Kohl’s Accepting Nominations for Kohl’s Kids Who Care® Scholarship Program February 1 – March 15, Ten National Winners...
February 02 2010 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Marking the tenth anniversary of its Kohl’s Kids Who Care®
Scholarship Program, Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) will
award more than $410,000 in scholarships and prizes, ranging from
$50 Kohl’s gift cards to ten $10,000 scholarships, recognizing
youths who make a difference by volunteering in their communities.
Nominations for kids ages six to 18 will be accepted Feb. 1 – March
15 at kohlskids.com. Kohl’s continues its scholarship program and
will double national scholarship amounts to $10,000 each during a
time when rising tuition costs, tightening credit and less
financial aid availability makes footing the average $60,000 bill
for a four-year degree increasingly difficult.*
“Over the past ten years of the Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship
Program, we’ve been truly encouraged and touched by the selfless
and inspirational acts of thousands of kids who have touched
countless lives,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice
president and chief marketing officer. “We’re honored to be
celebrating a decade of recognizing the volunteer initiatives of
stand-up kids across the country. Whether organizing a local food
drive, helping a younger child to read or cleaning up a community
park, every contribution makes a difference, and we encourage
parents, teachers, neighbors and friends to nominate outstanding
young volunteers in their community at kohlskids.com.”
To nominate young volunteers ages six to 18 for a Kohl’s Kids
Who Care scholarship, visit www.kohlskids.com. Nominations are
accepted Feb. 1 through March 15, and nominators must be 21 years
or older. Two nominees from each of Kohl’s 1,059 stores nationwide
will win a $50 Kohl’s gift card, and more than 190 of them will win
regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward post-secondary education.
This year, Kohl’s is increasing the national winner scholarships
where ten national winners will each receive $10,000 in
scholarships, and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit
organization on each winner’s behalf.
Through the Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship Program, Kohl’s
aims to recognize deserving kids who have invested in their
communities by giving them a jumpstart on investing in their own
futures. Since the program began in 2001, Kohl’s has awarded nearly
11,000 youth volunteers with more than $2.2 million in scholarships
and prizes.
Last year’s Kohl’s Kids Who Care scholarship winners included
8-year-old Hannah Turner who collected 100,000 clothing items for
homeless people, 12-year-old Rocco Fiorentino who contributed to
advocacy efforts that led to legislature dedicating $1.2 million to
Braille education and services in New Jersey and 17-year-old Dallas
Jessup who raised nearly $1 million and founded a community service
project empowering girls to fight back against abduction and
assault.
The Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship Program is part of Kohl’s
Cares for Kids®, Kohl’s philanthropic program focused on improving
the lives of children. Kohl’s Cares for Kids benefits children’s
health and education initiatives nationwide through its merchandise
program, featuring special books and plush toys where 100 percent
of net profit benefits children’s initiatives, fundraising gift
cards and the A-Team associate volunteer program. For more
information or a list of past Kohl’s Kids Who Care winners, visit
www.kohlskids.com.
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 1,059 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.
* Goff, Lisa. “The Best Advice for Planning to Pay for College.”
Reader’s Digest. Dec.
2009.
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