BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CommunityChampions–eternalHealth, a Massachusetts-based Medicare Advantage Plan, is teaming with two local sports legends, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Boston Marathon Women’s Pioneer Bobbi Gibb, to honor community champions who are going above and beyond in terms of proactive health and wellness initiatives, preventive care, and community engagements for older adults.
“We have seen exceptional leadership and important work being done by healthcare providers, senior centers, and elsewhere in the community,” said Pooja Ika, eternalHealth CEO. “We want to honor these community champions in a special way.”
“Because our client, eternalHealth, is a proud partner of the Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz is their spokesperson, we wanted to create an inspirational Community Champion Recognition Program that also includes an exceptionally distinctive experience to appropriately honor the selected Community Champions,” Integrated Sports Media President Cheryl Jacobs explained.
Integrated Sports Media commissioned Ms. Gibb to create a unique award for eternalHealth’s Community Champion. Gibb created a custom bronze sculpture depicting Ortiz’s iconic swing as he “hits the ball out of the park.” “It is a true work of art,” Ms. Jacobs added. “It is a bronze statue made by a champion, of a champion, for a champion, to be presented at famed Fenway Park by eternalHealth CEO Pooja Ika, ‘Big Papi’ and Bobbi Gibb. It’s an experience of a lifetime.”
Gibb is known as the first woman to run and complete the prestigious Boston Marathon, but she is also a gifted contemporary artist who created bronze sculptures for the 1984 Women’s Olympic Marathon
Trials. Age doesn’t define the 80-year-old Gibb. She is an advocate of eternalHealth’s important message, staying active both mentally and physically, eating well and living agelessly. Bobbi continues to run as much as 10 miles a day through local trails and on the beach.
eternalHealth is a Medicare Advantage company headquartered in Boston that is dedicated to delivering sustainable, affordable, and accessible healthcare to the communities of Massachusetts. The company’s commitment to preventive and chronic care management aligns with their proactive approach to healthcare with benefits that assist in removing barriers to care that older adults may face. The products are designed with members best interests in mind, acknowledging that beneficiaries have different needs and ways they want to leverage their healthcare coverage.
Submission for the 2023 eternalHealth Community Champion may be made online at www.eternalHealth.com/communitychampion now through September 1st, 2023.
After the award recipients have been selected, the 2023 eternalHealth Community Champions will be invited to attend a special pre-game ceremony at Fenway Park, prior to the Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game on Tuesday, September 12.
About eternalHealth
Headquartered in Massachusetts, eternalHealth is a woman-owned, run and built Medicare Advantage Plan that offers HMO and PPO products in six Massachusetts counties: Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester, Middlesex, and Suffolk, as well as Maricopa County, Arizona for plan year 2024. eternalHealth takes a holistic approach to health and promotes wellness, fitness, healthy eating and overall healthy lifestyles to the community’s they serve. eternalHealth invests in better outcomes, always putting members first and provides support and guidance that members look for in a health plan, so that they are empowered to make the right decisions to live agelessly. For more information about eternalHealth’s plans and services, please visit www.eternalHealth.com.
Information
To submit Community Champion nominations: www.eternalhealth.com/communitychampion
Website: www.eternalHealth.com
Facebook: @eternalHealthMA
Twitter: @eternalHealthMA
Instagram: @eternalHealthma
LinkedIn: @eternalhealth1
Contacts
Media
Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, [email protected], 978.590.0470
Cheryl Jacobs, Integrated Sports Media, [email protected], 201.951.5807
