(AP) — Drug store operator Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday it is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross to help Haiti relief efforts after the worst earthquake there in more than two centuries destroyed a large swath of the country.

Rite Aid also said it will launch an in-store fundraising program next week for customers.

Shoppers will be able to donate funds by buying $1 disaster relief certificates at any Rite Aid store.

All funds raised will be donated to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for earthquake relief.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

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