The Foundation Continues its Annual $100,000
Scholarship Program for Students Nationwide
The Skechers Foundation celebrated its ninth record-breaking
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk for children last week at the
Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, California – presenting more than
$510,000 to The Friendship Foundation in support of kids with
special needs, and over $1 million for education foundations. The
organization also announced the continuation of its annual Skechers
Foundation Scholarship Program, and will award $100,000 in college
scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year.
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Sugar Ray Leonard, Denise Austin and
Skechers President Michael Greenberg at the 2018 SKECHERS
Friendship Walk Check Presentation (Photo: Business Wire)
“Over nearly a decade, the Skechers Friendship Walk has enabled
thousands of children to thrive – with millions of dollars that
have made kids with special needs and our schools a top priority,”
said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “The Walk has broken
attendance and donation records every year since it started – it
resonates with families on such a profound level. And it’s
supported an entire generation of youth, from elementary kids who
are just starting out to twenty-somethings who are now making an
impact on the world.”
“The Skechers Foundation Scholarship Program is just another
great way that Skechers is making a difference,” added legendary
boxer and Skechers ambassador Sugar Ray Leonard, who was in
attendance at the celebration. “Scholarships don’t just give kids
the ability to pursue higher education – they also give them more
confidence and motivation to follow their dreams. This prestigious
program has helped ambitious students from all over the country
attend top state and Ivy League schools including Emory, Penn,
Dartmouth and Brown – and I’m so proud to back a brand that
inspires our kids to excel.”
In addition to new community service scholarships for
exceptional Friendship Foundation volunteers, the Skechers
Foundation will continue to award more than a dozen $1,000 to
$5,000 scholarships to deserving students nationwide based on
financial need, academic performance, athletic abilities and
leadership qualities. Administered by leading education support
manager Scholarship America®, the application is currently
available to all high school seniors on
www.SkechersFriendshipWalk.com. Winners will be announced in early
June.
The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk has grown into
California’s largest charity event for children with special needs
and education – raising $9 million and uniting more than 67,000
participants since its inception. Funds have supported The
Friendship Foundation’s programs and events for children with
special needs and their families, as well as educational
foundations’ commitments to saving teachers’ jobs, retaining vital
academic programs, maintaining smaller class sizes and upgrading
school libraries, facilities and technology.
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 The Friendship
Foundation
The Friendship Foundation is a non-profit organization that
assists children with special needs and their families through
one-on-one peer mentoring and social recreational programming
(www.gotfriends.com).
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, 2,570 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).
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, Skechers’ future domestic
and international growth, financial results and operations
including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new
products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and
international expansion, opening of new stores and additional
expenditures, and advertising and marketing initiatives.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
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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 international economic, political and
market conditions including the challenging consumer retail markets
in the United States; 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, especially in
the highly competitive performance footwear market; 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, 2017. The risks included here
are not exhaustive. Skechers 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
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