cary D’Ortona, President, Orlando Health Medical Group and
Vice Chair, Board of Directors Special Olympics Florida. “The
doctors, nurses and other medical staff are always determined to
give athletes and their delegations the world-class medical
coverage our patients experience every day.”
About Special Olympics Florida: Founded in
1972, Special Olympics Florida provides year-round sports training
and competition, crucial health services, and life-changing
leadership programs to children and adults with intellectual
disabilities. It serves more than 70,000 Special Olympics athletes
annually, at no cost to athletes or their families. To learn
more, contact Jim Stratton at jimstratton@sofl.org or
visit www.specialolympicsflorida.org.
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