United Educational Corporation Scores Grant from the Baltimore Ravens ACT Foundation

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 19, 2009 -- BALTIMORE – July 17, 2008 – United Educational Corporation definitely scored a touchdown in the battle against childhood obesity today when it was awarded the Plan-In-Motion grant from the Baltimore Ravens All Community Team Foundation.

“This is an important partnership between the Baltimore Ravens All Community Team Foundation and UEC,” said Matthew Day, Director with the UEC. “It means more Baltimore City youth will be able to participate in our program and learn how to keep physically fit and be more healthy.”

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United Educational Corporation Scores Grant from the Baltimore Ravens ACT Foundation

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United Educational Corporation operates after-school and summer camp. Activities include fitness focused health & nutrition education, a walking club and recreational sports along with other activities. UEC serves nearly 350 children annually.

“UEC is perfectly in-line with the goals of the foundation as we work together to focus on physical fitness for youth in the Baltimore region,” said Melanie LeGrande, Executive Director and Community Relations Manager of the Baltimore Ravens ACT Foundation. “Our grant program, in its second year, has been designed to encourage healthy youth activities and promote the importance of nutrition and exercise for children.”

More than 20 Baltimore-area organizations were recipients of nearly $100,000 in grants. Through the Ravens’ Plan in Motion project, each qualifying organization received up to $5,000 for initiating and/or continuing programs or projects that promote physical fitness and nutritional education.

“The grant from the Baltimore Ravens will help us keep more underprivileged children in Baltimore eating healthy and keeping fit,” Day added.

About the Baltimore Ravens All Community Team

The All Community Team is a partnership between the Baltimore Ravens organization, the players and members of the corporate community, who have come together with a mission to make our community healthy through volunteerism, fundraising, and getting neighborhoods involved with the needs of others.

For more information about the Baltimore Ravens All Community Team Foundation, please visit www.baltimoreravens.com/community.

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About United Education Corporation

Founded in 2002, United Educational Corporation (UEC) has been providing educational and recreational programs for Baltimore City youths throughout the school year, as well as during the summer months. Over the past six years, UEC’s programs have played a constant and integral role in the academic growth, as well as personal and cultural development of hundreds of Baltimore City youths – having a profoundly positive impact on the outcomes of their lives, and enabling a productive transition from adolescence to early adulthood.

UEC’s after school and summer camp programs provide fun and stable environments for youths where - through the use of sports, arts, educational instruction, and diverse social interactions – participants can engage in various activities that stimulate and encourage personal development, academic achievement, cultural diversity, leadership, teamwork, creative thinking, positive attitude, and healthy living habits.

For more information on United Educational Corporation, please call 443-200-1727 or visit them on the web at www.uecorp.org.

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Media Contacts:

Desmond Stinnie
United Educational Corporation
Phone: 443-200-1727, ext. 302

More information can be found online at http://www.campunited.org

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