Kohl’s Donates $225,000 to Hunger Task Force for Supper Meal Program for Students in Milwaukee
September 15 2009 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) is partnering with Hunger
Task Force to create Kohl’s Serving Up Supper for Kids. This
one-year pilot program will feed 2,775 Milwaukee-area children each
day. The $225,000 donation to Hunger Task Force comes from Kohl’s
philanthropic program, Kohl’s Cares for Kids®, which focuses on
improving the lives of children. Kohl’s sells special Kohl’s Cares
for Kids® merchandise, including plush toys and books, and donates
100 percent of net profits to children’s initiatives
nationwide.
“Kohl’s is dedicated to supporting children’s health and
education programs across the country, including great local
programs that help kids right here in our hometown,” said Julie
Gardner, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of
Kohl’s Department Stores. “Every child deserves to grow up strong
and healthy and that starts with good meals and proper nutrition.
We’re excited about the Kohl’s Serving Up Supper for Kids program –
providing needed meals for kids to help encourage physical and
mental development in their formative years. We’re pleased to be in
a position to help fight hunger during a time when more families
need extra support.”
Hunger Task Force, an anti-hunger organization with more than 35
years of experience fighting hunger in Milwaukee, developed this
program to provide a third daily meal year-round to children at 25
locations in the Milwaukee Public School District. The program will
provide snacks and suppers to feed kids 13 years and older at 25
Community Learning Centers (CLCs). The meal program began serving
in 12 school locations starting September 1 and the remaining 13
locations will begin serving by October 1.
“The Kohl’s Serving Up Supper for Kids program will provide
721,500 meals this year alone,” said Sherrie Tussler, executive
director of Hunger Task Force. “Kohl’s is helping us make a major
impact on fighting childhood hunger in Milwaukee. With 35 percent
of children in the city of Milwaukee living in poverty, we know
there is room for improvement in addressing hunger - including
outside of school hours. We’re inspired that Kohl’s is taking this
stand against hunger in our community.”
CLC locations taking part in the Kohl’s Serving Up Supper for
Kids include Cass Street Elementary, Lincoln Center, Allen Field
Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, Rogers Street Academy, Vieau
Elementary School, Lloyd Street Elementary, Lafollette Elementary,
Metcalfe Elementary, Riley Elementary, Bethune Academy,
Thirty-Fifth Street, Clarke Street Elementary, Sherman Elementary,
Siefert Elementary, Carver Academy, Fratney Elementary, Gaenslen
Elementary, Pierce Elementary, Lincoln Avenue School, Zablocki
Elementary, Fifty-Third Street Elementary, Townsend Street
Elementary, Eighty-First Street Elementary and Engleburg
Elementary.
Since 2000, Kohl’s has raised more than $140 million nationwide
through the company’s philanthropic programs and has raised nearly
$15.6 million to support charitable initiatives in the
metro-Milwaukee area including more than $50,000 to food drives for
Hunger Task Force. In addition, in 2009, Kohl’s planted gardens on
its corporate office grounds growing fresh produce. Many of the
crops from the gardens, including green peppers, beans, cabbage,
squash, salad greens pumpkins and tomatoes, are donated to Hunger
Task Force.
For more information on Kohl’s philanthropic efforts, visit
www.kohlscorporation.com. For more information on the Kohl’s
Serving Up Supper for Kids program, visit
www.hungertaskforce.org.
About Kohl’s
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a
family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering
moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes,
accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping
environment. Kohl’s operates 1,022 stores in 49 states. A company
committed to the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than
$126 million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its
Kohl’s Cares for Kids® philanthropic program, which operates under
Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department
Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for
the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.kohls.com.
About Hunger Task Force
Hunger Task Force is an anti-hunger organization which believes
that every person has a right to adequate food obtained with
dignity. Hunger Task Force works to prevent hunger and malnutrition
by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social
policies to achieve food security tomorrow. Visit
www.HungerTaskForce.org.
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