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News Release
News media contacts:
Lester Gretsch, Houston Dynamo
713-276-7522 or
lgretsch@houstondynamo.com
Osjetta Gascey-Morris, Texas Children’s Health Plan
832-828-1068 or
ocgascey@texaschildrens.org
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Dynamo, Texas Children’s Health Plan to host Fútbol Fiesta -
First 100 kids receive free tickets to a Houston Dynamo home
game
HOUSTON, TX - (September 26, 2011) - Texas Children’s Health
Plan and the Houston Dynamo will host their second Fútbol Fiesta
of 2011 on Thursday, September 29, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
Milby Park, 2001 Central St., Houston 77017. This free event is
open to the community.
Dynamo players will attend to greet fans, sign autographs, and
more. The first 100 children in attendance will receive a free
ticket to an upcoming Dynamo game. Fútbol Fiesta is designed to
bring local communities together for soccer-related games and
activities.
Team mascot Dynamo Diesel and the Dynamo Girls will be on hand.
The event will include pick-up soccer games, an inflatable
soccer field, music, face painting, spin and balloon artists,
and a raffle for Dynamo prizes. Staff from Texas Children’s
Health Plan’s community outreach, maternal child, and disease
management programs will be available to provide wellness,
nutrition, safety, and CHIP and Medicaid information.
The event will also serve as a kick-off for the Houston
Metropolitan Area Youth Soccer League—a league supported by
Councilman James Rodriguez and the City of Houston Parks and
Recreation
Dynamo players, Dynamo Diesel, Dynamo
Girls, and Texas Children’s Health Plan
An evening of free soccer-related community activities,
presented by the Houston Dynamo and Texas Children’s Health Plan
Thursday, September 29, 2011
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Milby Park
2001 Central St.
Houston, Texas 77017
Texas Children’s Health Plan was
founded in 1996 by Texas Children’s Hospital. It is the nation's
first health maintenance organization (HMO) created just for
children. Texas Children’s Health Plan provides STAR/Medicaid
and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to pregnant
women, teens, children, and adults in Houston and surrounding
areas.
Currently, the Health Plan has more
than 330,000 members. The staff and network of more than 2,100
providers are committed to providing excellent service and
patient care to Texas Children’s Health Plan members. Texas
Children’s Health Plan is also the largest combined STAR/CHIP
Managed Care Organization in the Harris County service area.
For more
information on Texas Children’s Health Plan, go to
www.TexasChildrensHealthPlan.org or call 1-800-990-8247.
The Houston Dynamo are a Major League
Soccer club that has won two MLS Cup championships in its first
five seasons and represented the United States in international
competition four consecutive years from 2007-10.
For more information about the Houston
Dynamo, log on to
www.HoustonDynamo.com or call 713-276-7500.
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