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 7th in 17 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 15th year that Amscot Financial has donated and distributed free bike helmets in counties where it does business.
A report released in August 2015 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Florida has the highest rate of bicycling deaths of any state in the nation — 0.57 per 100,000 people, more than double the nationwide rate of 0.23 per 100,000.1 In one medical study, 79% of all patients for bicycling related injuries were between the ages of 5 and 14.2 Moreover, studies have shown that bicycle helmets – when properly worn – can prevent 88% of serious brain injuries.3
“No child should ever suffer a serious head injury because he or she didn’t have a bike helmet,” says Ian MacKechnie, founder and CEO of Amscot Financial. “We’ve heard many stories throughout the years on how this program has protected child after child from being seriously injured.”
FREE Bike Helmets will be available at these Amscot branches:
County |
Amscot Branch |
City |
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Brevard | 1515 Palm Bay Road | Melbourne | |||
2711 Clearlake Road | Cocoa | ||||
Broward |
5521 W Oakland Park Boulevard |
Lauderhill |
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13668 W SR 84 | Davie | ||||
352 S Flamingo Road | Pembroke Pines | ||||
297 S Pompano Parkway | Pompano Beach | ||||
Hardee | 1530 US Hwy 17 | Wauchula | |||
Hernando | 19422 Cortez Boulevard | Brooksville | |||
Highlands | 32319 Broadway Street | Sebring | |||
Hillsborough | 105 W Alexander Street | Plant City | |||
7731 Palm River Road | Tampa | ||||
2204 E Hillsborough Avenue | Tampa | ||||
8231 W Hillsborough Avenue | Tampa | ||||
1502 E Fletcher Avenue | Tampa | ||||
5002 E Busch Boulevard | Tampa | ||||
Lake | 1100 W North Boulevard | Leesburg | |||
17195 US Hwy 441 | Eustis | ||||
Manatee | 3611 1st Street E | Bradenton | |||
737 8th Avenue W | Palmetto | ||||
Miami-Dade | 19355 S Dixie Hwy | Cutler Bay | |||
885 W 49th Street | Hialeah | ||||
891 NE 8th Street | Homestead | ||||
19839 NW 2nd Avenue | Miami Gardens | ||||
6788 SW 40th Street | Miami | ||||
27105 S Dixie Highway | Naranja | ||||
709 NW 183rd Street | Miami Gardens | ||||
Orange | 4304 Clarcona Ocoee Road | Orlando | |||
2033 Americana Boulevard | Orlando | ||||
4445 Silver Star Road | Orlando | ||||
769 N Apopka Vineland Road | Orlando | ||||
501 W Orange Blossom Trail | Apopka | ||||
Osceola | 1084 Cypress Parkway | Kissimmee | |||
1021 Buenaventura Boulevard | Kissimmee | ||||
1120 W Vine Street | Kissimmee | ||||
Pasco | 3416 US Highway 19 N | Holiday | |||
11932 US Highway 19 N | Port Richey | ||||
36640 SR 54 | Zephyrhills | ||||
21621 Village Lakes | Land O Lakes | ||||
Pinellas | 2551 34th Street S | St. Petersburg | |||
6596 Park Boulevard | Pinellas Park | ||||
1300A 34th Street N | St. Petersburg | ||||
911 62nd Avenue S | St. Petersburg | ||||
Polk | 35938 US 27 | Haines City | |||
1413 US Highway 98 S | Lakeland | ||||
111 Cypress Gardens Boulevard | Winter Haven | ||||
Sarasota | 4206 Bee Ridge Road | Sarasota | |||
Seminole | 2430 French Avenue | Sanford | |||
3030 E Semoran Boulevard, #204 | Apopka | ||||
Volusia | 2618 Enterprise Road | Orange City | |||
979 W Int’l Speedway Boulevard | Daytona Beach | ||||
2177 Howland Boulevard | Deltona | ||||
1697-D N Woodland Boulevard | 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.
1 Florida's bike death rate highest in nation; http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/floridas-bike-death-rate-highest-in-nation-20150829/
2 National Center for Biotechnology Information; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18936286 via Florida Cycling Law Blog; http://floridacyclinglaw.com/blog/archives/bicycle-helmet-lawsuits
3 Pediatrics, Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics; http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/4/1030.full.pdf+html