SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Love, in
partnership with BOBS from Skechers, invites pet adopters to
share how their pets have changed their lives in the annual Petco
Love Stories grant campaign. This holiday season, Petco Love will
celebrate the best Love Stories by awarding $1 million in lifesaving funds to more than
100 qualified animal welfare organizations across the country.
Through Sept. 20, pet adopters can
share their love stories to help the organization they adopted from
receive grant awards ranging from $1,000 to $100,000.
Adopters with winning stories will also receive a Petco shopping
spree and BOBS from Skechers shoes.
"Bigger smiles, cozier naps, and warmer welcomes every time you
walk in the door — the love we share with our pets changes
everything," said Susanne Kogut,
Petco Love president. "Every year, we read thousands of
heartwarming stories that illustrate the life-changing power of pet
adoption. Through this annual campaign, we celebrate this love and
give back to the hardworking animal welfare organizations that save
pet lives and make these adoption matches possible."
Adopters can submit their love stories
at petcolove.org/lovestories by Sept.
20, 2021, at noon CDT.
Stories should highlight how pets have changed their
adopter's life for the better, in big and small ways.
Submissions must include four photos to illustrate the story and
can include video as well. Visit the Love Stories
website for more information, including a full list of prizes
and submission FAQs, and to be inspired by previous year's winning
stories. This year's winners, including the grand prize
$100,000 grant award winner, will be
announced during special celebrations throughout the holiday
season.
Since 2013, more than 20,000 adopters have shared their stories
with Petco Love, helping to award over $5.8
million to animal welfare organizations across the country
to save even more pet lives. For more information about Petco Love
Stories (formerly known as the Holiday Wishes campaign), visit
petcolove.org/lovestories and join the conversation on social media
using #PetcoLoveStory.
About Petco Love
Petco Love is a nonprofit changing
lives by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and
healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation,
we've empowered animal welfare organizations by investing
$300 million in adoption and other
lifesaving efforts. We've helped find loving homes for more than
6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations
nationwide. Today, our love for pets drives us to lead with
innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets,
and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our
more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change
alongside us. Is love calling you? Visit petcolove.org or follow at
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to be part of the
lifesaving work we're leading every day.
About SKECHERS USA,
Inc.
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), The Comfort Technology Company™
based in Southern California,
designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and
performance footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women
and children. The Company's collections are available in
the United States and over 170
countries and territories via department and specialty stores,
and direct to consumers through 4,057 Company- and
third-party-owned retail stores and e-commerce websites. The
Company manages its international business through a network of
global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel
and Mexico, and wholly-owned
subsidiaries in Canada,
Japan, India, Europe and Latin America. For more information, please
visit about.skechers.com and follow us
on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
and TikTok.
About BOBS from Skechers
BOBS from Skechers'
charitable collection of shoes, apparel and accessories have
improved animals' lives: over the past five years, Skechers has
contributed more than $7 million to
help more than 1.3 million shelter pets, including saving more than
955,000 rescued pets in the United
States and Canada. It all
started in 2011, when Skechers launched a movement to support
children impacted by natural disasters and poverty – a cause that
has helped the Company donate more than 16 million new pairs of
shoes to kids in more than 60 countries worldwide. To learn more
about BOBS from Skechers' commitment to making a difference,
visit BOBSfromSkechers.com and follow the brand
on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Contact:
Jennifer Perez
Petco Love
media@petcolove.org
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