Amscot Financial to Help Foster Children through Winter Wonder Ride Sponsorship
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amscot Financial is proud to be part of the 5th Annual Winter
Wonder Ride, hosted by onbikes, a non-profit organization that provides
new bicycles and helmets for at risk and foster children throughout
Tampa Bay. As part of their involvement with this year’s ride, to be
held on December 12th, Amscot has pledged $2,500 and 550
children’s bike helmets for this worthy event.
“Amscot has been a longtime champion of children’s causes, so getting
involved with onbikes and the Winter Wonder Ride was a very natural fit
for us,” said Ian MacKechnie, Amscot’s founder, chairman and CEO.
onbikes was founded in 2011 when a group of friends organized a
community bike ride during the winter holiday season to raise funds so
at-risk kids could receive their very first bike. It was an incredible
success and onbikes was born.
“At onbikes we are simply doing our part to make a very real difference
in a child’s life,” said Drew Weatherford, president of onbikes. “With
sponsors like Amscot, we’ll be able to deliver more bikes and helmets
this year than ever before.”
Founded in 1989, Amscot Financial employs more than 1,600 associates who
work at the company’s retail branches and at the company’s corporate
headquarters in Tampa. The company operates branches in 20 Florida
counties with retail locations in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco,
Hernando, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, Sarasota, Orange, Osceola,
Seminole, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Marion, Citrus, Flagler, Broward and
Miami-Dade counties.
Contacts
onbikes
Julius Tobin, 352-514-5454
Julius@onbikes.org
or
Amscot
Financial
Alex Bustos, 813-637-6277
abustos@amscotfinancial.com
