| John Mitty Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
Camp Hill, PA - July 15, 2014 - The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $6,250 grant to the Arthritis Foundation, which has four offices across New York. The organization will use the grant to support its Summer Residential Camp Program, which serves nearly 300,000 children across the state affected by juvenile arthritis.
“The Arthritis Foundation is working to improve the lives of the one in five New Yorkers across the state who struggle every day with this debilitating disease,” said Gayle Rife, Manager of The Rite Aid Foundation. “Though a cure for juvenile arthritis hasn’t been discovered yet, the Arthritis Foundation helps children learn how to live with and manage their disease, helping to improve their quality of life, and that is why The Rite Aid Foundation is proud to support them.”
The Arthritis Foundation is the largest national nonprofit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. Founded in 1948, with headquarters in Atlanta, the Arthritis Foundation has multiple service points located throughout the country. It’s also the largest private, nonprofit contributor to arthritis research in the world, funding more than $450 million in research grant. The Foundation provides information and support, pursues public policy and legislation, and offers evidence-based programs to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis. For more information about the Arthritis Foundation, visit arthritis.org.
“We are so grateful for the support of The Rite Aid Foundation,” said Ingrid Montecino, president and chief executive officer of the Arthritis Foundation’s Northeast Region. “Thanks to their support, we can continue to help children across our state take control of their disease, stay active and realize that they can thrive.”
Rite Aid operates one distribution center and 615 stores throughout the state of New York.
The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping children’s health and well-being. Since its inception, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $17 million to more than 1,300 organizations nationwide. For more information on The Rite Aid Foundation, visit riteaid.com.
Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia and fiscal 2014 annual revenues of $25.5 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company's website.
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