Rite Aid Foundation Welcomes New Year with New Class of KidCents Charities

219 Charities Will Each Receive a $5,000 KidCents Grant, Totaling
More than $1 Million

CAMP HILL, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Rite Aid Foundation is welcoming 219 new nonprofit organizations
dedicated to improving the health and wellness of children into its
KidCents program. Selected by Rite Aid associates and representative of
the communities served by Rite Aid, each new charity will receive a
$5,000 KidCents grant in recognition of their efforts and participation
in the KidCents program, totaling more than $1 million.

“Thanks to the generosity of our customers, for over three years, our
KidCents program has been able to provide critical funding for a variety
of programs ranging from equine and aquatic therapy services to after
school enrichment to counseling and crisis services for at risk youth,”
said President of The Rite Aid Foundation Ken Martindale, who also
serves as Rite Aid CEO of stores and president of Rite Aid Corporation.
“There’s no question these organizations are making a real difference in
the lives of children, and The Rite Aid Foundation looks forward to
working with our new class of KidCents charities to do even more in the
coming year to help kids in the communities we serve have a chance at a
brighter future.”

The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program, which now includes more than
430 charities, has offered nonprofits located in communities served by
Rite Aid a unique way to fundraise in support of those they serve.
Through KidCents, members of Rite Aid’s wellness+ with Plenti
program can round up their in-store or online purchases to the nearest
dollar and donate their change to the general KidCents fund. They can
also designate where their change goes by choosing a specific KidCents
charity to support.

To participate, Rite Aid customers can sign into their wellness+ with
Plenti account at www.kidcents.com
and review the profiles of approved KidCents charities they can choose
to support. Each charity profile features information about the
organization and the services it provides as well as stories of those
helped by the organization. Once a charity is selected, the next time
the customer shops at Rite Aid, their purchase will be rounded up to the
nearest dollar and their change will be designated to their selected
charity.

Since its inception in 2001, The Rite Aid Foundation has awarded more
than $27 million to non-profit organizations. Additionally, Rite Aid,
through the efforts of its customers, supplier partners and associates,
has also raised more than $75 million for Children’s Miracle Network
Hospitals across the country since 1994.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation’s leading
drugstore chains with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District
of Columbia and fiscal 2016 annual revenues of $30.7 billion.
Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press
releases, is available through the company’s website at www.riteaid.com.

The 219 charities joining The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program
include:

Contacts

Rite Aid Corporation
Ashley Flower, 717-975-5718
aflower@riteaid.com