KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic to Provide Free Flu Shots to Help Kids and Families Fight the Flu
September 15 2017 - 11:21AM
Business Wire
Mobile Flu Clinic to Visit KidCents Charities
in Eight Cities
Rite Aid Foundation Will Also Award $80,000 in
Grants as Part of the KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic
As part of its commitment to improve the health and well-being
of children, The Rite Aid Foundation announced today the launch of
its KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic. The KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic will
visit KidCents charities in communities served by Rite Aid to
provide free flu shots* to children served by the charity.
Immediate family members as well as the staff and volunteers of the
charity will also be able to receive free flu shots.
“Each year, millions of children get sick with the flu, a virus
that can be especially tough on children,” said Tracy Henderson,
director of The Rite Aid Foundation and charitable giving
initiatives. “Since a flu shot is the single best way to prevent
the flu, we’re making it easier than ever for kids and their
families to fight the flu by bringing the KidCents Mobile Flu
Clinic to town.”
The KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic will begin its three-week tour
today in Pittsburgh. Over the course of the three-week tour, the
KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic will visit the following KidCents
charities:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County
- Fresno, Calif.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San
Diego - San Diego, Calif.
- The Hearing and Speech Agency -
Baltimore, Md.
- Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program -
Detroit, Mich.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western
Reserve - Akron, Ohio
- Joshua Group - Harrisburg, Pa.
- Sarah Heinz House - Pittsburgh,
Pa.
- Children’s Home Society of Washington -
Seattle, Wash.
At each stop, Rite Aid Certified Immunizing pharmacists will
administer free flu shots to the children served by the KidCents
charity as well as their immediate family and the organization’s
staff and volunteers. The Rite Aid Foundation will also provide
refreshments, activities and a goody bag to everyone who receives a
flu shot. In addition, each of the charities visited by the
KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic will receive a $10,000 KidCents grant
from The Rite Aid Foundation.
Added Henderson, “As a thank you for the great work our KidCents
charities are doing in their communities, we wanted to do something
meaningful for them. We hope that this KidCents donation will help
them continue doing what they do best, while keeping children safe,
happy and healthy through flu season and beyond.”
In addition to the KidCents Mobile Flu Clinic, seasonal flu
shots are also available at Rite Aid pharmacies nationwide.
Customers can visit any of Rite Aid's more than 4,500 convenient
pharmacy locations to receive a flu shot from a certified
immunizing Rite Aid pharmacist, subject to state regulations. To
locate the nearest Rite Aid pharmacy, visit www.riteaid.com or
call 1-800-RITE-AID.
KidCents was developed by The Rite Aid Foundation to provide
Rite Aid customers an opportunity to do even more to help the kids
in the communities Rite Aid serves. Through KidCents, members of
Rite Aid's wellness+ with Plenti program can round up their
in-store or online purchases to the nearest dollar and give their
change to one of more than 440 nonprofit organizations focused on
improving the health and wellbeing of children. For more
information, visit www.kidcents.com.
Since its inception in 2001, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded
more than $32 million to non-profit organizations. Additionally,
Rite Aid, through the efforts of its customers, supplier partners
and associates, has also raised more than $81 million for
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across the country since
1994.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation's leading
drugstore chains with more than 4,500 stores in 31 states and the
District of Columbia and fiscal 2017 annual revenues of $32.8
billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background
and press releases, is available through the company's website at
www.riteaid.com.
*Subject to state regulations
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