CARSON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital health company Rally Health, Inc. and Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon hosted a fun-filled "Holiday Bike Build" at StubHub Center today for 150 kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson. Gordon, who is a Health Ambassador for Rally Health, participated with the kids in the after-school event designed to inspire the kids to adopt healthy habits and focus on their education. Among the event's many activities, the kids were joined by Gordon and pro-riders from Rally CyclingSM in building and decorating brand new Diamondback bikes that they got to take home.
"This is the second year that Rally Health and I have hosted a 'Holiday Bike Build,' and I can honestly say that there's nothing more rewarding than connecting with the kids and talking with them about healthy living and staying in school, and – best of all – seeing their total joy when they get their new bikes," said Gordon.
Gordon welcomed the kids to the event with a conversation about health and education before he and volunteers from StubHub Center led the children through a variety of fitness activities including football drills, potato-sack races and hippity-hop races. Next, the kids enjoyed health snacks from Clif Bar, and then helped build and decorate their new bikes and got fitted for their new Bell helmets.
Rally® partnered with Diamondback Bikes and Rally Cycling pro-riders Brad Huff, Matteo Dal-Cin, Rob Britton, Jesse Anthony and mechanics to prepare the bikes and help the kids put the finishing touches on them before taking a bike ride around the StubHub Center concourse. After the ride, the kids were treated to a hot meal provided by AEG and StubHub Center before joining Gordon on a tour of StubHub Center.
"These kids really look up to Melvin. When he talks about the importance of staying healthy, they listen. It's our hope that their experience with him today will help them start setting the fundamentals of good health, including getting lots of exercise, especially now with their new bikes," said David Ko, Rally Health president and COO.
Rally and Gordon's second annual "Holiday Bike Build" was hosted in collaboration with AEG and StubHub Center.
Rally's Health Ambassador Program
Rally's Health Ambassador Program works with celebrities and professional athletes to help inspire people everywhere to adopt healthy lifestyles and become better informed health care consumers. In 2016, Gordon joined actor and comedian Kevin Hart as a Rally Health Ambassador. In 2017, Maria Menounos, Sirius XM host and best-selling author, was named the company's third Rally Health Ambassador. Gordon and Rally Health held their first "Holiday Bike Build" in San Diego in December 2016, where bikes were given to children of service members stationed at the Coronado Naval Base. To learn more about Melvin Gordon as a Rally Health Ambassador, visit https://www.rallyhealth.com/melvin-gordon/
About Rally Health, Inc.
Rally Health, Inc. is a consumer-centric digital health company that makes it easy for individuals to take charge of their health and collaborates with health plans, care providers, and employers to engage consumers. The company's flagship offering is Rally®, a digital health platform featuring a suite of online and mobile solutions that help people manage their health and health care needs: Rally EngageSM focuses on personalized health and well-being support; Rally ChoiceSM is a health benefits marketplace; and Rally ConnectSM offers care provider search and cost transparency. More than 30 million consumers have access to the Rally platform through more than 200,000 employers, and payers such as UnitedHealthcare, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Health Alliance, and others. With offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver, the team behind Rally HealthSM has been working together since 2010 to transform the consumer health industry. For more information, please visit www.RallyHealth.com.
