{"id":82812,"date":"2020-07-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-colgate-mobilizes-its-dental-vans-and-partners-with-feeding-america-to-distribute-health-and-hygiene-essentials-to-support-covid-19-relief\/"},"modified":"2020-07-06T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:04:00","slug":"colgate-moviliza-sus-camionetas-dentales-y-se-asocia-con-feeding-america-para-distribuir-elementos-esenciales-para-la-salud-y-la-higiene-en-apoyo-al-alivio-del-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/colgate-moviliza-sus-camionetas-dentales-y-se-asocia-con-feeding-america-para-distribuir-elementos-esenciales-para-la-salud-y-la-higiene-en-apoyo-al-alivio-del-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Colgate Mobilizes its Dental Vans and Partners with Feeding America\u00ae to Distribute Health-and-Hygiene Essentials to Support COVID-19 Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 6, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network of food banks and school district lunch programs to distribute health and hygiene products to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. <\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2845837-1&amp;h=1651621315&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.multivu.com%2Fplayers%2FEnglish%2F8742451-colgate-feeding-america-covid-19-relief%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.multivu.com%2Fplayers%2FEnglish%2F8742451-colgate-feeding-america-covid-19-relief%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8742451-colgate-feeding-america-covid-19-relief\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>COVID-19 infections are reaching new highs in the U.S., and frequent, proper handwashing has been shown\u00a0to slow\u00a0the spread of the virus.\u00a0 As part of its global\u00a0support of\u00a0the World Health Organization&#8217;s #SafeHands Challenge, Colgate is distributing 25 million bars of specially-made soap with packaging that features instructions for proper handwashing. In the U.S., 1.4 million #SafeHands soap bars are being distributed, as well as body wash, dishwashing liquid soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes for adults and kids. Together, Colgate will donate product valued at more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$8 million<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Some deliveries are being made by Colgate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2845837-1&amp;h=3518443598&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colgate.com%2Fen-us%2Fbright-smiles-bright-futures&amp;a=Bright+Smiles%2C+Bright+Futures%C2%AE\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bright Smiles, Bright Futures\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0mobile dental vans, which were sidelined \u00a0in March due to the pandemic. \u00a0The vans are delivering products to people in need in and around <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington DC<\/span>, Charlotte, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Baltimore<\/span>. Colgate is also working with local school districts to coordinate product deliveries as part of ongoing\u00a0 grab-and-go lunch programs and with food banks and partner agencies that are part of the Feeding America network. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COVID-19 is a daunting public health challenge, and we&#8217;re grateful for this opportunity to donate the health and hygiene products people need to keep themselves healthy,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jean-Luc Fischer<\/span>, President of <span class=\"xn-person\">Colgate North America<\/span>. &#8220;And with financial hardship now affecting many families, this donation\u00a0 will\u00a0help people continue their daily routines \u2014 to brush their teeth, wash their hands, bathe and shower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic has impacted our entire nation, especially people in need. We are thankful to Colgate for their generous donation of health and hygiene essentials to children, families and seniors served by the Feeding America network. This generous donation will help protect communities and help guide them towards a safer and healthier future,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Blake Thompson<\/span>, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Feeding America.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Colgate&#8217;s support of the\u00a0#SafeHands Challenge, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2845837-1&amp;h=188534800&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colgatepalmolive.com%2Fen-us%2Fhow-colgate-palmolive-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.colgatepalmolive.com%2Fen-us%2Fhow-colgate-palmolive-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.colgatepalmolive.com\/en-us\/how-colgate-palmolive-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>About Colgate-Palmolive:<br \/><\/b>Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company with 34,000 people dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and their pets. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition and reaching more than 200 countries and territories, Colgate teams are developing, producing, distributing and selling health and hygiene products and pet nutrition offerings essential to society through brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom&#8217;s of <span class=\"xn-location\">Maine<\/span>, hello, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Filorga, eltaMD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill&#8217;s Science Diet and Hill&#8217;s Prescription Diet. The Company also is recognized for its leadership and innovation in promoting environmental sustainability and community wellbeing, including its achievements in saving water, reducing waste, promoting recyclability and improving the oral health of children through its Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program, which has reached more than one billion children since 1991. For more information about Colgate&#8217;s global business and how the Company is building a future to smile about, visit<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2845837-1&amp;h=1497601638&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.colgatepalmolive.com%26esheet%3D52198642%26newsitemid%3D20200403005091%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.colgatepalmolive.com%26index%3D2%26md5%3D25e172feca3b1cbc24375eae9c05dd2d&amp;a=%C2%A0http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colgatepalmolive.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.colgatepalmolive.com<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  Colgate-Palmolive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 6, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network of food banks and school district lunch programs to distribute health and hygiene products to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. <\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}