Due to factors such as language barriers and lack of awareness
about proper dental hygiene, a large percentage of U.S. Latinos
tend to experience poor dental conditions and difficulty in
accessing oral health education(1). Together with Walgreens and the
Kids In Need Foundation, Colgate aims to empower these consumers by
providing the oral health care and information they need this
summer.
The Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® Children's Oral
Health dental vans will visit 66 Walgreens stores across Los
Angeles, Miami and Chicago, providing free dental education,
screenings, and local treatment referral. All children screened
will receive dental report cards and oral health kits that include
toothpaste, a toothbrush and dental health materials. Additionally,
Colgate will invite Walgreens shoppers to help give students in
need tools for a brighter future. For every Colgate® Kids oral care
product purchased at a participating Walgreens between August 28
and October 1, Colgate will donate $1 to the Kids In Need
Foundation(2).
“Helping to educate children about proper oral hygiene habits
has always been at the core of the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright
Futures® program,” said Dr. Marsha Butler, Vice President of Global
Oral Health and Professional Relations, a dentist who oversees the
Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® global program. “We are
thrilled to work with Walgreens and the Kids In Need Foundation,
which will enable us to educate communities and help more children
in need.”
Kids In Need Foundation Executive Director, Dave Smith said
collaborations of this kind boost the organization’s ability to
help students. “Students need basic supplies to take advantage of
educational opportunities, and that’s what we provide. With the
help of Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program and their
partnership with Walgreens, we will be able to help students who
may never have had their own school supplies before. We appreciate
this partnership because of its attention to education and to the
well-being of children.”
Marking its 25th anniversary this year, Colgate’s flagship oral
health education program Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® is today
among the most far-reaching, successful children’s oral health
initiatives in the world. With long-standing partnerships with
governments, schools and communities, Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright
Futures® has reached more than 850 million children across 80
countries with free dental screenings and multilingual oral health
education since 1991.
For information about upcoming Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright
Futures® dental van visits, follow the newly launched program
Twitter handle, @ColgateBSBF. Parents, teachers and dental
professionals can also visit the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright
Futures® website at www.ColgateBSBF.com to access free
oral health learning materials, the My Bright Smile mobile app, new
videos and more.
(1) https://www.nyu.edu/dental/nexus/issues/winter2009/251
(2) For every Colgate Kids product purchased at participating
Walgreens between August 28 and October 1, 2016, Colgate will
donate $1 to the Kids In Need Foundation, for a minimum donation of
$10,000 and a maximum donation of $25,000. Learn more about the
Kids In Need Foundation at www.KINF.org.
About Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company,
tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet
Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and
territories around the world under such internationally recognized
brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick,
Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of
Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well
as Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal
Balance. For more information about Colgate’s global business,
visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To
learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health
education program, please visithttp://www.colgatebsbf.com.
About Walgreens Walgreens
(www.walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore chains,
is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots
Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health
and wellbeing enterprise. More than 8 million customers interact
with Walgreens each day in communities across America, using the
most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services
and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services
and advice. Walgreens operates 8,173 drugstores with a presence in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Walgreens digital business includes Walgreens.com,
drugstore.com, Beauty.com and VisionDirect.com. More than 400
Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail
clinic services.
About the Kids In Need Foundation The Kids In
Need Foundation’s mission is to ensure that every child is prepared
to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally
to students most in need. The Kids In Need Foundation, a national
501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995, has distributed
nearly $800 million in school supplies, directly benefiting 4.8
million students and more than 150,000 teachers annually. For more
information, visit www.KINF.org.
CONTACT:
Natalia Herrera
Cohn & Wolfe
(212) 798-9761
Natalia.Herrera@CohnWolfe.com
or
Colgate-Palmolive
(212) 310-2670
Media_Inquiry@colpal.com
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