Lead Sponsor Cigna Healthcare Provided Free
Biometric Health and Skin Cancer Screenings to Faculty,
Parents, and Community Members and Free Eye Exams and Glasses to
PreK-5 Students Zebra Technologies Sponsored
Leave-Behind Mural Designed by Courtney "Yard$"
Haywood Joining the Team This Year are CBS Sports and
Nickelodeon
LAS
VEGAS, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NFL
legend and executive Troy Vincent,
Sr. and his wife, Tommi A.
Vincent, a renowned chef, podcast host, and
philanthropist, hosted their seventh annual "Vincent
Country Safe Zone Activity Day," a Love Thy Neighbor
Community Development and Opportunity Corporation, at Matt
Kelly Elementary School in Las Vegas,
NV during Super Bowl LVIII Week.
This year's event, themed - Dream Bigger Achieve Greater
– provided over 350 students (pre-K-5) with a day of fun, food,
empowerment, and sports activities led by the Vincent Family, NFL
Legends and current NFL players, special guests, as well as
Nickelodeon characters, the Las Vegas Raiders cheerleaders and
mascot (Raider Rusher). CBS Sports, which will broadcast
Super Bowl LVIII, and Nickelodeon, which will air a
kids and family-centric, surprise-filled alternate telecast of the
game, teamed with Vincent Country this year to capture and
highlight the community-focused event.
Cigna Healthcare, now in its seventh year as lead sponsor
of Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day, provided free eye exams
and glasses to pre-K to 5th grade students and Cigna's
Wellness In Motion mobile clinic offered free biometric health
screenings and skin cancer checks to school staff and the
community. As part of the day-long activities, Cigna Healthcare
provided game stations for the children including a skills
challenge and cornhole.
Tommi A. Vincent,
co-founder of Vincent Country stated, "We host Vincent
Country Safe Zone Activity Day during Super Bowl Week to provide a
haven and full day of activities, fun, and empowerment for
elementary school students from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade.
Our family's personal commitment to community and our life's work
is to uplift others and to always give back."
"We identify a school near the Super Bowl activities to bring
excitement and to create a personal experience to an elementary
school that is under-resourced and underserved. Our goal is to
provide the students and teachers at Matt Kelly Elementary with a
day of respite and to show the kids that they can dream bigger and
achieve greater," said Troy
Vincent, co-founder of Vincent Country.
"We are excited to once again partner with Vincent County and
the NFL community to bring a full day of fun and fitness to the
students at Matt Kelly Elementary," said Tim Vessel, Cigna Healthcare general manager for
South Texas and Louisiana. "Today, we provided essential
health screenings through our Wellness In Motion mobile clinic for
parents, faculty, and the surrounding community. For the students,
we conducted on-site eye exams and provided glasses to the students
as part of our commitment to improve the overall health and
vitality of children."
This year, several new activations took place at Vincent Country
Safe Zone Activity Day including, NFL FLAG, the official flag
football league of the NFL and the largest flag football
organization in the U.S. The game was led by NFL Global Flag
Football Ambassador Bobby
Taylor an NFL Legend and 10-year veteran with the
Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks. Members of the Women's
National Football Conference Las Vegas Silver Stars were also
on site to facilitate the flag football game and global football
phenom Nausicaa Dell'Orto
(Italy).
NFL FLAG wants to increase the number of kids participating,
with an emphasis on increasing the number of programs in
under-resourced communities. Through partnerships, NFL FLAG has
brought flag football to thousands of schools, communities, and
families around the country. Matt Kelly Elementary students served
as captains and led the game for a fun, safe, competitive,
team-building, and inclusive experience for the boys and girls.
"I am extremely humbled and honored that Vincent Country chose
Matt Kelly Elementary as their school recipient to give our
students an exciting, empowering, and memorable day," said
Jerrell Hall, Principal, Matt
Kelly Elementary School. "Troy and
Tommi Vincent, the NFL former and current players,
volunteers, and sponsors brought the Super Bowl experience here to
our students. As they walk past the beautiful mural each and every
day, they will look back and remember this amazing day for a
lifetime," she concluded.
To signify this special day, Zebra Technologies once
again sponsored a beautiful mural created by renowned muralist and
Las Vegas native Courtney "Yard$"
Haywood, facilitated by ThirtyThree Gallery
[https://www.thirtythreegallery.com], founded by artist
Chase R. McCurdy.
"We are honored to again sponsor the mural as part of Vincent
Country's Safe Zone Activity Day and leave a lasting memory for the
children who participated in the fun-filled day while supporting
the artistic creation and work of the local artist," said
Bill Burns, CEO Zebra
Technologies. "Each year, we look forward to coming together
and working closely with Vincent Country who shares our core values
and commitment to give back to local communities. This year, we
were delighted to truly make a positive impact on the students and
staff at Matt Kelly Elementary School."
