MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Months after earthquakes
in Haiti, Chile and China, and a flood in Pakistan shattered the
lives of hundreds of thousands of survivors, Henry Schein, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and
services to office-based practitioners, is continuing to contribute
resources to help international groups assisting individuals,
families and entire villages.
“Team Schein and many of our friends outside of the Company
recognize that relief efforts in Haiti, Chile, China and Pakistan
will take a great deal of time,” said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. “We applaud the
work of the organizations receiving our financial support and are
proud to sustain our pledge to help survivors still in need in the
affected areas where health care facilities were destroyed.”
As part of this sustained support, Henry Schein has earmarked an
additional $190,000 to 17 organizations involved in ongoing relief
efforts in the four nations. This cash donation through Henry
Schein Cares, the Company’s global social responsibility program,
follows January’s immediate donation of $1 million in medical
supplies to partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by Henry
Schein and its supplier partners. The financial donation
includes contributions to the Henry Schein Cares Foundation by Team
Schein Members, which were matched by the Company, as well as
donations to the Foundation from outside of Henry Schein.
Recipients of the Henry Schein Cares donation include the Afya
Foundation; American Jewish World Service; the American Veterinary
Medical Association; AmeriCares; Direct Relief International;
GHESKIO; Give2Asia; Health Volunteers Overseas working with the
American Dental Association; Heart to Heart; International Medical
Corps; LDS Charities; the National Baptist Co
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