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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
LOS ANGELES
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Thousands of underprivileged children
in Downtown
Towne Avenue will be transformed into a huge Foot Locker store with more than 60 Foot Locker associates ensuring that each child is custom-fitted with the perfect size shoes. Foot Locker, the world's largest athletic specialty retailer, will donate athletic shoes and socks to outfit more than 4,000 children.
"Foot Locker is proud to once again be part of the
In the past 19 years, the Mission's legendary Back-to-School Giveaway has
transformed the lives of nearly 100,000 needy children. In addition to Foot
Locker, numerous contributors will be on-site donating their time and
products: In-N-Out Burger, Arrowhead Water,
Throughout the day, children will be walking down the red carpet, as they model their new athletic shoes, socks, apparel, and new haircuts in their very own fashion show.
The
Foot Locker, Inc., operates approximately 4,000 athletic specialty retail
stores in 20 countries in
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