Tampa, FL – (October 5, 2015) – 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 10th 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. The locations include five branches in Miami-Dade County and four in Broward County, reflecting Amscot’s continued expansion into South Florida.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Florida is 2nd in the nation in bicycle-related deaths. In 2012, the most recent year statistics are available, 122 bicycle-related deaths were recorded in Florida.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
This marks the 13th year that Amscot Financial has donated and distributed free bike helmets in counties where it does business.
“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 |
| Brevard |
1515 Palm Bay Road
2711 Clearlake Road |
Melbourne
Cocoa |
| Broward |
8828 W. SR 84
5521 W Oakland Park Boulevard
Lauderhill
352 S. Flamingo Rd. |
Davie
Lauderhill
Davie
Pembroke Pines |
| Hardee |
1530 US Hwy. 17 |
Wauchula |
| Hernando |
19422 Cortez Boulevard |
Brooksville |
| Highlands |
1203 US Hwy. 27 |
Sebring |
| Hillsborough |
105 W. Alexander St.
7731 Palm River Rd.
8231 W. Hillsborough Ave.
2204 E Hillsborough Avenue
1502 E Fletcher Avenue
5002 E Busch Boulevard |
Plant City
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa |
| Lake |
1100 W. North Blvd.
17195 US Hwy 441 |
Leesburg
Eustis |
| Manatee |
3611 1st Street E.
737 – 8th Ave. W. |
Bradenton
Palmetto |
| Miami-Dade |
19355 S. Dixie Hwy.
885 W. 49th St.
891 NE 8th St.
19839 NW 2nd Ave.
6788 SW 40th Street |
Cutler Bay
Hialeah
Homestead
Miami Gardens
Miami |
| Orange |
4304 Clarcona Ocoee Road
2033 Americana Blvd.
4445 Silver Star Road
769 N Apopka Vineland Road
770 S Goldenrod Road |
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando |
| Osceola |
1084 Cypress Pkwy.
1021 Buenaventura Boulevard
1120 W. Vine St.
|
Kissimmee
Kissimmee
Kissimmee |
| Pasco |
3416 US Hwy. 19 N.
11932 US Hwy 19 N
7707 Gall Boulevard
21621 Village Lakes |
Holiday
Port Richey
Zephyrhills
Land O Lakes |
| Pinellas |
2551 34th Street S
6596 Park Boulevard
1825 Gulf to Bay
1300A 34th Street N
911 62nd Avenue S |
St. Petersburg
Pinellas Park
Clearwater
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg |
| Polk |
614 E Memorial Boulevard
2121 8th Street NW
5869 N US Hwy 98
35938 US 27 |
Lakeland
Winter Haven
Lakeland
Haines City |
| Sarasota |
4206 Bee Ridge Road
560 N Washington Boulevard |
Sarasota
Sarasota |
| Seminole |
2430 French Avenue |
Sanford |
| Volusia |
2618 Enterprise Road
979 W Int'l Speedway Boulevard
1599 N Nova Road
2177 Howland Boulevard
|
Orange City
Daytona Beach
Holly Hill
Deltona |
Founded in 1989, Amscot Financial employs more than 1,700 associates who work at the company’s retail branches and at the company’s corporate headquarters in Tampa. The company currently operates retail locations in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Manatee, Sarasota, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Marion, Citrus, Flagler, Brevard, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
1 Traffic Safety Facts, 2011 Data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/812018.pdf
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