GameStop and The Call of Duty™ Endowment Launch the ‘Give Back to the Brave’ Donation Campaign
July 01 2019 - 9:00AM
Each year, hundreds of thousands of service members transition out
of the military and begin their search for a civilian job. During
the month of July, to honor these brave women and men, GameStop
will once again partner with the Call of Duty Endowment (the
Endowment) to do its part to help these veterans finds meaningful
jobs by asking customers to donate, round up their total, or
trade-in for charity at every U.S. GameStop store location and on
gamestop.com.
“We are appreciative of what these brave women and men do for
our country. Our collaboration with the Endowment and our partners
at Activision Blizzard is very important to us as we help drive
awareness of the value veterans bring not only to our country but
to the civilian workplace,” says Frank Hamlin, executive vice
president and Chief Customer Officer for GameStop.
During the ‘Give Back to the Brave’ Campaign from July 1 - 31,
GameStop Gives is offering guests several ways to give thanks for
our nation’s veterans and their families when shopping at
GameStop:
- Donate at checkout. Guests can give $1 or more or round up
their purchase. Plus, PowerUp Rewards members will receive triple
PowerUp Rewards points on the donation amount.
- Donate PowerUp Rewards points. Members can donate points to the
Endowment in the PowerUp Rewards Center.
- Trade in for Charity. Donate up to 100 percent of trade-in
value to charity when you bring unused video game hardware,
software, accessories or consumer electronics to GameStop.
Since 2012, the donations raised at GameStop help the Endowment
provide much-needed funding to nonprofits that help these brave
veterans obtain good jobs and raises awareness of the value
veterans bring to the workplace. In its eighth year, the
partnership has seen a significant impact—with almost 8,000
veterans placed in quality careers, the vast majority of which are
post-9/11 enlisted women and men.
“Every $521 dollars raised for the Endowment puts one veteran
back to work—that’s 1/6 the cost per placement of federal
government efforts. This partnership makes a huge difference for
veterans and for each of their families,” said Dan Goldenberg,
Executive Director for the Endowment. “With GameStop’s incredible
support, we’re more confident than ever that we'll reach our
goal of placing 100,000 veterans by 2024.”
About the Call of Duty Endowment The Call of
Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization co-founded by Bobby
Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The Endowment seeks to help
veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that
prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the
value vets bring to the workplace. For more information about the
Call of Duty Endowment, please visit
www.callofdutyendowment.org.
About GameStopGameStop, the world’s largest
video game retailer, offers the best selection of new and pre-owned
video gaming consoles, accessories and video game titles, in both
physical and digital formats. GameStop also offers fans a wide
variety of POP! vinyl figures, collectibles, board games and more.
Through GameStop’s unique buy-sell-trade program, gamers can trade
in video game consoles, games, and accessories, as well as consumer
electronics for cash or in-store credit. GameStop Gives, the
retailer’s social responsibility arm, unites with its associates
and guests in supporting charity by giving more than $18 million
since 2015. The retailer operates thousands of locations around the
world under the GameStop, EB Games and Micromania retail brands.
Fans can find their local GameStop store using the company’s online
store locator tool.
To get the latest news on video gaming and gear, follow GameStop
on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. GameStop, EB Games,
and Micromania are part of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a global
specialty retailer that makes the most popular technologies
affordable and simple.
Contact:Martha SoteloGameStop Gives(817)
424-2099marthasotelo@gamestop.com
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