Arnold Sports Festival, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Local Restaurants Team Up For Health
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Arnold Sports Festival entered into a five-year partnership in late 2009 that names the hospital as both a philanthropic beneficiary and official youth sports health partner for the Arnold Sports Festival. The two organizations are also partnering with the Central Ohio Restaurant Association on a citywide fund-raiser that will benefit the Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation. (See list of restaurant partners).
Nationwide Children’s Hospital will provide its sports medicine expertise in guiding medical services for the thousands of youth athletes that compete annually at the Arnold Sports Festival. The Nationwide Children's team focuses on sports predominantly attended by youth athletes including archery, cheerleading & dance, DanceSport, fencing, figure skating, gymnastics, karate, skateboarding, table tennis, Tae Kwon Do and wrestling.
“We are proud to partner with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in jointly promoting a healthy lifestyle for our community’s youth,” said Jim Lorimer, co-producer of the Arnold Sports Festival with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Nationwide Children’s is one of the leading pediatric care providers in the United States and we thank its staff for caring for the Arnold Sports Festival’s athletes.”
In addition, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Arnold Sports Festival are partnering on a raffle that will also benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Prizes include a luncheon with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a signed Lance Armstrong jersey that the seven-time Tour de France winner wore during Pelotonia, and a one-year membership to i-Resolve Fitness and one month free training. Tickets are $10 and available online at www.nationwidechildrens.org/arnold
“As North America’s premier youth sports event, the Arnold Sports Festival shines a bright light on the importance and value of health and wellness,” notes Steve Allen, MD, CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “We are proud to bring our sports medicine expertise as their official youth sports health partner and are honored to be the philanthropic beneficiary of this internationally recognized event.”
The Arnold Sports Festival and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are also partnering on a multi-year philanthropic initiative benefits Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation. Central Ohio Restaurant Association members have developed a variety of programs that raise money for the initiative before and during the Arnold Sports Festival. Programs include donating $1 or a percentage of sales for certain meals, such as kids’ meals or featured items, for a designated time. Posters and other materials will be displayed in the stores to promote the program.
Additional Information
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Central Ohio Restaurant Association
www.centralohiorestaurants.org
The Central Ohio Restaurant Association partners with local organizations and restaurants to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Participating Restaurants
Central Ohio Restaurant Association members and others participating in the program include:
Acme Hotdog & Sausage Co.
$1 Champion Medals
Arena Grand Theater
175 Nationwide Blvd.
Columbus, Ohio
$1 of all ticket sales from 'Strongman' between March 3-7
Barcelona Restaurant
$2 from every Paella between March 1-7
Bernard's Tavern
630 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio
$1 from Hamburger sales
Columbus Fish Market
1245 Olentangy RIver Rd.
Columbus, Ohio
50 percent of the Nightly Chef's Special
Cotters
15 percent of Kids Menu Items from March 1-7
Culver’s of
$1 from Concrete Mixer sales from March 1-7
D & E-Z-O’s Pizza
$1 Champion Medals and 10 percent of proceeds from the 30-inch Destroyer Pizza
Deepwood
$1 Champion Medals and $1 from every Scallop Wellington
Donatos
$1 from every Kids Meal
Flanagan’s Pub
$1 Champion Medals
Gordon Biersch
$2 from every Lobster and Crab Cake sandwich and appetizer sampler from Feb. 22-March 7
Holiday Inn-Downtown Capitol Square
175 E. Town St.
Columbus, Ohio
Portion of proceeds from select menu items
J. Gumbo's
31 E. Gay St.
614-469-9900
$1 Champion Medal
Katzinger’s Delicatessen
$1 from every Reuben from March 4-7
Marcella's
615 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio
5 percent from Nightly Dinner Specials
Martini
$1 Champion Medals and 5 percent of all Ribeye and 10oz filet from March 1-7
Mary Kelly’s
100 percent of Kids Meal sales between March 1-7
Massey's Pizza
Pataskala, Ohio
$1 Champion Medals
Max & Erma's German Village
739 S. Third St.
Columbus, Ohio
20 percent of all cookie sales between March 1-7
MoJoe Lounge
600 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio
10 percent of Chicken and Beef Kabobs and Strawberry Smoothies
Panera
18 Locations
Portion of all Smoothie sales between March 1-7
Phillips Original
$1 Champion Medals
Pizzeria New York
833 Hill Rd. North
Pickerington, Ohio
$1 Champion Medals from Feb. 25-March 7 and 20 percent all sales on March 4
Roosters Restaurants
$1 for every Kids Meal between March 1-7
White Castle
Columbus, Ohio
Proud Supporter of the Arnold Sports Festival, Central Ohio Restaurant Association and Nationwide Children's Hospital
