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Abby Wambach Youth Soccer Clinics Set For October 3 And 4

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. andBOW, N.H., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MVP Health Care announced today that registration is open for Olympic Gold Medal winner Abby Wambach's free youth soccer clinics scheduled for October 3 inEssex Junction, Vt. and October 4 inBow, N.H. The clinics, conducted as a public service by MVP Health Care, are free, but registration is required and is on a first-come-first-served basis via the health plan's KidPower Web site, www.MVPKidPower.com.

The Abby Wambach Youth Soccer Clinics are scheduled as follows, and all registrations must be made online at the KidPower Web sites.

    Friday October 3
    Champlain Valley Exposition
    105 Pearl St.
    Essex Junction, Vt.
    7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

    Saturday October 4
    FieldHouse Sports
    12 Tallwood Drive
    Bow, N.H.
    3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Ms. Wambach was a member of the 2004 U.S. women's team that won the women's soccer gold medal inAthens. She broke her leg in the final exhibition game earlier this year betweenthe United States andBrazil and was unable to participate in the team's gold medal victory inBeijing. Wambach has scored 99 goals in international competition.

"My rehabilitation program has been progressing very well, and I am thrilled that I will be able to participate in these youth soccer clinics," Wambach said. "And, while I am disappointed that I was not able to be a part of the U.S. National Team's Olympic Medal efforts, I am so very proud of the team's performance. I look forward to being with my Vermont and New Hampshire fans in October."

"Abby Wambach is proving once again what a great role model she is for youth, in this case a role model for how to deal with adversity," said David Henderson, MVP's executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "We are thrilled that her rehabilitation is going so well and that she will be able to be with us this fall."

Wambach has conducted youth soccer clinics, reaching more than 8,000 young people on behalf of MVP Health Care and its operating subsidiary Preferred Care. The 2008 schedule of clinics is the first to include appearances inVermont andNew Hampshire.

About MVP Health Care

Founded in 1983 MVP Health Care is a regional, not-for-profit health insurer based inSchenectady, N.Y. Through its operating subsidiaries, it provides fully-insured and self-funded employer health benefits plans, dental insurance and ancillary products, such as flexible spending accounts to 700,000 subscribers inNew York state, Vermont, and New Hampshire. For more information visit www.mvphealthcare.com/press.

SOURCE MVP Health Care