Microsoft Philanthropy leader Darrell Booker who is dedicated to racial
equity and lead's the company's Nonprofit Tech Acceleration (NTA)
for Black and African American communities donated Brown Toy
Box STEAM kits (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and
Math) to all students who were introduced to culturally
representative educational games, toys, and a teaching workshop.
Learn more about Microsoft's initiative at http://aka.ms/NTA and to
learn more about Brown Toy Box visit https://browntoybox.com.
Another new on-site activation made available for the children
was receiving free haircuts provided by NFL Legend Steven Jackson, co-founder of The
Original Barber School (OBS)
[https://theoriginalbarberschoollv.com]. Jackson played in the NFL
for over a decade for the Rams, Falcons, and Patriots,
respectively.
Continuing this year is the virtual fundraising component that
accompanies Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day where a silent
auction will raise funds to further benefit Matt Kelly Elementary
School. This year's virtual team captains are NFL Legends:
Troy Vincent, Sr., Takeo Spikes, Marcel
Reece, and Steven Jackson.
Details about the silent auction, which closes on February 9th, may be found here:
https://givebutter.com/c/VincentCountrySafeZone/auction and
the digital campaign can be found here:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2xzX_7uzjj/?igsh=MWh4NnA5MzF6cWZxZA==
While Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day is centered around
children, Troy and Tommi Vincent
believe that an important part of the well-being of the students is
the unwavering support of the teachers, faculty, and staff. At the
conclusion of the school day, the Vincents invited teachers and
faculty to an empowerment luncheon led by Kim Anthony, a nationally acclaimed speaker,
author, and founder of BrillianceMode. Kim led an exciting session
with motivating stories, interactive activities and discussions
which provided the teachers and faculty with tangible life
application tools to implement and keep for future success.
[https://www.inbrilliancemode.com/]
NFL current players, Hall of Famers, and Legends included Coach
Eddie Mason, who facilitated and led
the day long Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day exercise
challenges and dance fitness fun, along with Troy Vincent, Sr., Shaun
Alexander, Brandon Copeland,
Thomas Davis, Gary Cobb, Takeo
Spikes, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Steven
Jackson, Tony Richardson,
Bobby Taylor, Usama Young, and volunteers including NFL staff,
the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), and UNLV college students.
Later in the week, the Vincent's will host their signature
luncheon Stay A While: Breaking Bread with the Vincents.
Tommi Vincent, also known as Chef
Tommi V. will collaborate with guest chef Charles Bell, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and distinguished
personal chef who has been catering to local celebrities and
athletes in Las Vegas since
June 2019. Together, they will
showcase their culinary talents through legacy-inspired cooking and
the Vincent family will recognize the leadership at Matt Kelly
Elementary School and thank sponsors.
About VINCENT COUNTRY: Vincent Country is the family
lifestyle brand committed to positive social impact. Developed by
Troy and Tommi A. Vincent, the
family is leading and enriching the culture and communities through
intentional service and legacy-inspired cooking. Vincent Country is
informed by a lifetime commitment to service, through this mantra
the Vincent's established Love Thy Neighbor Community Development
and Opportunity Corporation (LTN). Every year during the Super
Bowl, the Vincents host multiple, community-focused events and
partner with various organizations and companies, including school
systems, food suppliers, and resource providers. Vincent Country
pays homage to the accomplishments and the strength of the Black
family unit and provides inspiration for families committed to
building strong, secure, and sustainable relationships based on the
principles of "Faith, Family, Food." For more information visit:
www.vincentcountry.com
ABOUT CIGNA HEALTHCARE
Cigna Healthcare is a health
benefits provider that advocates for better health through every
stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care
system, empowering them with the information and insight they need
to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality.
Products and services are provided exclusively by or through
operating subsidiaries of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), including
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life
Insurance Company, Evernorth Health companies or their affiliates
and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products
and services include an integrated suite of health services, such
as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision,
supplemental benefits, and others. Learn more at
cignahealthcare.com.
ABOUT ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES
Zebra empowers organizations
to thrive in the on-demand economy by making every front-line
worker and asset at the edge visible, connected and fully
optimized. With an ecosystem of more than 10,000 partners across
more than 100 countries, Zebra serves customers of all sizes –
including 86% of the Fortune 500 – with an award-winning portfolio
of hardware, software, services and solutions that digitize and
automate workflows. Supply chains are more dynamic, customers and
patients are better served, and workers are more engaged when they
utilize Zebra innovations that help them sense, analyze and act in
real time. Zebra recently expanded its industrial automation
portfolio with its Fetch Robotics acquisition and increased its
machine vision and AI software capabilities with the acquisitions
of Adaptive Vision, antuit.ai and Matrox Imaging. Zebra is #42 on
Newsweek's list of America's 100 Most Loved Workplaces, #42
on Fast Company's list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators
and #79 on Forbes' list of America's 500 Best Midsize
Employers. Learn more at www.zebra.com.
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