On Air with Ryan Seacrest co-host Ellen K
will join Brooke Burke-Charvet and Tommy Lasorda to raise funds for
children with special needs and education
The SKECHERS Foundation today announced a $1 million fundraising
goal for the 2014 SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk that will
take place on Sunday, October 26. Building upon last year’s
record-breaking $1 million raised to support children with special
needs and education, the 2014 Walk will include new celebrity hosts
and an interactive social media campaign to boost fundraising
efforts.
Ellen K, co-host of the globally syndicated On Air with Ryan
Seacrest radio show, will join television host and actress Brooke
Burke-Charvet and legendary Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy
Lasorda at the Walk’s opening ceremony celebration. “I’m proud to
partner with SKECHERS to raise awareness for this important cause,”
said Ellen K. “It’s inspiring to see their commitment to help
children with special needs and support education here in Southern
California and across the nation. Their efforts have helped
thousands of kids build a stronger future and reach their full
potential.”
The X-Factor Season 3 trio Sweet Suspense will also make their
first appearance at the Walk to perform the national anthem.
SKECHERS has teamed up with Walk sponsor Steel Sports to launch
the new #P2PSteelSports Selfie Challenge. Walkers will be
encouraged to take a selfie photo at the event, upload to their
Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account with the #P2PSteelSports
hashtag, and for each photo posted Steel Sports will make an
additional $5 donation towards the Walk. The challenge begins at 8
AM on the morning of the Walk and participants will have 24 hours
to post their photos to receive a donation credit.
“The SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk has created
life-changing opportunities for thousands of kids with special
needs and their families. When you see a child’s face light up from
an interaction with their first friend, it truly warms your heart
and reminds all of us why supporting organizations like The
Friendship Circle is so important,” said SKECHERS president Michael
Greenberg. “All of this would not be possible without dedicated
teams of walkers and many generous sponsors, including our
presenting sponsor Nickelodeon, who step up to support the Walk
each year. With the addition of the #P2PSteelSports Selfie
Challenge, I’m confident we will surpass $1 million and increase
funding for both The Friendship Circle and the education
foundations that build a better future for our children.”
Since its inception, the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
has raised nearly $4 million to help save teachers’ jobs, retain
vital educational programs, maintain smaller class sizes, improve
libraries, upgrade school technology, as well as support The
Friendship Circle – an organization that assists children with
special needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring
and social recreational programming.
The opening ceremony for the 2014 SKECHERS Pier to Pier
Friendship Walk begins at 9 AM at the Manhattan Beach pier.
SKECHERS is anticipating more than 12,000 participants will walk
the 3.4 mile route to the Hermosa Beach pier and back. To learn
more or register, visit skechersfriendshipwalk.com or follow us on
Facebook (facebook.com/SKECHERSFriendshipWalk) and Twitter
(twitter.com/SkechersP2PWalk).
In addition to headlining sponsor Nickelodeon, the SKECHERS Pier
to Pier Friendship Walk thanks its sponsors that include: Wells
Fargo, Steel Sports, The Claudette and Ethan Rickett Care
Foundation, Ross, Zappos.com, DIRECTV, Body Glove, Amazon Fashion,
Kids Foot Locker, United Legwear, JAKKS Pacific, Marshalls, Cushman
& Wakefield, Caskey & Caskey, Siltanen & Partners
Advertising, Continental Development, Northrop Grumman, Equinox,
Michael Stars, Chevron, and many others who have provided funds and
support to provide a better future for children.
ABOUT SKECHERS
Foundation
The SKECHERS Foundation was established to provide families
around the world with the necessities and skills to succeed in
life. In addition to organizing the SKECHERS Pier to Pier
Friendship Walk, the SKECHERS Foundation funds tax-exempt,
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that provide education and job
training, shoes, clothing, fitness and nutrition guidance to
communities in need.
ABOUT SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX) (the “Company”), based in
Manhattan Beach, California, designs, develops and markets a
diverse range of footwear for men, women and children under the
SKECHERS name. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States
via department and specialty stores, Company-owned SKECHERS retail
stores and its e-commerce website, and over 100 countries and
territories through the Company’s global network of distributors
and subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan, and across
Europe, as well as through joint ventures in Asia. For more
information, please visit skechers.com, and follow us on Facebook
(facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
This announcement contains forward-looking
statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the
Company’s future growth, financial results and operations, its
development of new products, future demand for its products and
growth opportunities, its planned opening of new stores,
advertising and marketing initiatives, and the expansion and
automation plans for the Company’s European Distribution Center.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward
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“estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will result,” “could,” “may,” “might,” or any
variations of such words with similar meanings. Any such statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute
to such differences include the resignation of the Company’s former
independent registered public accounting firm, and its withdrawal
of its audit reports with respect to certain of the Company’s
historical financial statements; international, national and local
general economic, political and market conditions including the
ongoing global economic slowdown and market instability; entry into
the highly competitive performance footwear market; sustaining,
managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels; losing
any significant customers, decreased demand by industry retailers
and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity
of particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining
brand image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for
consumers; anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting
changes in fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the
various market factors described above; sales levels during the
spring, back-to-school and holiday selling seasons; and other
factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the Company’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013,
and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The risks
included here are not exhaustive. The Company operates in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from
time to time and the companies cannot predict all such risk
factors, nor can the companies assess the impact of all such risk
factors on their respective businesses or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction
of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be
considered an indication of future performance.
SKECHERS USA, Inc.Stacey Held, 310-318-3100
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