Aflac Reports on Effort to Give Children With Cancer Huggable Robots
Aflac says some of the money for the Aflac Duck robots comes from donations from agents.
Jul 11, 2019 3:00 PM ET
Originally published on Think Advisor
By Allison Bell
A foundation affiliated with Aflac Inc. has given toy robots that look like the Aflac Duck to children who are facing cancer in about 200 U.S. hospitals and clinics, Aflac said today.
The Columbus, Georgia-based company started distributing My Special Aflac Duck robots last year.
Aflac Chairman Dan Amos said in a statement that getting the robots into children’s hands brings the Aflac family great joy. “We look forward to continuing toward our goal of getting a duck into the arms of the more than 15,000 children diagnosed with cancer in America each year,” Amos said in the statement.
