Sugar Ray Leonard, Brooke Burke-Charvet
and Other Celebrities Return to Support Children with
Special Needs and Education at Annual Charity Event on October
29
The SKECHERS Foundation today announced that the organization
believes that it will raise over $1.6 million to support children
with special needs and education at its ninth SKECHERS Pier to Pier
Friendship Walk. Supported by presenting sponsor Nickelodeon and
media sponsor NBC4 Southern California, the Manhattan Beach event
on October 29 will feature a team of new and returning
entertainment, sport, fitness and kids’ celebrities including Sugar
Ray Leonard, Brooke Burke-Charvet, Tommy Lasorda, and Denise
Austin.
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Warren Lichtenstein, Michael Greenberg,
Brooke Burke-Charvet, Tommy Lasorda, Robert Greenberg, Camila
Alves, Denise Austin, Sugar Ray Leonard, and David Weinberg after
the 2016 opening ceremony. (Photo: Business Wire)
“This event has been a growing movement for nine incredible
years, each one better and bigger than the last,” said Michael
Greenberg, president of SKECHERS and the SKECHERS Foundation. “All
of our kids should be celebrated for their unique abilities, and
that’s why we gather every year at the SKECHERS Pier to Pier
Friendship Walk – to come together and make a difference for
thousands. When you look back, the results have been phenomenal –
our annual donations have grown from $200,000 in year one to $1.6
million last year, from 1,000 participants to more than 12,000.
We’re thrilled, humbled, and can’t wait to do it again this
year.”
“The SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk has its heart in the
right place – from improving education to helping children with
special needs,” said legendary boxer and SKECHERS ambassador Sugar
Ray Leonard. “For nearly a decade, this event has been about one
thing: nurturing and educating our kids. This single event can
change their entire year and help shape them into the grown-ups
they’ll become – it supports their schools, their activities,
builds friendships and builds their confidence. 2017 will make my
third year at the Walk, and I’m truly honored to be part of
this.”
“We’re back to support the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
because we’re a firm believer in the positive impact it has on
children with special needs and our schools,” said Steve Carlston,
president and general manager of NBC4 Southern California. “It’s a
wonderful chance for us to spotlight this incredible movement that
has changed the tide on how we view and support children throughout
our community.”
Since 2009, the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk has
educated and inspired thousands to support children with special
needs and education. The Walk is a primary source of funding for
The Friendship Foundation, which assists children with special
needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring and
social recreational programming such as field trips, summer camps
and music classes. The Walk has also helped education foundations
rehabilitate and improve schools: updating technology, science labs
and libraries; revamping music programs; reducing class sizes; and
saving teachers’ jobs. Additionally, the SKECHERS Foundation gives
$100,000 in annual scholarships to children, awarding students who
have shown financial need and academic, athletic and leadership
excellence.
The 2017 Walk will include special performances by NBC’s Little
Big Shots’ Kieran Tamondong, America’s Got Talent duo Artyon and
Paige, Nickelodeon star Ciara Wilson and dance sensation Larsen
Thompson. The 3.4-mile route will begin at the Manhattan Beach Pier
at 9AM, where participants will walk to the Hermosa Beach Pier and
back.
To register or make a donation, visit skechersfriendshipwalk.com
or follow SKECHERS on Facebook
(facebook.com/SKECHERSFriendshipWalk) and Twitter
(twitter.com/SkechersP2PWalk).
In addition to headlining sponsor Nickelodeon and media sponsor
NBC4 Southern California, the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
thanks its sponsors that include: Nickelodeon, NBC4 Southern
California, Wells Fargo, Steel Sports, Vertra, The Claudette and
Ethan Rickett Care Foundation, Ross, Mattel, Kids Foot Locker,
United Legwear, Marshalls, Cushman & Wakefield, Moose Toys,
WSS, Caskey & Caskey, Siltanen & Partners Advertising,
Continental Development, Northrop Grumman, Equinox, Chevron, and a
myriad of other companies who have shown their support to the
organization.
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., based in Manhattan Beach, California,
designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear
for men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for
men and women. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States
and over 160 countries and territories worldwide via department and
specialty stores, more than 2,305 SKECHERS Company-owned and
third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company’s e-commerce
websites. The Company manages its international business through a
network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia and
the Middle East, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan,
throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please
visit skechers.com and follow us on Facebook
(facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
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Company’s future domestic and international growth, financial
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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, especially in
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