SYRACUSE — UnitedHealthcare (UHC) recently announced it will award $10,000 in funding to a Syracuse–area small business as part of the Community Care Award. It’s a competition seeking the “best new idea” for enhancing community health and wellness. UnitedHealthcare is accepting online applications for the Community Care Award at www.centerstateceo.com/UnitedHealthcareAward. The deadline to apply is […]
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SYRACUSE — UnitedHealthcare (UHC) recently announced it will award $10,000 in funding to a Syracuse–area small business as part of the Community Care Award. It’s a competition seeking the “best new idea” for enhancing community health and wellness.
UnitedHealthcare is accepting online applications for the Community Care Award at www.centerstateceo.com/UnitedHealthcareAward. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 29.
CenterState CEO, the region’s primary economic-development organization and chamber of commerce, will partner with UnitedHealthcare to help choose the winning project.
Businesses with 2 to 250 employees in Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, Madison, and Oneida counties are eligible to submit project ideas for enhancing their communities’ health and wellness. Projects can be new ideas or existing programs, UHC said in a news release.
All projects must include a partnership with a local nonprofit organization. Applicants are asked to describe in 300 words or less the community activity their company will engage in with their nonprofit partner, including description of project, duration, and employee involvement.
Judges will evaluate the project submissions and select the top-five projects based on criteria such as potential community impact, creativity, uniqueness, and feasibility.
The top-five applicants and representatives from their benefiting nonprofits will be invited in October to a live pitch and networking event where a panel of business, community and health-care leaders will pick the 2017 UnitedHealthcare Community Care Award winner.
“UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to empower Syracuse–area small businesses to give back to their communities in a meaningful way,” Michael McGuire, CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York, said in the release. “Helping people lead healthier lives provides myriad benefits to businesses large and small, including a robust pool of job applicants and customers.”
“CenterState CEO is pleased to support the Community Care Award program — it puts a spotlight on and supports small businesses in our region that are giving back to their communities,” said Andrew Fish, senior VP at CenterState CEO added. “The Community Care Award also helps nonprofits in the greater Syracuse area that need local business partners to reach their goals, so it’s a win-win.”