The Hartford donating $3.5M to adaptive sports organization Move United

The Hartford’s ongoing partnership with Move United includes equipment donations to local adaptive sports programs and hosting The Hartford’s Adaptive Sports Competition Series.

“The Hartford holds a unique and long-standing allyship with the adaptive sports community,” said Move United Executive Director Glenn Merry said in a release. “There is really no other partner who could assume such an integral leadership role in driving access to equipment and competition for our athletes.” (Credit: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr)

The Hartford is continuing its support of adaptive sports organization Move United with a three-year, $3.5 million donation.

Move United is a nonprofit that promotes parasports to people with physical disabilities and aims to create equal access opportunities for sports and recreation activities.

The Hartford’s ongoing partnership with Move United includes equipment donations to local adaptive sports programs and hosting The Hartford’s Adaptive Sports Competition Series. The series consists of five events, which each feature 15 adaptive sports competitions in addition to learning clinics, award ceremonies and other activities.

“The Hartford holds a unique and long-standing allyship with the adaptive sports community,” said Move United Executive Director Glenn Merry said in a release. “There is really no other partner who could assume such an integral leadership role in driving access to equipment and competition for our athletes. The impact from this commitment is that fewer people with disabilities will be left on the sidelines, and that means a new generation of athletes will experience how sports make you more.”

In 2021, The Hartford made a two-year, $2 million commitment to the adaptive sports group. Additionally, the company has donated more than 5,000 pieces of adaptive sports equipment in more than 40 communities in the U.S. during the past five years, according to the insurer.

“We are on a mission to increase participation in adaptive sports by making competitions, local events and equipment more accessible to youth and adult athletes,” Claire Burns, chief marketing and communications officer for The Hartford, said in a release. “Adaptive athletes pay approximately 15 times more for equipment than non-adaptive athletes and we are committed to helping remove cost as a barrier to participation. We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Move United which creates opportunities for thousands of adaptive athletes to experience the life-changing power of sports.”

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