Press Release_________________________________________________________________Assist America Supports Diveheart Foundation’s Summer Adventure ProgramProviding emergency medical services to disabled scuba diving participants ------- Princeton, New Jersey, July 6, 2005—This summer, disabled participants of the Diveheart Foundation attending scuba diver protection programs in the Florida Keys will have peace of mind knowing that they are protected with comprehensive travel assistance services. Assist America, the nation’s largest provider of global emergency services through employee benefit plans, is donating coverage for 27 program participants in conjunction with Vicencia & Buckley Insurance Services, Inc. (“V & B”), the scuba diving industry’s leading insurance agency and administrator. The Diveheart Foundation, a non-profit volunteer organization that introduces scuba diving and related water activities to individuals with disabilities, is arranging three trips in June and July for disabled youth to travel to the Florida Keys. The program is an extension of hospital therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Shriners Children’s Hospital and Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. “Insurance is designed to cover the unexpected,” said Steve Vicencia, CPCU, V & B’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Planning for any contingency – sports or travel related – should be standard operating procedure. We provide insurance to thousands of divers, instructors and divemasters, as well as dive centers and resorts around the world.” “Supporting the Diveheart Foundation in coordination with Vicencia & Buckley, is a natural extension of our program with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (“PADI”), the largest recreational dive training and certification organization in the world,” said Assist America President George W. Howard, III. “Members of PADI as well as V&B’s Diver Protection Program, carry an Assist America card. One toll free phone call assures them of the highest quality emergency medical services available wherever they travel.” About the Diveheart Foundation The Diveheart Foundation, headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, provides educational scuba diving and snorkeling experience programs for physically impaired children and adults. Anyone with a physical limitation, even a quadruplegic or paraplegic, can learn the basic skills to experience life underwater. Diveheart is a national, non-profit organization, which depends on freewill contributions and fund raising activities to continue its work. For information, visit www.diveheart.org or call (630) 964-1983. About Vicencia & Buckley California based Vicencia & Buckley Insurance Services, Inc. is the dive industry’s largest supplier of diving related insurance programs. Coverage is available worldwide through highly respected A+ insurance carriers. A team of professionals with over 100 years of insurance experience, help clients analyze their operations, insure unique risks and implement effective loss control procedures. For information, visit www.diveinsurance.com or call (800) 223-9998. About Assist America Assist America, headquartered in Princeton, NJ, is the largest provider of global emergency services through employee benefit plans in the United States, protecting more than 250,000 companies and enterprises and over 22 million people worldwide. For information about Assist America, visit www.assistamerica.com or call (800) 304-4585. |