The No. 1 ranked Phoenix-based orthopedic group, The CORE Institute, announced it has donated more than $10,000 to six high school athletic departments in the Peoria and Dysart School Districts. The donations are part of a program where The CORE Institute conducts required sports physicals for high school student athletes and then donates the entire $25 exam cost back to the respective high school athletic program. In addition to donating the collected exam fees back to the schools, The CORE Institute donated an additional $1000 to each of the six schools.
“Participation in team sports is a significant part of High School for students that builds character, teaches teamwork, and improves one’s physical fitness,” said John Kearney, Jr., MD of The CORE Institute. “Our providers and staff are engrained in the community and enjoy giving back, we raise families in this community and we all work with student-athletes already – this is just one way that we can continue to give back.”
Donation amount to each of the six schools are as follows:
• Centennial High School: $2,550
• Willow Canyon High School: $2,400
• Peoria High School: $1,525
• Valley Vista High School: $1,425
• Desert Edge High School: $1,175
• Shadow Ridge High School: $1,100
Every fall and spring, hundreds of Valley area high school student athletes are required to complete a sports physical in order to participate in team sports over the summer and next school year. The CORE Institute plans to offer the high school exam donation program again this fall. Exam dates for fall and to schedule an appointment will be posted later this summer at www.highschoolphysicals.com.
Last year, The CORE Institute was able to raise and donate more than $4,300 to local high schools in the Peoria and Dysart School Districts, which did not include the additional $1000 donation made to each school.
