Seattle Seahawk Tyler Lockett and UnitedHealthcare Unveil New Playground at White Center Heights Elementary School

  • Lockett and UnitedHealthcare leaders visit school and dedicate new playground to Head Start preschool program
  • New playground funded through UnitedHealthcare’s $15,000 donation to Lockett’s Dreambuilders Foundation

Photo No. 1: L to R: White Center Heights Elementary Head Start students and Washington State Sen. Sharon Nelson; Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield; UnitedHealthcare of Washington CEO Claire Verity; White Center Heights Elementary School Principal Anne Reece; UnitedHealthcare Vice President of Public Sector and Trust Jeff Akers; Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Tyler Lockett; and Puget Sound Educational Service District Program Manager for Health, Nutrition and Safety Cheryl Polasek cut the ribbon during a ceremony today celebrating the school's new preschool playground (Photo: Kim Doyel/KLD Studio).

SEATTLE--()--Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Tyler Lockett, UnitedHealthcare and Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) leaders today unveiled a new playground at White Center Heights Elementary School. Students enrolled in the school’s Head Start program will enjoy the new space and equipment.

A $15,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to Lockett’s Dreambuilders Foundation funded the new preschool playground and equipment.

About Dreambuilders
The Dreambuilders Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works with pro athletes across the country to help financially, physically and mentally-challenged kids receive the items, opportunities and equipment they need to reach their dreams.

About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at uhc.com or follow @UHC on Twitter.

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Contacts

UnitedHealthcare
Lisa Contreras, 602-255-7068
lisa_contreras@uhc.com

Release Summary

Seattle Seahawk Wide Receiver Tyler Lockett, UnitedHealthcare and PSESD unveiled a new playground at White Center Heights Elementary School.

Contacts

UnitedHealthcare
Lisa Contreras, 602-255-7068
lisa_contreras@uhc.com