4,000+ Underprivileged L.A. Children To Receive New Foot Locker Athletic Shoes At Fred Jordan Missions' 28th Annual "Caring For Kids" Back-To-School Giveaway
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
| WHAT: |
More than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls will be given free athletic shoes from Foot Locker, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, In-N-Out burgers and Paul Mitchell hair styles. |
| Over 140,000 children have received new shoes, complete school outfits, school supplies and burgers, at the Mission's annual Back-to-School event in the past 28 years, thanks to the generous partnership of Foot Locker, In-N-Out, Paul Mitchell, Knit Works, and other corporations and individuals. |
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| WHEN: |
THURSDAY, OCT. 6, 2016 |
| • Children and families start lining up at 6:00 a.m. |
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| • Back-To-School Giveaway begins at 9:00 a.m. |
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| Registration is not required. |
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| WHERE: |
FRED JORDAN MISSION, 445 Towne Avenue, Los Angeles (corner of Towne and East 5th Street) |
The Fred Jordan Mission, open 365 days a year since 1944, provides nearly 1,000 servings of food each day for hungry families, builds orphanages, schools and hospitals, and distributes food and clothing to people living on the street. The Mission is a non-profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization emphasizing education, job training, and self-reliance.
Foot Locker is part of Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that operates 3,400 stores in 23 countries in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Through its Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SIX:02, Footaction, Runners Point, and Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels, including Eastbay.com, footlocker.com, and SIX02.com, the Company is a leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
Other sponsors include: In-N-Out Burger, Paul Mitchell Schools, Shelter Partnership; Vera R. Campbell, Knit Works, John Paul Mitchell Hair Care, USC School of Dentistry, Shelter Partnership Los Angeles, Children's Hunger Fund, Friendship Baptist Church, Edgewood Press and Feed the Children.
SOURCE The Fred Jordan Mission
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