Famous Footwear Reaches $4 Million in Donations to Ticket to Dream Foundation
August 20 2021 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Additionally, More Than $1.7 Million in Shoes,
Socks and Masks Given to Foster Youth
Famous Footwear has announced it has reached the $4 million mark
in money raised for its national charity partner, Ticket to Dream
Foundation, since the partnership began last summer. This was made
possible by donations from customers shopping in Famous Footwear
stores throughout the U.S.
“During the depths of the pandemic, a time when many companies
pulled back on charitable giving, Famous Footwear launched a new
charity program, aimed at improving the lives and futures of foster
youth across the country,” said Gina Davis, executive director of
Ticket to Dream Foundation. “Since launching their program with
Ticket to Dream they have raised over $4 million at their store
registers and donated over $1.7 million in much needed shoes, socks
and masks. Together, working alongside over 200 non-profit
partners, we’ve helped over 214,000 foster youth with everyday
essentials, school support, and laptop access, reducing the odds of
homelessness when aging out and – importantly – making sure they
had childhood fun. We could not make this impact or help this many
children without Famous Footwear’s support. This partnership is
making a difference in the lives of foster youth every day, across
our country.”
In addition to the $4 million monetary donation, product
donations from Famous Footwear include:
- Over $600,000 in product during this back-to-school season;
and
- $1.7 million in product since launch in August of 2020.
“The number of foster youths who have been assisted by this
partnership could fill more than 3,200 school buses,” said Mike
Edwards, president of Famous Footwear. “We are honored to support
and help further the good work of Ticket to Dream and positively
touch the lives of foster children in need. More than 67,500 foster
kids will be reached during this important back-to-school season.
Perhaps even more notably since the program launched last year
we’ve been able to help more than 214,000 foster youth - that is a
lot of happy feet!”
“For most children across the country this fall will be the
first time they are back in the classroom fulltime in over a year,”
added Davis. “It’s an opportunity for foster kids to get back into
the classroom and begin to catch up with their peers. We know there
will be less school supply sharing, more masks and education
support needed to take on this back-to-school season. Thanks to
Famous Footwear and its generous customers, we’ll be helping so
many school-aged foster youth with everything from shoes that fit
their feet, masks to keep them safe and school supplies and laptops
to help them learn this school year.”
Ticket to Dream Foundation provides hope and opportunity for
foster children across the nation, so they can focus on being kids.
They believe it starts with joining forces with businesses and
local communities to ensure foster youth of all ages have the
school supplies, holiday gifts, clothing and shoes that all
children need to thrive. Ticket to Dream partners with over 200
non-profit foster care agencies, to help foster youth quickly and
efficiently in communities.
Famous Footwear is supporting this multi-year partnership
through the following:
- Famous shoppers can donate at the register when they’re
shopping in-store. Customers will have the option to round up to
the nearest dollar or donate other amounts based on their
preference.
- Famous is donating shoes direct to Ticket to Dream Foundation
to be allocated nationwide based on need.
- To contribute even more to foster youth across the country,
Famous Footwear has also recently launched the ability to round up
and donate to Ticket to Dream Foundation on its ecommerce
website.
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