Surprise! You Get a Bike! More than 300 Children from Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Receive Bicycles Assembled by Fresen...
March 31 2016 - 2:55PM
Business Wire
Yesterday approximately 3,000 employees from Fresenius Medical
Care North America, the nation’s leading network of dialysis
facilities, assembled bicycles as part of the “All Together Better:
Team Challenge” event during its 2016 Clinical Managers’ Conference
at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The bikes were donated to
more than 300 children, ages 6-12, from four participating chapters
of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis. The event was a
double-blind surprise: The children had no clue they would be
receiving a bike that day until they paraded into the stadium; and
the Fresenius Medical Care employees had no idea their
team-building efforts would benefit local children until they
started building the bikes. The employees were cheered on by Peter
Luster, Director of Community Outreach & Neighborhoods for
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, the Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders
and players Matt Overton, Jack Mewhort, Henry Anderson and Hugh
Thornton.
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Fresenius Medical Care employees build
bikes for Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis at Lucas Oil
Stadium. Credit: Courtesy of Fresenius Medical Care North
America
“Our mission extends beyond the doors of our dialysis centers
and into the communities where we treat people living with kidney
disease,” said Ron Kuerbitz, chief executive officer of Fresenius
Medical Care North America, based in Waltham, Mass. “We believe
children in Indianapolis, and in every community throughout the
United States, can live better and more fulfilling lives when they
have access to resources that promote fitness and healthy living.
The sooner we can help kids get in the habit of living healthier,
which includes exercise such as bike riding, the sooner we can
steer them away from the path of potentially developing kidney
disease and other chronic illnesses. We’re proud to give back to
the city of Indianapolis through our team building challenge and
donating bikes to the city’s children.”
The annual Clinical Managers’ Conference brought together
Fresenius Medical Care North America employees from across the
country. Conference attendees were divided into approximately 300
teams of 10 and given 45 minutes to construct bikes.
At the end of the build, the children entered Lucas Oil Stadium
to join their designated teams and learned that they would each
receive their very own bike. After the surprise, the bikes were
inspected for quality control before they were labeled for the
individual children and delivered to the appropriate Boys &
Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, where the children picked up their
bikes along with a helmet and lock.
“We know it is important for children to establish good habits
early in order to live long, healthy lives,” said Rick
Whitten, executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of
Indianapolis. “We’re thankful Fresenius Medical Care North America
chose to partner with us for their team challenge, not only to
bring a smile to our participants’ faces, but to help support our
mission for healthy lifestyles.”
“We feel strongly that being effective company leaders who
operate with integrity involves serving others, including
employees, patients, partners and members of the community,” said
Bill Valle, president, Fresenius Medical Services. “This event is a
product of our ongoing commitment to being ‘serving leaders.’ We
are grateful for the opportunity to meaningfully help children in
the community while at the same time continuing to develop the
great leaders within our organization.”
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Credit: Courtesy of Fresenius Medical Care North
America
About Kidney Disease and Dialysis
According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in three
American adults are at risk for developing kidney disease. The two
leading causes of kidney disease are high blood pressure and
diabetes. Other risk factors include family history of kidney
failure, kidney stones, smoking, obesity and cardiovascular
disease. Dialysis is required for those who develop end stage
kidney failure, which typically represents 85 to 90 percent loss of
kidney function. Dialysis is used to remove waste, salt and extra
water in the body, and keep safe levels of potassium, sodium and
bicarbonate in the blood and control blood pressure.
About Fresenius Medical Care North America
Fresenius Medical Care North America is the premier health care
company focused on providing the highest quality care to people
with renal and other chronic conditions. Through its
industry-leading network of dialysis facilities, outpatient cardiac
and vascular labs, and urgent care centers, as well as the
country’s largest practice of hospitalist and post-acute providers,
Fresenius Medical Care provides coordinated health care services at
pivotal care points for hundreds of thousands of chronically ill
customers throughout the continent. As the world’s largest fully
integrated renal company, it offers specialty pharmacy and
laboratory services, and manufactures and distributes the most
comprehensive line of dialysis equipment, disposable products, and
renal pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit the FMCNA
website at www.freseniusmedicalcare.us. For information about
patient services, visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis
Since 1893, Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis have served
the Indianapolis community. With 11 Club locations, the Clubs
provide programs for over 7,400 youth in the areas of career
exploration and educational enhancement, citizenship and
leadership, the arts, and health and fitness. For additional
information, please call (317) 920-4700 or visit us online at
www.BGCINDY.org and on social media at www.facebook.com/BGCINDY and
www.twitter.com/BGCINDY.
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