DENVER, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading
provider of kidney care and health care services, today announced
that its teammates once again partnered with U.S. charity Shoes
That Fit to provide nearly 11,500 pairs of new shoes to children in
need through a company-wide initiative called
"Shoes-a-palooza."
During the 2nd annual Shoes-a-palooza, DaVita
HealthCare Partners teammates worked with Shoes That Fit, a
Claremont, California-based
charity, to provide new shoes to children in need in order to help
enhance self-confidence and boost development and growth. Shoes
That Fit helped identify children and shoe sizes. DaVita HealthCare
Partners teammates then collected and delivered shoes to more than
100 schools.
"Shoes That Fit offers an outstanding service to those who need
our help most – our children," said Rich
Seebold, division vice president for DaVita Kidney Care and Shoes-a-palooza pioneer.
"After such a successful campaign last year, our teammates couldn't
wait to participate again in Shoes-a-palooza. We are investing in
the livelihood of our communities – helping to provide a sense of
dignity and comfort so these children can learn better, play better
and just be kids."
Students and their guardians and teachers were extremely
grateful for the generosity of DaVita HealthCare Partners
teammates. Many of them shared gratitude in a variety of ways,
including writing thank you notes and making signs.
"I wanted to share a story about one of my many wonderful
students," wrote one teacher. "He misses a lot of school and is
often late. He has a hard time concentrating at school due to the
distractions he is concerned with at home. When he opened his new
shoes, he whispered in my ear, 'This is the first brand new shoes I
have ever got.' His smile beamed the entire day… You made him feel
very important and he will always remember that! All because of a
new pair of shoes. Thank you!"
Many teammates went above and beyond to support schools in their
communities. In Wisconsin, DaVita
Badgerland Dialysis delivered shoes to a local school and noticed
that many of the students did not have socks. They spent two days
collecting new socks and went back to the school to distribute them
to the students in need.
Since 2013, DaVita HealthCare Partners teammates have collected
and delivered more than 24,000 pairs of new shoes to children in
need through Shoes-a-palooza. Before then, DaVita HealthCare
Partners teammates in California,
under the direction of Seebold, partnered with Shoes That Fit on a
regional level to provide thousands of new shoes to children
between 2008 and 2012.
For more information about DaVita's community engagement, please
visit DaVita.com/CSR.
For more information about Shoes That Fit, please visit
ShoesThatFit.org.
About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare
Partners. DaVita Kidney Care is a
leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. As of
Sept. 30, 2014, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,152 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 170,000 patients. The company also operated
87 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside
the United States. HealthCare
Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated
physician networks in Arizona,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, and Florida in its
pursuit to deliver excellent-quality health care in a dignified and
compassionate manner. As of Sept. 30,
2014, HealthCare Partners provided integrated care
management for approximately 836,000 patients. For more
information, please visit DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
DaVita and DaVita HealthCare Partners are trademarks or
registered trademarks of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Information
Media:
David Gilles
Phone: (303) 876-7497
Cell: (432) 266-1289
David.Gilles@DaVita.com
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