Henry Schein’s 24th Annual ‘Back to School’ Program Helps Children in Need Return to the Classroom
September 22 2021 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Team Schein Provides Backpacks, School
Supplies, and More to Support Back-to-School Needs
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is helping children around the
world return to the classroom through its 24th annual “Back to
School” program. This year, Team Schein Members at 22 locations in
the U.S., Canada, Spain, and Ireland are donating backpacks filled
with school supplies to almost 4,500 children.
Since the program’s inception in 1998, the Company has helped
more than 60,000 children start a new school year with confidence.
At each Henry Schein location, teams work with local social service
agencies to pre-identify participating children and their families.
The “Back to School” program is a flagship initiative of Henry
Schein Cares, the Company’s global corporate social responsibility
program.
“Our ‘Back to School’ program has evolved during the COVID-19
pandemic to safely meet the needs of our neighbors, and the spirit
of our Team Schein Members is stronger than ever,” said Gerry
Benjamin, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
of Henry Schein. “We are so pleased to help children in need return
to the classroom with confidence and ready to meet the challenges
of a new school year.”
To see Team Schein in action and past examples of the program’s
benefit to children and their families, please watch this video
celebrating 24 years of the “Back to School” program.
“Thanks to initiatives such as Henry Schein’s Back to School
program, the children of the socio-educational project that we have
developed in Puente Vallecas, Madrid, can have brand new backpacks,
school supplies, and clothes with which to face the return to
school more easily,” said Beatriz Lopez, Social Worker, ICEAS
Asociación (The Association for Cooperation and Social Support for
School Integration). “Initiatives of this nature favor equal
opportunities for boys and girls since it is possible that they can
wear new clothes and bring new material to school just like the
rest of their classmates.”
“We’re so very grateful to Henry Schein for all their years of
service to us and to our families and children,” said Mark Wenzel,
Assistant Director of the Long Island, N.Y.-based YES Community
Counseling Center. “There’s nothing more important than a young
person starting a school year feeling good about themselves and
having the tools that they need. Henry Schein has been providing
those tools to our children, so we’re very grateful and we just
want to say, ‘thank you.’”
About Henry Schein Cares
Henry Schein Cares stands on five pillars: empowering team
Schein to reach their potential, advancing health equity and
expanding access to care for underserved communities, accelerating
environmental sustainability, strengthening and diversifying our
supply chain, and maintaining strong ethical governance. Health
care activities supported by Henry Schein Cares focus on four main
areas: (1) wellness, treatment, prevention, and education; (2)
capacity building; (3) emergency preparedness and disaster
response; and (4) health system strengthening.
Rooted in a deep commitment to social responsibility and the
philosophy of enlightened self-interest championed by Benjamin
Franklin, the purpose-driven vision of Henry Schein Cares is “doing
well by doing good.” Our commitment to sustained, long-term
economic success while also creating shared value for society is
achieved through the work of Henry Schein Cares and our stakeholder
model that engages all five constituents of our Mosaic of Success.
To learn more about how we are making a difference, please visit:
www.henryschein.com/corporatecitizenship.
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for
health care professionals powered by a network of people and
technology. With approximately 21,000 Team Schein Members
worldwide, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more
than 1 million customers globally with more than 300 valued
solutions that help improve operational success and clinical
outcomes. Our Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain
solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work
more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively.
These solutions also support dental and medical laboratories,
government and institutional health care clinics, as well as other
alternate care sites.
Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated
distribution network, with a selection of more than 120,000 branded
products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well
as more than 180,000 additional products available as special-order
items.
A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index,
Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations
or affiliates in 32 countries and territories. The Company's sales
reached $10.1 billion in 2020, and have grown at a compound annual
rate of approximately 12 percent since Henry Schein became a public
company in 1995.
For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com,
Facebook.com/HenrySchein, Instagram.com/HenrySchein, and
Twitter.com/HenrySchein.
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