Rite Aid Foundation Makes Wishes Come True This Holiday Season by Gifting More Than $2 Million to KidCents Charities
December 14 2017 - 9:39AM
Business Wire
Each Charity to Receive a $5,000 KidCents Grant
to Improve the Lives of Children
This season of giving, in an effort to give back to non-profit
organizations that give so much to their clients and communities,
The Rite Aid Foundation is awarding a total of $2.2 million to its
partner charities through its KidCents Holiday Wishes program.
Created to recognize the year-round efforts of each organization,
each of the more than 440 charities currently participating in The
Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program will receive a $5,000 grant
to help make a holiday wish of their choice come true.
“The Rite Aid Foundation wanted to give our KidCents charities a
special gift this holiday season, in recognition of all they do to
give the children they serve a chance for better lives and brighter
futures,” said Tracy Henderson, director of The Rite Aid Foundation
and charitable giving initiatives. “Our KidCents Holiday Wishes
program captures the true spirit of the holiday season and is the
perfect way to thank our partner charities for all they do
throughout the year to make a difference in the lives of children
in our communities.”
The KidCents charities were asked to pick the wish they felt
would have the most impact for those they serve. Holiday wishes
range from facility and equipment repairs to operating supplies to
holiday care packages and gifts to training and special programming
to help improve the health, safety and well-being of the children
they serve. Examples of holiday wishes being fulfilled through the
KidCents Holiday Wishes program include:
- Miracle Babies, San Diego,
CA: The nonprofit organization, which provides education,
support and financial assistance to families with critically ill
newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, is creating holiday
care packages that will be distributed to 500 parents.
- The Boys and Girls Club of the Tar
River Region, Rocky Mount, NC: The local chapter, which
provides after-school programming to thousands of kids ages 5-18
years old at three separate locations, plans to replace insulation
that was damaged by Hurricane Matthew last year.
- The Children’s Village, Dobbs
Ferry, NY: The nonprofit organization, which provides
innovative residential and community-based program to at-risk
children, teens and families, is creating a new game room for the
300 kids who live at the facility.
- Northeast Youth Center, Spokane,
WA: The youth center, which provides educational and
recreational activities to children ages 3-17, will help kids stay
warm this winter by providing winter coats and boots.
- Washtenaw Area Council for
Children, Ypsilanti, MI: Michigan Children's Trust
Fund’s designated agency for the prevention of child abuse and
neglect in Washtenaw County is purchasing 25 tablets and one laptop
to begin offering a cyber safety program to its members.
“We are so proud to be part of the KidCents Holiday Wishes
program,” said Marianela Camarillo, Miracle Babies director of
program services. “Thanks to the generosity of The Rite Aid
Foundation we are able to spread a little extra holiday cheer and
give comfort to parents and families who desperately need it this
time of year.”
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 $36 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 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.
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