Join Thousands of Participants at the CIGNA/Elliot Corporate 5K Road Race
MANCHESTER, N.H., June 28, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Join more than 5,000
runners, walkers and wheelchair participants as they celebrate the 15th
running of the CIGNA/Elliot Corporate 5K Road Race, New Hampshire's
premiere fitness event.
The CIGNA/Elliot Corporate Road Race will take place on Thursday,
August 9, in downtown Manchester, NH beginning at 6:20 p.m. Elite runners,
recreational runners, walkers, and wheelchair entrants are invited to join
the more than 5,000 participants expected this year. All participants will
receive the official road race t-shirt and commemorative finisher's award.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top five male and female finishers.
Corporate cups will be presented to businesses in three categories,
including, fastest co-ed team, fastest male team and fastest female team.
Trophies for highest corporate participation and largest corporate teams
will be awarded.
"The CIGNA/Elliot Corporate 5K Road Race is a celebration of health and
fitness, so it really reinforces CIGNA HealthCare's mission of improving
the health, well-being and security of the people we serve," said Don
Curry, President of CIGNA HealthCare of New Hampshire. "From employers who
use the race as a way to build team spirit and improve the health of their
workforce, to elite and recreational runners, walkers, and families with
strollers out to have a good time, this race has something for everyone."
The road race beneficiaries this year are Child Health Services and
Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc. The mission of Child Health Services is to
help patients overcome the barriers to health care and wellness that are
often faced by low-income children and their families. Easter Seals is
committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunity
to live, learn, work and play.
Doug Dean, President and CEO of Elliot Health System said, "Joining
CIGNA as a major sponsor of this corporate event has been a wonderful
opportunity and a natural fit. We are emphasizing wellness and teamwork
among all of our community partners."
Dean and Curry both said, "If you can't walk or run, join the fun and
come downtown to cheer your favorite runners on."
Information on registering for the CIGNA/Elliot Corporate 5k Road Race
is available on the Road Race Hot Line at 1-800-554-1664. To register
online, visit http://www.coolrunning.com/cigna.
CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits
plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and
products and services that integrate and analyze information to support
consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to various
operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation, including Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company. Products and services are provided by such
operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For more information,
visit http://www.cigna.com.
Elliot Health System is the largest provider of comprehensive
healthcare services in Southern New Hampshire, the cornerstone of which is
Elliot Hospital, a 296-bed acute care facility and the first community
hospital in the state. Elliot is home to Manchester's designated Regional
Trauma Center, a Level 3 Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Elliot Physician
Network, Elliot Regional Cancer Center, the Elliot Senior Health Center,
Visiting Nurse Association of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire and
Elliot 1-Day Surgery Center. For more information on any of Elliot's
services, call ELLIOT ON-CALL at 663-4567 or visit
http://www.elliothospital.org.
SOURCE CIGNA HealthCare
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Related links:
http://www.cigna.com
http://www.elliothospital.org
http://www.coolrunning.com/cigna
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/165050.html/
CONTACT:
Lindsay Shearer of CIGNA HealthCare, Office:
+1-603-268-7721, Cell: +1-603-490-5215,
Lindsay.shearer@cigna.com; or Susanna Whitcher of Elliot Health
System, Office: +1-603-663-8933, Cell: +1-603-568-0383,
Swhitcher@elliot-hs.org
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