Providence Health & Services signs on as official sponsor for Portland Thorns
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit Catholic health care ministry operating multiple hospitals accross 5 states. The health system includes 27 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities and numerous other health, supportive housing and educational services in the states of Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. Providence Health & Services was started by the Sisters of Providence (Montreal, Quebec)more than 155 years ago.
About Property:
The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team will begin play in 2013 in the new eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) that will receive support from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF).[1] The Portland franchise is owned by Peregrine Sports LLC, which also owns the Portland Timbers, making it the only NWSL team with Major League Soccer affiliation.