COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DSW Inc.
(NYSE: DSW), a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer,
announces the winner of this year's Shoe Lovers Care Leave Your
Mark program, Bikers Against Child Abuse.
DSW associates nominated several kid's non-profit
organizations that have made an impression on their lives. After
the DSW team narrowed the nominations to eight finalists,
associates and customers cast a record number of votes on social
media to support their favorite charities.
Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A), received a $75,000 donation from DSW on behalf of its
associates and customers. The mission of the organization is to
create a safer environment for abused children, empower children
not to feel afraid, and to lend support to our wounded friends by
involving them with an established, united organization.
The organization was nominated by Stephanie Carvalho, an associate in Enfield, CT. She was joined by Roger Rawlins, CEO to present the check to the
organization, and the video can be viewed at
www.shoeloverscare.com.
"I'm ecstatic! The organizations that were also in the running
with us are also great organizations, but when we found out that we
won, well it's hard to describe the feeling, it kind of gives you
goose bumps," Walt Happy Datson, President of the
Connecticut chapter of B.A.C.A,
said during the check presentation.
The other seven finalists: Cradles to Crayons, CURE Childhood
Cancer, Girls on The Run, Give Kids The World, Kaleidoscope Youth
Center Inc., Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and Fender Music Foundation; received
a $5,000 donation, and pictures of
their check presentations and information about the organizations
can be found at www.shoeloverscare.com.
These donations add to the others made through the Shoe Lovers
Care Leave Your Mark program and, to date, DSW has been able
to donate $665,000 to 47
organizations.
About DSW Inc.
DSW Inc. is a leading branded shoes and accessories retailer
that offers a wide selection of brand name and designer shoes and
accessories for women, men, and kids. As of July 14, DSW operates 481 stores in 42 states and
operates an e-commerce site, http://www.dsw.com, and a mobile
website, http://m.dsw.com. DSW also supplies footwear to 386 leased
locations in the United States.
DSW offers a free, award-winning loyalty program, DSW Rewards,
where customers earn certificates toward future DSW purchases and
receive special member-only offers.
For DSW store locations and additional information about DSW,
visit http://www.dswinc.com. Follow DSW on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/DSWShoeLovers, "like" DSW on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/DSW and @dswshoelovers on Instagram.
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