TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bikehelmetgiveaway–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 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.
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Amscot Branch |
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Brevard |
1515 Palm Bay Road NE, Suite 100 |
Melbourne |
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2711 Clearlake Road |
Cocoa |
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Broward |
5521 W Oakland Park Boulevard |
Lauderhill |
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297 S Pompano Parkway |
Pompano Beach |
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13668 W SR 84 |
Davie |
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352 S Flamingo Road |
Pembroke Pines |
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Flagler |
1276 & 1278 Palm Coast Parkway SW |
Palm Coast |
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Hardee |
1530 US Highway 17 |
Wauchula |
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Hernando |
19422 Cortez Boulevard |
Brooksville |
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Highlands |
830 US Highway 27 |
Avon Park |
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32319 Broadway Street |
Sebring |
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Hillsborough |
105 W Alexander Street |
Plant City |
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7731 Palm River Road |
Tampa |
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2204 E Hillsborough Avenue |
Tampa |
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8231 W Hillsborough |
Tampa |
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5002 E Busch Boulevard |
Tampa |
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1502 E Fletcher |
Tampa |
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Lake |
1100 W North Boulevard |
Leesburg |
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17195 US Highway 441 |
Mount Dora |
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Manatee |
3611 1st Street East |
Bradenton |
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737 8th Avenue W |
Palmetto |
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Miami-Dade |
19353 S Dixie Highway |
Cutler Bay |
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885 W 49th Street |
Hialeah |
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891 NE 8th Street |
Homestead |
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1455 NE 163rd Street |
North Miami Beach |
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27105 S Dixie Highway |
Homestead |
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19839 NW 2nd Avenue |
Miami Gardens |
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6788 SW 40th Street |
Miami |
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10780 W Flagler Street |
Miami |
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Orange |
501 W Orange Blossom Trail |
Apopka |
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4304 Clarcona Ocoee Road |
Orlando |
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2033 Americana Boulevard |
Orlando |
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769 N Apopka Vineland Road |
Orlando |
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Osceola |
1084 Cypress Parkway |
Poinciana |
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1120 W Vine Street |
Kissimmee |
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1021 Buenaventura Boulevard |
Kissimmee |
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Pasco |
3416 US Highway 19 N |
Holiday |
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11932 US Highway 19 N |
Port Richey |
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36640 SR 54, Zephyrhills |
Zephyrhills |
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21621 Village Lakes |
Land O Lakes |
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Pinellas |
2551 34th Street S |
St. Petersburg |
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6596 Park Boulevard |
Pinellas Park |
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1300A 34th Street N |
St. Petersburg |
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Polk |
2121 8th Street NW |
Winter Haven |
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1413 US Highway 98 S |
Lakeland |
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35938 US 27 |
Haines City |
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Sarasota |
4206 Bee Ridge Rd |
Sarasota |
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Seminole |
2430 French Avenue |
Sanford |
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Volusia |
2618 Enterprise Road |
Orange City |
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979 W. Int’l Speedway Boulevard |
Daytona Beach |
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2177 Howland Boulevard |
Deltona |
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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.
Contacts
Amscot Financial
Alexandra Bustos, 813-637-6277
[email protected]
