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Henry Schein Celebrates 23rd Annual ‘Holiday Cheer for Children’ Program With Families Around the World
Team Schein Members Donate Clothing, Gift Cards, Toys, and More to Participating Children and Their Families MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Henry Schein,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nTeam Schein Members Donate Clothing, Gift Cards, Toys, and More to Participating Children and Their Families\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHenry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Team Schein Members (TSMs) from around the world joined more than 1,500 underserved children and their families to celebrate the Company’s 23rd annual “Holiday Cheer for Children” program, a flagship corporate initiative that helps participating families enjoy a fun and festive holiday season.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211217005638/en/\nTSMs from more than 17 Company locations participated in the program, spreading holiday cheer in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Spain. “Holiday Cheer for Children” takes different forms depending on the location, with TSMs often collecting and donating gifts and food to local nonprofit organizations. The team also provides gift cards to families in need to help alleviate some of the financial burden many individuals face during the holidays. Henry Schein partners with local social service agencies to identify children and families who would most benefit from participating in the program.\n\n“Team Schein looks forward to the ‘Holiday Cheer for Children’ program each year, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only reinforced our commitment to helping children and their families in need,” said Gerry Benjamin, Henry Schein’s Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. “Everyone deserves a fun and festive holiday season, and we are pleased that we can help by giving back to the communities in which we live and work.”\n\nTo see Team Schein in action and past examples of the program’s benefit to children and their families, please watch this video celebrating 23 years of the “Holiday Cheer for Children” program.\n\nDespite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year TSMs from Henry Schein’s global headquarters in Melville, New York, donated gift cards to 600 local families. The gift cards will be used to purchase holiday gifts or the ingredients for a holiday meal and were purchased through support from the Henry Schein Cares Foundation and contributions from TSMs.\n\nThe Company partnered with 10 Long Island-based social service organizations to pre-identify participating children and th...