Rite Aid signs on as presenting sponsor for Road to Healthy Skin Tour
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill.[4][5] Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S. Rite Aid began in 1962 as a single store opened in Scranton, Pennsylvania called Thrif D Discount Center. After several years of growth, Rite Aid adopted its current name and debuted as a public company in 1968. Today, Rite Aid is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RAD. Rite Aid reported total sales of USD $24.3 billion in fiscal year 2008. In 2008, its market capitalization dropped to under $500 million. As of 23 February 2012, the market capitalization of Rite Aid was about $1.4 billion. [6] Its major competitors are CVS and Walgreens.
About Property:
The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour, Presented by Rite Aid, is making its annual cross-country journey this summer, kicking off on May 27. The Tour works with local volunteer dermatologists who provide quick, easy and potentially life-saving FREE full-body skin cancer screenings in the 38-foot RV, which is equipped with two private exam rooms. This year’s Tour brings free skin cancer screenings to communities in 17 states and the District of Columbia, making stops at more than 50 Rite Aid stores. The Tour also provides information about skin cancer prevention and sun protection. More than 18,000 people have received free screenings since the Tour began in 2008. To date, more than 7,000 suspected skin cancers and precancers have been detected, including 324 suspected melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer.