December 1, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Giving Tuesday, Rite Aid Foundation
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CAMP HILL, Pa. – As philanthropists large and small come together today for Giving Tuesday – the global generosity movement that has taken on added significance during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Rite Aid Foundation is investing $4.8 million in grant funding to 480 local nonprofit organizations in Rite Aid communities as part of its annual holiday
November 23, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Girls on the Run, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, SeriousFun
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CAMP HILL, Pa. – As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates community-level health challenges, especially for underserved and vulnerable populations, The Rite Aid Foundation is partnering with two leading organizations, Girls on the Run International and SeriousFun Children’s Network (SeriousFun), to support the health and wellness of children today and into the future. The Rite Aid Foundation
September 25, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Red Cross, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Wildfires
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has committed $250,000 to the American Red Cross to support wildfire relief efforts in California, Oregon and Washington, where devastating fires have consumed millions of acres, forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and created tremendous demand for resources needed for recovery. The funding will
November 11, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region and American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region to support wildfire relief efforts, Elizabeth Penniman, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa. – The Rite Aid Foundation announced Monday that a $75,000 donation will be distributed to the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region and American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region to support wildfire relief efforts. “The devastating and destructive fires that have wreaked havoc in California during the past few weeks have
May 29, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Bill Renz, Folds of Honor, Rite Aid Foundation
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — Over the Memorial Day weekend, The Rite Aid Foundation announced a three-year, $6 million commitment to Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to children of military service members who have been killed or seriously wounded while serving our country. This is The Rite Aid Foundation’s third contribution
March 15, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
EVERFI, prescription drug abuse and the opioid epidemic, Prescription Drug Safety program, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa.— In an effort to help address adolescent drug abuse and misuse in Pennsylvania, The Rite Aid Foundation is bringing the Prescription Drug Safety program, an innovative digital course about prescription drug abuse prevention, to Harrisburg-area high schools. The program, developed by EVERFI, the nation’s leading education technology innovator used in one in seven schools nationwide, will be made
February 26, 2019 by Bill Schiffner
EVERFI, Prescription Drug Safety program, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — In an effort to help address adolescent drug abuse and misuse in Ohio, The Rite Aid Foundation is bringing the Prescription Drug Safety program, an innovative digital course about prescription drug abuse prevention, to Akron-area high schools. The program, developed by EVERFI, the nation’s leading education technology innovator used in one
January 22, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
KidCents program, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — As part of its ongoing efforts to improve the lives of children in the communities it serves, The Rite Aid Foundation is welcoming a new class of charities into its KidCents program for 2019, offering grants to nonprofits that advance the health and wellbeing of children. A total of 416 charities
December 14, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Children's Hospital, KidCents charities, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation
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CAMP HILL, Pa. – The Rite Aid Foundation has donated a grant of $50,000 to the Hurley Foundation, on behalf of Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint, Mich., to improve access to healthy foods for underserved children. The grant will support the hospital’s Nutrition Prescription Program, which provides fruit and vegetable prescriptions to pediatric patients. This
December 7, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
EVERFI, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — In an effort to help address adolescent drug abuse and misuse in Pennsylvania, The Rite Aid Foundation is bringing the Prescription Drug Safety program, an innovative digital course about prescription drug abuse prevention, to Scranton-area high schools. The program, developed by EVERFI, the nation’s leading technology innovator used in one in
November 16, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
California wildfires, Kermit Crawford, Rite Aid Foundation
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $150,000 donation that will be distributed across several California relief organizations assisting the families, evacuees and firefighters impacted by the deadly Camp, Woolsey and Hill wildfires. The Camp Fire has now become the deadliest wildfire in California’s history. To help relief efforts, the Rite
August 9, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
American Red Cross, Northern California wildfires, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities in Northern California affected by the devastating wildfires. “Spanning nearly 300,000 acres and showing no sign of containment, the Northern California wildfires have officially been designated the worst in state
December 14, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
American Red Cross, Don Herring, Kermit Crawford, KidCents, KidCents Holiday Wishes, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
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CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation this week announced donations to aid the wildfire relief effort in Southern California and help children through its KidCents program. A $100,000 donation is being made to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities in Southern California affected by the devastating wildfires. “Our
October 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Health Charitable Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Eileen Howard Boone, Healthcare Ready, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Maria, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Nivia Santiago, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Rx Open, Tracy Henderson, Walgreens
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NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers have stepped forward with donations and other aid for relief efforts on Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the infrastructural damage wrought by Hurricane Maria. Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart are among the chains contributing funds and other assistance to the U.S. territory, where