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StaffDNA Named Title Sponsor of Cure Bowl in Orlando

May 28, 2024 | Orlando Sports Foundation, Inc

StaffDNA Named Title Sponsor of Cure Bowl in Orlando

ORLANDO, Florida (CureBowl.com) — StaffDNA, a digital marketplace for healthcare careers, is the new title sponsor of the Cure Bowl college football game. ESPN Events, which owns and operates the bowl, and the Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF), which manages the game, announced the new sponsorship today.  

The 2024 StaffDNA Cure Bowl will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The date and kickoff time for the 10th annual game will be announced on June 6. 

The StaffDNA Cure Bowl matchup will be announced on Sunday, December 8. Participating teams in the will be from the American Athletic Conference, Sun Belt, Mid-American Conference (MAC), and Conference USA. 

“We are honored to welcome StaffDNA as title sponsor of the Cure Bowl. The Orlando Sports Foundation and ESPN Events continue our efforts to offer a first-class college football bowl experience in Central Florida, while remaining steadfast in our mission to bring teams together to find a cure for cancer,” said StaffDNA Cure Bowl Executive Director and Orlando Sports Foundation CEO Alan Gooch. 

“Being the title sponsor of the Cure Bowl is a significant milestone for StaffDNA,” said company CEO Sheldon Arora. “This partnership allows us to continue championing a cause that we deeply care about, while reinforcing our commitment to positive outcomes in healthcare.” 

Before the game, college football fans and cancer survivors will turn Orlando pink. A FREE pregame fan fest ends in a cancer-survivor led community march to the gates of the stadium for the kickoff of the 10th Annual StaffDNA Cure Bowl. Fans can sign up to be the first to know when general public tickets go on sale at  CureBowl.com/ticket-presale/. For more information about the pre-game march, and survivor/thriver sign up, visit March2Cure.org 

 

About StaffDNA® 

Established in Plano, Texas, in 2020, StaffDNA® created the industry’s first Digital Marketplace for Healthcare Careers®, a patent-pending platform that directly connects job seekers and healthcare facilities in need of workforce solutions. Job seekers have access to fully-transparent job and pay details upfront, while hiring managers can hire in real time by directly connecting with candidates, who are a match for their open positions. The platform supports all professions, specialties, job types, and an array of settings nationwide. StaffDNA® has won numerous awards for being a best place to work, one of the fastest-growing companies, and for its groundbreaking technology. 

To learn more, visit www.staffdna.com or call 888.988.7323. StaffDNA®’s app is available to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. 

For questions, please contact Jennifer Pomietlo, VP of Business Development, [email protected].

 

About the StaffDNA Cure Bowl 

The StaffDNA Cure Bowl is more than a game. It is a platform to raise awareness for cancer research and recognize those that are fighting cancer or have survived cancer. Funds raised from the StaffDNA Cure Bowl directly benefit cancer research organizations such as the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Since 2015, the bowl has helped raise a collective $4.1 million dollars to benefit cancer research. To learn more, visit CureBowl.com 

 

About Orlando Sports Foundation 

The Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for cancer research. The OSF holds several events throughout the year, including the Cure Bowl, which is an NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) college football bowl game played each December.  

With the combined support of Central Floridians, loyal sports fans, and strategic partners, the OSF is further dedicated and committed to serving the challenges of cancer awareness and elimination, by invigorating the Central Florida athletic community thru its Cure All Stars events, supporting youth organizations with standards of benevolence, integrity, and moral excellence.  

The OSF works with our stakeholders to involve the entire community to join us in our quest to bring teams together to find a cure for cancer. The OSF focuses on research because we all know we will have to continue to manage the problem until we solve it. We focus our efforts on cancer because it touches so many lives worldwide, cancer does not discriminate. Together, we can tackle this. Click here to donate 

 

ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2024, the 34-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, the premiere regular season college softball and gymnastics events, as well as the Band of the Year National Championship. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

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Media Contacts: 

Orlando Sports Foundation: Nate Blythe ([email protected])

StaffDNA: Jennifer Pomietlo ([email protected]) 

ESPN Communications: Danny Chi ([email protected]; )