BOSTON, PORTLAND, Maine and HARTFORD, Conn.,
Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Boston Celtics and Sun Life Financial have partnered once again for
Fit to Win, a program aimed at improving the health and well-being
of children, as well as promoting diabetes education. Timed to
coincide with NBA Fit Week, Fit to Win will be hosted at YCMAs in
Greater Boston, Portland, ME, and Hartford, CT.
THE PROGRAM: Throughout Fit to Win, children in grades 3
to 6 participate in daily workouts and are encouraged to maintain a
nutritious diet and make healthy lifestyle choices, such as
limiting TV or other screen time. Over the course of four weeks the
kids track their fitness and healthy habit results, and at the end
receive Celtics-themed prizes.
The four-week program begins at each YMCA site with a press
conference and pep rally where the kids will get their activity
tracking sheets, learn their exercises, and officially join Fit to
Win by signing their draft contracts.
SOUTHERN
MAINE:
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January 17 – Northern
York
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January 18 –
Portland, Pineland
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January 20 – Casco
Bay
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GREATER
BOSTON:
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January 20 – King
Elementary, Everett Elementary, Mason Elementary
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January 23 –
Dorchester YMCA
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GREATER
HARTFORD:
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January 23 – Anna
Noris, Simpson Waverly
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At the end of the program, the top ten participants from each
region will be invited to a special championship event to celebrate
their four weeks of dedication and hard work. The event will be
held on March 25 at the Celtics
practice facility in Waltham, and
will include appearances from current Celtics players.
The Fit to Win program is an extension of the diabetes
prevention initiative #SunLifeDunk4Diabetes, an annual fundraising
campaign in November that to date has raised $210,000 for the YMCA of Greater Boston's Diabetes Prevention Program.
Fit to Win is a major component of Sun Life's ongoing commitment to
inform Americans about the risk factors and health consequences
associated with diabetes. The program was launched in 2014 to focus
on children and their need for early education about diabetes
prevention, healthy living, and fitness.
For more information about the Celtics partnership with Sun Life
Financial and its community involvement, go to
www.celtics.com/SunLifeFitToWin and visit
www.sunlife.com/usdiabetes.
About the Boston Celtics
A charter member of the
Basketball Association of America (which evolved into the National
Basketball Association) since 1946, the Boston Celtics have won a
record 17 NBA Championships, including eight (8) in a row from
1959–1966, winning their first title in 1957 and their most recent
in 2008. The Celtics have long stood for equality, and respect,
including hiring the first African American Coach and starting the
first all black starting five. In addition, 35 former Celtics
players, management or staff have been inducted into the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In December 2002 the team returned to local
ownership for the first time since 1963. For more information on
the Celtics, log on to www.celtics.com.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is
a leading international financial services organization providing a
diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to
individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial has
operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2016, the Sun Life Financial group
of companies had total assets under management of $908 billion. For more information please visit
www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
In the United States, Sun Life
Financial is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving
more than 60,000 employers in small, medium, and large workplaces
across the country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of products and
services in the U.S. includes Disability and Absence Management,
Life, Dental and Vision, Voluntary, and Stop-Loss insurance. This
includes the acquisition of Assurant Employee Benefits in Q1 2016.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com/us.
Media contacts:
Heather Walker
Boston Celtics
617-854-8072
hwalker@celtics.com
Devon Fernald
Sun Life Financial
781-416-7151
devon.portney.fernald@sunlife.com
SLPC
28059
1/2017
(Exp 1/2022)
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