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The New York Cosmos and Wellpoint New Jersey have announced a one-year partnership through the 2026 USL League One season<\/p>\n
PATERSON, N.J. \u2014 The New York Cosmos and Wellpoint New Jersey have announced a one-year partnership through the 2026 USL League One season
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As part of the agreement, Wellpoint, which is based in Paterson, will serve as the presenting partner of the Cosmos\u2019 \u201cCommunity Nights,\u201d a locally focused game-night series recognizing North Jersey towns, schools, and local contributors. Each designated match will feature in-game recognition and pregame activities highlighting a different hometown.<\/p>\n
The partnership also will support a range of initiatives, including health awareness, food and supply distributions, clothing, and toy drives, and Wellpoint\u2019s Read Across New Jersey literacy initiative.<\/p>\n
The partnership reflects the Cosmos\u2019 ongoing commitment to using professional soccer as a platform to support initiatives that create lasting benefits across the region.
\u201cCommunity is at the heart of our club,\u201d Cosmos CEO Erik Stover said in statement. \u201cPartnering with Wellpoint allows us to recognize and celebrate our neighbors while creating meaningful impact off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to collaborate with the Cosmos on events that bring people together,\u201d added Anya Nawrocky, director of member experience and growth at Wellpoint New Jersey. \u201cCommunity Nights provide an opportunity to spotlight local towns, schools, and leaders while supporting efforts that promote health, connection, and opportunity across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
In NJ, Wellpoint delivers Medicaid and Medicare health care coverage with a holistic focus on physical, behavioral, and social health.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe strong connections help support better health,\u201d Wellpoint New Jersey president Dr. Patrick Fox said. \u201cThis partnership allows us to celebrate the people and places that make New Jersey special while supporting local initiatives that educate and support residents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: The New York Cosmos and Wellpoint New Jersey have announced a one-year partnership through the 2026 USL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[57134,9,11992,11,10,49,51,50,11994,57135],"class_list":["post-133895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-erik-stover","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-cosmos","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-usl-league-one","tag-wellpoint-new-jersey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}