Amscot Financial Will Partner with Local Law Enforcement to Distribute Bike Helmets in 17 Florida Counties
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bikesafety–Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented
financial services, will donate and distribute more than 12,000 free
bike helmets on Saturday, November 19th 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 14th 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
“Bike helmets save lives. We know that. We have had customers in the
past who have come in to tell us how a helmet was instrumental in
preventing a serious injury to their children,” said Ian MacKechnie,
founder and CEO of Amscot Financial. “That is a big reason why we commit
to this bike helmet program year after year. We want to ensure that
children who live in our communities have access to a properly fitted
helmet.”
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 | 8830 W SR 84 | Davie | ||||||
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 | |||||||
670 N SR 7 | Margate | |||||||
Hardee | 1530 US Hwy 17 | Wauchula | ||||||
Hernando | 19422 Cortez Boulevard | Brooksville | ||||||
Highlands | 1203 US Hwy 27 | Sebring | ||||||
Hillsborough | 105 W Alexander Street | Plant City | ||||||
7731 Palm River Road | Tampa | |||||||
8231 W Hillsborough Avenue | Tampa | |||||||
2204 E Hillsborough Avenue | Tampa | |||||||
1502 E Fletcher Avenue | Tampa | |||||||
5002 E Busch Boulevard | Tampa | |||||||
Lake | 1100 W North Boulevard | Leesburg | ||||||
17195 US Hwy 441 | Eustis | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
9479 SW 160th Street |
Palmetto Bay | |||||||
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 | |||||||
770 S Goldenrod 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 Hwy 19 N | Holiday | ||||||
11932 US Hwy 19 N | Port Richey | |||||||
7707 Gall Boulevard | Zephyrhills | |||||||
21621 Village Lakes | Land O Lakes | |||||||
Pinellas | 2551 34th Street S | St. Petersburg | ||||||
6596 Park Boulevard | Pinellas Park | |||||||
1825 Gulf to Bay Boulevard | Clearwater | |||||||
1300A 34th Street N | St. Petersburg | |||||||
911 62nd Avenue S | St. Petersburg | |||||||
Polk | 2121 8th Street NW | Winter Haven | ||||||
35938 US 27 | Haines City | |||||||
1413 US Hwy 98 S | Lakeland | |||||||
1334 Ariana Street | Lakeland | |||||||
Sarasota | 4206 Bee Ridge Road | Sarasota | ||||||
560 N Washington Boulevard | 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 | |||||||
1599 N Nova Road | Holly Hill | |||||||
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 239 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
Contacts
Amscot Financial
Alexandra Bustos, 813-637-6277
abustos@amscotfinancial.com