Rite Aid Foundation Joins RACHAEL RAY Show in Supporting Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program with $25,000 KidCents Donation
July 20 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Foundation Also Donates $5,000 Worth of
Assorted School, Office, First Aid and Cleaning Supplies
The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program announced today a
$25,000 donation to the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, a
Detroit-based nonprofit that empowers Detroit youth to be positive
and productive members of society through education, athletics,
mentorship and intervention. The donation, which was announced
during today’s episode of RACHAEL RAY, will support program
operations as it works towards helping its students stay on the
right path through mentorship and academics. The Rite Aid
Foundation also provided the organization with $5,000 worth of
school, office, first aid and cleaning supplies.
“It’s clear that Rachael Ray shares Rite Aid’s core value of
being a caring neighbor, which is why we are thrilled to partner
with her in supporting the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program,” said
Ken Martindale, CEO of Rite Aid stores, president of Rite Aid
Corporation and president of The Rite Aid Foundation. “This unique
organization is truly making a difference in the lives of every
child who walks through its doors and we hope our donation will
help them continue serving Detroit youth through the coming
year.”
The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program (DBG) is a free after
school educational resource for Detroit youth. The organization
currently serves 110 students between the ages of 5 and 18, with
more than 600 on a waiting list. To date, the organization has seen
a 100% high school graduation rate and most of those students go on
to college. For more information, visit DBGYP.org.
“Thanks to the generous donation provided to us by The Rite Aid
Foundation we are able to help our members learn, grow and realize
their full potential,” said Khali Sweeney, Founder of Downtown
Boxing Gym Youth Program. "Partners like The Rite Aid Foundation
and Rachael Ray are helping us positively impact each and every
child we have the opportunity to work with, promoting our
children's long-term health and the stability of the overall
community."
In Michigan, Rite Aid employs more than 4,300 at its 274 stores
and distribution center, including 183 associates at its 11 stores
in the city of Detroit.
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 wellness+ with Plenti program can round up their
in-store or online purchases to the nearest dollar and give their
change to one of more than 360 nonprofit organizations focused on
improving the health and wellbeing of children.
Nonprofit organizations interested in participating in The Rite
Aid Foundation's KidCents program can visit www.kidcents.com/apply to submit an application.
To be eligible, an organization must be classified as exempt from
federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service
Code and meet the KidCents program guidelines. For more
information, visit www.kidcents.com.
Since its inception in 2001, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded
more than $25 million to non-profit organizations. Additionally,
Rite Aid, through the efforts of its customers, supplier partners
and associates, has also raised more than $75 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 nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the
District of Columbia and fiscal 2016 annual revenues of $30.7
billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background
and press releases, is available through the company's website at
www.riteaid.com.
Since 2007, Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, - now housed at
6445 E. Vernor Highway - has provided a safe haven for children
ages 5 to 18. Much more than just boxing, Founder and Program
Director Khali Sweeney developed a place for students to learn how
to study through tutoring, a gym that teaches discipline through
boxing and a community center that instills pride in all who
participate through voluntary service. For more information, visit
DBGYP.org. You can also like them on
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/downtownboxing and follow
them on Twitter https://twitter.com/dtownboxingprog.
Now in its 10th season, RACHAEL RAY is a daily, one-hour,
syndicated show and among the top-ranked daytime programs on
television and was the No. 1 syndicated strip launched in the
2006-07 season. RACHAEL RAY won the Outstanding Talk
Show-Entertainment Emmy® in 2009 and 2008 and was nominated for one
2015 Daytime Emmy® award, five 2014 Daytime Emmy® awards, a 2013
Daytime Emmy® award, three 2012 Daytime Emmy® awards, two 2011
Daytime Emmy® awards, and three 2010 Daytime Emmy® awards.
RACHAEL RAY is distributed and produced by CBS Television
Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps
Networks and Watch Entertainment. Janet Annino is the Executive
Producer. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.
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