Bob Harper, of NBC's The Biggest Loser, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield Recognize Disabled Veteran Sports Programs On-Field at Yankee Stadium on August 3rd at 6:45 pm

Bob Harper, of NBC's The Biggest Loser, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield Recognize Disabled Veteran Sports Programs On-Field at Yankee Stadium on August 3rd at 6:45 pm

Iraqi war veteran, double amputee and sports enthusiast, John Jones, will
accept recognition.

Media Sally Kweskin, 212-476-1421 or 720-373-4836,
Contact: sally.kweskin@anthem.com

Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Bob Harper, of the popular TV
WHAT: show, The Biggest Loser, will host
a special ceremony to recognize Disabled Sports USA and the
Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports
Project, which provide sports programs for severely wounded
service members from the Iraq and
Afghanistan conflict. Iraqi war veteran, double amputee and
sports enthusiast, John Jones, will
accept recognition.

Tuesday, August 3, at 6:45pm. - just prior to game time at
WHEN: 7:05

WHERE: Yankee Stadium

WHO: Bob Harper, Host, NBC's The Biggest Loser, Life coach, Author
Patrick O'Keefe, VP, Empire BlueCross BlueShield
John Jones, disabled vet, sports enthusiast with Wounded
Warriors and Disabled Sports USA

Of the 50 million or more Americans with disabilities, less
WHY: than 25 percent of them exercise
regularly. At the same time, research shows that physical
activity and participation in sports can
improve one's overall quality of life. When veterans of the
Iraqi and Afghanistan conflicts --who
have suffered life-changing physical impairments - work hard
to improve their physical condition,
they improve their prospects for long-term health.

John Jones, who will be on field accepting the award,
describes it this way: "Disabled Sports USA
has been an important part of my life. While in the National
Naval Hospital in Bethesda, just days
after being injured in 2005, I was visited by the director of
the organization, who promised he would
take me skiing as soon as I was released. I thought the man
was crazy. He assured me life would
go on-and it did. Almost a year later --after two leg
amputations and forty surgeries --I was on the
slopes in Colorado ripping down a mountain. If it were not
for Disabled Sports USA, I wouldn't be
where I am today. I credit them for giving me my life back!"

Interviews with Bob Harper are available between 4:30 and
INTERVIEWS: 5pm. To arrange an interview, or for
additional details, please contact Sally Kweskin at
212-476-1421 or 720-373-4836.

/PRNewswire -- Aug. 2/

Source: Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Web Site: http://www.empireblue.com/

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