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Thousands of Impoverished Children Receive Brand New Athletic Shoes, Clothing and School Supplies at the Fred Jordan Mission's 19th Annual Back-To-School Giveaway
WHAT: Several thousand of Southern California's underprivileged children
receiving brand new athletic shoes at the Fred Jordan Mission's
19th Annual Back-to-School Giveaway, thanks to a long-time
partnership between Foot Locker and the Mission.
Thousands of brand new articles of clothing donated by K.I.D.S.,
Lucky Brand Jeans and distributed by hundreds of caring volunteers.
The Streets of Skid Row transformed into a giant hair salon,
providing free hair cuts for the children, donated by Paul Mitchell
The School.
Skid Row's first-ever Red Carpet Fashion Show featuring Mayor
Antonio Villagarosa walking children down the runway modeling their
new athletic shoes, clothes and backpacks.
WHEN: MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, Columbus Day, beginning at 10:00am
WHERE: FRED JORDAN MISSION, 445 Towne Avenue, Skid Row
Los Angeles (corner of Towne and East 5th Street)
WHO: The Fred Jordan Mission, open 365 days a year since 1944, provides
nutritious meals for hungry families and after-school education for
at-risk children; builds schools and hospitals and distributes food
and clothing to people living on the street. The Mission is a non-
profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization emphasizing
education, job training, and self-reliance.
Foot Locker, the world's largest athletic specialty retailer, will
donate athletic shoes and socks to outfit thousands of children.
More than 60 Foot Locker associates will be on-site to personally
ensure a perfect fit for each child.
Other sponsors include: Arrowhead Water; Avery Dennison; Barbara
Walden Cosmetics; Children's Network; Coca-Cola; Disney; Edgewood
Press; Feed the Children; In-N-Out Burger; Kids in Distressed
Situations (K.I.D.S.); Lucky Brand Jeans; Paul Mitchell The School;
Shelter Partnership; Solomon, Winnett and Rosenfield CPA's; The Sikh
Community of Los Angeles; Wal-Mart and Wrap4ASmile, Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Suzanna Choi
(949) 254-8080
Suzanna@fjm.org
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