- October 20, 2016
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| Veronica Nugent's company was the winner of the UnitedHealthcare Community Care Award |
Simply Ballroom Dance Studio is the winner of a $10,000 prize in the first
UnitedHealthcare Community Care Award.
The Chesterfield County-based dance studio, owned by
Veronica Nugent, was one of five finalists competing for the award, which
recognizes programs promoting community health and wellness in the Richmond
area.
In collaboration with the Parkinson's Dance Project,
Simply Ballroom plans to use the money to offer free classes each week to
40 people with Parkinson's Disease. The money also will fund plans to
build a ramp for ease of entry into studio’s facilities and support marketing
of the community program.
The five finalists presented their project ideas on
Wednesday to a panel of health-care and business officials at BizWorks, a
business incubator.
In addition, to Simply Ballroom, the other finalists
were:
Emerge Sustainable Solutions
Outside in Ministries
Virginia is for Education
Visitry
The judges for the competition included:
· Beth Bortz, president and CEO of the
Virginia Center for Healthcare Innovation.
· Doug Gray, executive director of the
Virginia Association of Health Plans.
· Marianne Randazzo, vice president of
sales and account management for UnitedHealthcare of the Mid-Atlantic.
· Yedda Stancil,
entrepreneur-in-residence at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Project ideas spanned from fitness, mental health,
nutrition, and more.
Local business incubators, BizWorks and RVA Works
supported the development and promotion of the event.
http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/dance-studio-wins-10000-prize-for-wellness-program
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