Total donation efforts have reached nearly
$2.2 million over four years
KATY,
Texas, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy
Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced the
donation of over $530,000 to St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital®. The donation is a result of a
collaboration between the two organizations to create
holiday-inspired t-shirts and pajamas that are uniquely designed by
patients at St. Jude Children's Hospital. Of each product sold, a
portion of the proceeds were donated back to St. Jude.
"Academy Sports + Outdoors is proud to partner with an
organization like St. Jude who continues to make a meaningful
impact on the lives of young patients and their
families," said Matt McCabe,
Academy Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer.
"With the help of St. Jude, our team members, and our customers,
the popularity of this fun collaboration continues to grow which
has led to an expanded product offering."
Since 2020, Academy has donated nearly $2.2 million in support of St. Jude's mission:
Finding cures. Saving children®.
"We are so grateful to everyone at Academy Sports + Outdoors for
their generosity and creativity in support of patients and
families," said Richard C. Shadyac
Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and
awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"This partnership and unique collaboration help St. Jude continue
advancing treatments and cures for childhood cancer and other
life-threatening diseases, all of which makes a difference for
families here and around the world."
The men's, women's, and youth t-shirts and pajama pants were
available during the holiday season exclusively at all Academy
stores and online at academy.com.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading
full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in
the United States. Originally
founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 284 stores across
18 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All" and
Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising
strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad
range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key
categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and
footwear through both leading national brands and a portfolio of
private label brands. For more information, visit
www.academy.com.
About St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats
childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose
is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only
National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood
cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has
helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%,
and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares
the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local
hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality
of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous
donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment,
travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child
live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories
of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission
by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following
St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to
its YouTube channel.
Media Contact: Shane
Carlisle, Public Relations Manager,
shane.carlisle@academy.com
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