{"id":81512,"date":"2017-06-10T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T13:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=81512"},"modified":"2017-06-03T13:51:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T17:51:02","slug":"todays-options-champions-competition-kicks-off-for-third-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=81512","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Options Champions competition kicks off for third year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Help Honor Someone Making a Difference in the Lives of\u00a0Older Adults in Central New York<\/em><\/p>\n

Nominations Accepted through June 19, 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Options, a local Medicare Advantage health plan is asking the community to identify individuals who are helping to better the lives of older Americans in Central New York.\u00a0 Now through June 19<\/span>, Today\u2019s Options is asking local residents to visit www.TodaysOptionsChampions.com<\/a> and nominate a Champion.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Options Champions are your neighbors, your friends, your colleagues, your parents. They are Central New York residents who are an example of how one person can make a difference in the lives of older adults.<\/p>\n

Five finalists will be recognized as Today\u2019s Options Champions during a Syracuse Chiefs pre-game ceremony July 27, 2017<\/span>. They will also participate in an online competition where baseball fans, the community, and friends and family can vote for the individual story worthy of earning the grand prize.<\/p>\n

The 2017 Today\u2019s Options Grand Champion will be recognized at the New York State Fair and present a $10,000 donation to their chosen charitable organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to the Today\u2019s Options Champions competition each year and are excited to bring it to the community once again this year,\u201d said Dan DeLucia, Vice President of Today\u2019s Options. \u201cIt opens our eyes to the important work of individuals and not-for-profit organizations that are making an impact on the lives of older adults in the community. We want to find these people and recognize their amazing contributions to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous recipients of the $10,000 grant were Rescue Mission Alliance and North Area Meals on Wheels.\u00a0 Ralph Rotella, a volunteer with Rescue Mission Alliance, was the 2016 Today\u2019s Options Grand Champion and Bob Graves, a volunteer and President of the North Area Meals on Wheels Board, was the 2015 Today\u2019s Options Grand Champion.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Options created Today\u2019s Options Champions to complement its strong commitment to making a difference in the communities where its employees live and work. The Competition honors individuals who embrace older adults in helping them live a healthier and happier life, while also sharing Today\u2019s Options\u2019 goals of improving quality of life and maximizing access to services for seniors and people with Medicare.<\/p>\n

The Competition is open to the general public living in one of the following counties:\u00a0 Broome, Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, and Tompkins.<\/p>\n

For more information about the annual Today\u2019s Options Champions Competition, Official rules and submission information visit the website at www.TodaysOptionsChampions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Help Honor Someone Making a Difference in the Lives of\u00a0Older Adults in Central New York Nominations Accepted through June 19, 2017 Today\u2019s Options, a local Medicare Advantage health plan is asking the community to identify individuals who are helping to better the lives of older Americans in Central New York.\u00a0 Now through June 19, Today\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}