TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, will donate and distribute more than 12,000 free bike helmets on Saturday, October 20th in 18 Florida counties where the company operates branch locations.
The helmets are available in three sizes: small, medium and large, and are being targeted towards children in pre-school and elementary school. They will be distributed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Amscot Financial managers and by law enforcement personnel in the parking lots of the locations listed below. This marks the 16th year that Amscot Financial has donated and distributed free bike helmets in counties where it does business.
According to www.Helmets.org, using a helmet can provide a 66% to 88% reduction in the risk of head, brain and severe brain injury for all ages of bicyclists. The website, www.consumer.healthday.com reports that nearly 350,000 children under the age of 15 are rushed to hospital emergency rooms each year with injuries from bicycle wrecks -- many of them head injuries that can cause brain damage and life-long disabilities.
“Not every family can afford the added expense of a bicycle helmet,” says Ian MacKechnie, founder and CEO of Amscot Financial. “But in our eyes, every kid should have one. That’s why we started this free program years ago and it’s why we plan to continue it.”
FREE Bike Helmets will be available at these Amscot branches:
County |
Amscot Branch |
City |
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Brevard | 1515 Palm Bay Rd. Suite 100 | Melbourne | |||
2711 Clearlake Rd. | Cocoa | ||||
Broward | 5521 W Oakland Park Blvd. | Lauderhill | |||
297 S Pompano Pkwy. | Pompano Beach | ||||
13668 W SR 84 | Davie | ||||
352 S Flamingo Rd. | Pembroke Pines | ||||
5041 N SR 7 | Tamarac | ||||
Flagler | 1276 & 1278 Palm Coast Pkwy SW | Palm Coast | |||
Hardee | 1530 US Highway 17 | Wauchula | |||
Hernando | 19422 Cortez Blvd. | Brooksville | |||
Highlands | 32319 Broadway St. | Sebring | |||
830 US HWY 27 | Avon Park | ||||
Hillsborough | 105 W Alexander St. | Plant City | |||
7731 Palm River Rd. | Tampa | ||||
2204 E Hillsborough Ave. | Tampa | ||||
8231 W Hillsborough Ave. |
Tampa |
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5002 E Busch Blvd. | Tampa | ||||
1502 E Fletcher Ave. | Tampa | ||||
Lake | 1100 W North Blvd. | Leesburg | |||
17195 US Highway 441 | Eustis | ||||
Manatee | 3611 1st St. East | Bradenton | |||
737 8th Ave. W. | Palmetto | ||||
Miami-Dade | 19355 S Dixie Hwy. | Cutler Bay | |||
885 W 49th St. | Hialeah | ||||
891 NE 8th St. | Homestead | ||||
27105 S. Dixie Hwy. | Naranja | ||||
19839 NW 2nd Ave. | Miami Gardens | ||||
6788 SW 40th St. | Miami | ||||
10780 W Flagler St. | Miami | ||||
Orange | 501 W Orange Blossom Trail | Apopka | |||
4304 Clarcona Ocoee Rd. | Orlando | ||||
2033 Americana Blvd. | Orlando | ||||
769 N Apopka Vineland Rd. | Orlando | ||||
Osceola | 1084 Cypress Pkwy. | Kissimmee | |||
1120 W. Vine St. | Kissimmee | ||||
1021 Buenaventura Blvd. | Kissimmee | ||||
Pasco | 3416 US Highway 19 N. | Holiday | |||
11932 US Highway 19 N. | Port Richey | ||||
36640 SR 54 | Zephyrhills | ||||
21621 Village Lakes Shopping Center Dr. | Land O Lakes | ||||
Pinellas | 2551 34th St. S. | St. Petersburg | |||
6596 Park Blvd. | Pinellas Park | ||||
1300A 34th St. N. | St. Petersburg | ||||
911 62nd Ave. S | St. Petersburg | ||||
Polk | 111 Cypress Gardens Blvd. | Winter Haven | |||
1413 US Hwy 98 S. | Lakeland | ||||
35938 US 27 | Haines City | ||||
Sarasota | 4206 BEE Ridge Rd. | Sarasota | |||
Seminole | 2430 French Ave. | Sanford | |||
Volusia | 2618 Enterprise Rd. | Orange City | |||
979 W INT’s Speedway Blvd. | Daytona Beach | ||||
2177 Howland Blvd. | Deltona | ||||
1697-D N Woodland Blvd. | Deland |
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Amscot Financial is a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, including cash advances, check cashing, bill payment, money transfers, prepaid access cards and money orders. Amscot Financial currently operates 237 retail financial service centers throughout Florida and employs close to 2,000 associates. For more information on Amscot’s products and services, community involvement, and career opportunities, please visit the company’s website at www.Amscot.com.