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Well Sense Health Plan Underwrites Lil' Iguana's Children's Safety Foundation

Funds will support educational programs in Nashua, NH

 

Manchester, NH – Well Sense Health Plan announced today that they have underwritten educational programs throughout Nashua for Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation. Funds will support twenty-one events including live stage shows and in-classroom programs at elementary schools, early learning centers and Head Start sites. Well Sense will also support the organization’s Family Fun Days in May and October.

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Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation (LICSF) is a non-profit organization that uses prevention programs to educate children, ages two through nine, about abduction, sexual abuse, child predators, and serious accidental injuries. Their award winning programs use educational and proactive teaching mechanisms to ensure children stay safe throughout adolescence. Over the last 19 years, the organization has delivered its curriculum to over 4,000 children.

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“Our mission is to ensure the well-being of every single child, and their health is a major part of that effort,” said Jim Tomaszewski, Executive Director at Lil’ Iguana. “We are excited to partner with Well Sense Health Plan as we work to keep our kids safe and happy.”

“We understand how important it is to keep children and their parents healthy and safe. It is an honor to partner with Lil’ Iguana’s, an organization that strives to do the same,” stated Gail Garceau, General Manager of Well Sense Health Plan. “We look forward to being a part of these events, which will teach children lessons they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.”

 

About Well Sense Health Plan

Well Sense Health Plan is one of the three managed care organizations selected by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to provide health care coverage to New Hampshire’s Medicaid recipients. For more information about Well Sense Health Plan, visit wellsense.org. Well Sense Health Plan is the New Hampshire business name for Boston Medical Center Health Plan, Inc.

 

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About Lil’ Iguana’s Children Safety Foundation

The Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation’s mission is to use prevention programs to save children from abduction, abuse, child predators, and serious accidental injuries with proactive, music-based programs that are designed specifically for children ages two through eight so they will retain crucial safety messages.

The Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Stay connected with Lil’ Iguana through Facebook (www.facebook.com/liliguana) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/liliguanasafety).

To learn more about Lil’ Iguana’s programming availability or to donate, please contact Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation directly via our website at www.liliguanausa.org, email us at info@liliguanausa.org or call us at (603) 881-9805.

 

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