Union Omaha announces CHI Health and Nebraska Medicine as uniform sponsors

Union Omaha announces CHI Health and Nebraska Medicine as uniform sponsors

SEASON THIS MONTH,BUT FOR NOWPROFESSIONALSOCCER IS ON HOLD.TODAY THE CLUBANNOUNCED HOWTHEY'RE SUPPORTINGTHOSE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THEPANDEMIC..HERE IN NEBRASKA.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN HAS THEDETAILS.IN THE SPORT OFSOCCER, THEUNIFORMOR KITIS AMAJOR PIECE OF ATEAM IDENTITYTODAYUNION OMAHAANNOUNCED BOTHC-H-I HEALTH ANDNEBRASKA MEDICINEWILL BE ITS JERSEYSPONSORS FOR THE2020 SEASON.THERE ARE FEWTIMES IN OUR LIVESWHERE WE AREGOING TO GOTHROUGH SOMETHINGLIKE THISWE WEAROUR PARTNERS OVEROUR HEARTS ANDTHIS IS THEOPPORTUNITY TO DOTHAT.THE CLUB ISPLANNING TO DONATEA QUARTER OF AMILLION DOLLARS TOHEALTHCAREORGANIZATIONS INTHE AREA AND APORTION OF EVERYJERSEY PURCHASEDWILL GO TO THOSEFIGHTING THE VIRUS.IN FACT, THE CLUB ISLOSING MONEY ONTHIS DEAL.THIS IS ABOUTCOMMUNITY, THIS ISABOUT BRINGINGPEOPLE TOGETHER.YOU NEED TO BECONNECTED TO THECOMMUNITY AND IFYOU'RE LOOKING AT ITSTRICTLY FROM THEINCOME STATEMENTTHAN YOU'RE NOTDOING YOUR JOB.THIS IS THE SECONDMAJORANNOUNCEMENT THETEAM'S MADE THISWEEKON TUESDAYUNION OMAHA C-E-OGARY GREENDONATED 45,000MASKS TO AREAHOSPITALS.THERE'S NOTHING WECAN DO TO SAY THANKYOU, IT GOES A LONGWAY.THE VERBALSUPPORT, THESUPPLY SUPPORT,WHAT IT MEANS TOOUR TEAM.IT'S PRETTYOVERWHELMING IN AGREAT WAY.THE JERSEYS ALSOHAVE A PATCH FORTHE BLACKSTONEDISTRICT TO HONOR ALOCAL BUSINESSPARTNER AND THEHASHTAG "BEND THECURVE" IS PRINTEDON THE BACKSIDE.THIS IS ALL ABOUT USPLAYING A ROLE ANDBENDING THE CURVEAND SHOWING THATOUR HEALTHCAREWORKERS HAVE THERESOURCESREQUIRED TO TREATTHOSE THAT NEED ITMOST.IT'S NOT CLEAR WHENOR IF THE UNIONOMAHA SEASON WILLSTARTBUT THE TEAMWANTED TO SHOWHEALTHCAREWORKERS THEY'REBEHIND THEM EVERYDAY.WE HAVE TWOHEALTHCAREINSTITUTIONS THATARE NORMALLYCOMPETITORSWORKING TOGETHER.IT ALSODEMONSTRATES HOWSPORTS CAN BE AUNIFYING FACTORAND ALWAYS WILL BEA UNIFYING FACTORFOR OUR REGION.REPORTING INOMAHA, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.THE 250-THOUSANDDOLLAR AMOUNTCOMES FROM THEMONETARY VALUE OFTHE MASKS ANDUNIFORMSPONSORSHIP ANDESTIMATES IN JERSEYSALES.AS OF NOW THE GAMEJERSEY PARTNERSHIPIS ONLY FOR THE 2020SEASON.