Cathryn Tames Receives the Rite Aid Foundation’s KIDCHAMPSM Award
May 18 2018 - 10:24AM
Business Wire
Executive Director of the Children’s
Developmental Center in Richland, Washington Recognized for Her
Commitment to Helping Children with Disabilities and Challenges
Succeed
The Rite Aid Foundation announced today that Cathryn Tames,
Executive Director of the Children’s Developmental Center in
Richland, Washington, has been awarded its KIDCHAMPSM Award for her
tireless work over the past 30 years to support children with
disabilities and developmental challenges. Ms. Tames will be
recognized today at 10 a.m. during a special presentation at the
Children’s Developmental Center located at 1549 Georgia Avenue SE
in Richland. In recognition of her service, Ms. Tames will receive
a $10,000 donation to the Children’s Developmental Center and $500
in Rite Aid gift cards to continue advancing its work to improve
the health and well-being of children served by the
organization.
The Rite Aid Foundation created the KIDCHAMP award in 2017 to
recognize individuals in communities served by Rite Aid that have
made a meaningful difference in the lives of youth by advocating
for their health and well-being, championing education and academic
growth and creating a safe environment for children and teens to
live and grow. Ms. Tames is the third recipient to receive the
award.
“Cathryn has been working for more than three decades to help
children faced with a disability or challenge reach their full
potential,” said Bryan Everett, chief operating officer of Rite Aid
Stores and member of The Rite Aid Foundation Board of Directors.
“Her unwavering dedication to improve early learning experiences
has had a dramatic impact on the lives of so many children and
families in the Tri-Cities area, making her most deserving of our
KIDCHAMP award.”
The Children’s Developmental Center, which is the leading
neuro-developmental center in the region, provides services to
young children with disabilities and challenges in Benton and
Franklin Counties. Additionally, the Center provides services to
children within the Autism Spectrum and an Incontinence
Program.
“I am honored to receive the KIDCHAMP award from The Rite Aid
Foundation and thank them for recognizing the tremendous strides we
are making at the Children’s Developmental Center,” said Ms. Tames.
“All children are gifted. I remain steadfast and committed to
advancing our Center’s mission of helping every child achieve
success in school and in life.”
Ms. Tames joined the Children’s Developmental Center in 1984 as
the Program Director and was promoted to Executive Director in
2004. Under her guidance and leadership, the Center now serves more
than 300 children a month. In addition, Ms. Tames championed the
recent addition of an Applied Behavioral Analysis program to assist
children on the autism spectrum and their families with new skills
and communication styles to assist the children in being ready for
schooling or other activities.
The Children’s Developmental Center provides services to young
children, birth to three years old with disabilities and challenges
and their families residing in Benton and Franklin Counties and
some outlying areas. Additionally, we offer some services to
children up to 10 years old within the autism spectrum and an
incontinence program for those 5 to 16 years. For more information,
visit www.childrensdevelopmentalcenter.org.
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 loyalty program, wellness+ rewards, 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
nearly $39 million to non-profit organizations. Additionally, Rite
Aid, through the efforts of its customers, supplier partners and
associates, has also raised $87 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 2018 annual revenues of $21.5 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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