September 25, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
KidCents Safe Medication Disposal Program, Rite Aid Foundation
Issues
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has introduced the KidCents Safe Medication Disposal Program, aimed at preventing medication misuse and accidental poisoning among children and adolescents. The program provides law enforcement agencies with free medication disposal units that enable people to safely discard expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs. At presstime, more
September 21, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Folds of Honor, KidCents, KidCents Mobile Flu Clinics, Major Dan Rooney, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Tracy Henderson
Pharmacy, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has kicked off KidCents Mobile Flu Clinics, a three-week tour to provide free flu shots to children’s charities in communities served by Rite Aid. Also through its KidCents program, the Rite Aid Foundation has named 428 students as 2017 Folds of Honor scholarship recipients. Starting off in
September 6, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Bob Moran, Bryan Everett, Frank Vitrano, GNC Holdings, John Standley, Ken Martindale, Michael Hines, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. president and CEO of stores Ken Martindale is leaving the company to become chief executive officer of GNC Holdings Inc. Rite Aid said Wednesday that with Martindale’s departure, Bryan Everett, currently executive vice president in charge of store operations, has been named chief operating officer of Rite Aid
August 30, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Jocelyn Konrad, KidCents Safe Medication Disposal Program, KidCents Safe Medication Disposal units, medication misuse, Rite Aid Foundation
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has launched the KidCents Safe Medication Disposal Program, aimed at preventing medication misuse and accidental poisoning among children and teens. Announced Wednesday, the KidCents Safe Medication Disposal Program provides law enforcement in communities served by Rite Aid with free medication disposal units for people to safely discard expired
June 20, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
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Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. is officially reopening its relocated Harrisburg Market Street store, now remodeled to the drug chain’s Wellness Store format. On Tuesday morning, Rite Aid plans a grand reopening ceremony for the 14,000-square-foot store, now situated at 304 Market Street inside Strawberry Square, a 1 million-square-foot, mixed-use center in the
March 20, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, John Lauck, Ken Martindale, Miracle Balloon, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation
Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has kicked off an in-store fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The drug chain said Monday that through May 6, customers will be encouraged to support their local children’s hospital by buying $1 paper Miracle Balloon. In return, they will get $7 in coupon offers for select
January 13, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Ken Martindale, KidCents, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation
Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation said 219 new nonprofit groups focused on improving children’s health and wellness have joined its KidCents program. Each of the new charities, selected by Rite Aid associates and representing the communities served by the drug chain, will receive a $5,000 KidCents grant for their efforts and participation
October 27, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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Leading Headlines, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation is donating more than $1.8 million to charities in its KidCents program to honor customers who protect themselves, their families and their communities by getting flu shots this flu season. Each of the more than 360 KidCents charities, which are located in communities served by Rite Aid,
October 24, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Charles Bernard, CVS Pharmacy, Hurricane Matthew, Rite Aid Foundation, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 10-24-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest drug store chains are among retailers that are offering assistance to Hurricane Matthew victims. The Rite Aid Foundation said it had donated $125,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, where Rite Aid operates more than 500 drug stores. The
September 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
DreamShip, Folds of Honor, Ken Martindale, Kim Guadagno, Major Dan Rooney, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, video
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Videos
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Rite Aid Foundation helped launch the DreamShip, a hot air balloon that will embark on a year-long journey to raise awareness of Folds of Honor, a nonprofit group that provides educational scholarships to children of fallen or disabled armed services members. The DreamShip made its official debut Thursday in an
September 13, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Folds of Honor, Ken Martindale, KidCents, Major Dan Rooney, Rite Aid Foundation
Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — More than 400 students have been named recipients of Folds of Honor educational scholarships through The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program. The round of scholarships, totaling more than $1.8 million, is the first to be awarded as part of The Rite Aid Foundation’s three-year, $6 million commitment to Folds of Honor,
August 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
American Red Cross Louisiana Capital Area, Baton Rouge, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation
Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has donated an additional $50,000 to the American Red Cross Louisiana Capital Area to help with flood relief efforts in the greater Baton Rouge area. The foundation said the donation will be used to provide 11,000 comfort kits, which contain personal hygiene products and snacks, to people
August 16, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — With the start of flu season just around the corner in the fall, Rite Aid Corp. has begun its annual immunization push by offering walk-in flu shots daily. The drug chain said Tuesday that customers can visit any of its nearly 4,600 stores to get a seasonal flu shot from a
June 27, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ken Martindale, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, West Virginia
Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has made a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross West Virginia Region to help families and communities impacted by the devastating flooding in parts of the state. Rite Aid operates 104 stores and one distribution center in West Virginia and employs about 1,900 associates across the