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Amscot Financial Once Again Partners With Local Law Enforcement to Distribute Free Bike HelmetsAmscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, will donate and distribute more than 12,000 free bike helmets on Saturday, October 19th in 18 Florida counties, where the company operates branch locations. The helmets will be available in three sizes: small, medium and large, and will be specifically designated for 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 17th 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. "We want to continue to help protect the children that live in our communities," says Ian MacKechnie, founder and CEO of Amscot Financial. "By providing free, properly fitting, bike helmets, we can play a small, but vital part in doing just that." FREE Bike Helmets will be available at these Amscot branches on Saturday, October 19th from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.
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. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191008005821/en/ |