A Chance Meeting
Dan Cole, Southeast Region Chief of Staff, recently shared his powerful experience with a UHCCF medical grant recipient.
"A few Fridays ago, I was wearing a polo shirt containing the UHCCF butterfly logo that I received from last year's Georgia golf tournament – a UHCCF fundraiser. After work that day, as I was walking into the local YMCA to work out, I crossed paths with a young mother leaving the gym with her two children in tow. She noticed my shirt and asked me about it. She then explained how incredibly appreciative she was for UHCCF."
It turns out that her son had been diagnosed with autism and her current medical insurance did not cover the cost for her son's treatments. She had applied for and had recently been awarded a UHCCF grant to help defray those costs.
"At the end of our conversation, she asked me to thank others here at UnitedHealthcare for their contributions to this "terrific" organization that had made such a big difference in her life. It certainly made my day."
If you have your own story to share about how UHCCF has helped a child in your community, please send the information to http://www.uhccf.org/livesupport.html.