SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- This year
especially, COVID-19 highlighted the importance of pets and how
their bond helps make every day better. To celebrate the
lifechanging power of adoption, the Petco Foundation, in
partnership with BOBS from Skechers, has launched its annual
Holiday Wishes grant campaign—inviting adopters to share how their
pets have changed their lives for the better, and help give the
organization they adopted from a chance to receive up to
$100,000 in lifesaving
funds.
"Essential animal welfare organizations have worked tirelessly
through the pandemic to continue to save pets' lives and make
adoption matches possible. We encourage adopters to give back by
sharing their stories and giving these organizations the chance to
earn lifesaving funds," said Susanne
Kogut, Petco Foundation president. "We all know that the
relationship we have with our pets makes our lives and our world
better. This year, we've gotten to spend more time with our pets
and appreciate how they transform our lives. To celebrate that
love, we're inviting adopters to share how their adopted pet has
positively impacted them."
The Petco Foundation will grant over $750,000 to animal welfare organizations across
the country this holiday season. Organization grant awards will
range from $5,000 to $100,000, and adopters with winning submissions
will receive up to a $1,000 Petco
shopping spree and a prize pack with BOBS from Skechers shoes. In
addition, the top five animal welfare organizations with the
greatest number of story submissions at the end of the submission
period will receive grant awards ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.
For a full list of prizes and submission FAQs, visit
petcofoundation.org/holidaywishes.
Through September 23, adopters can
submit their stories at petcofoundation.org/holidaywishes. Stories
should highlight how their pets have changed their adopters' lives
for the better, in big and small ways, and should celebrate the
love of their adopted pets. Submissions must include four photos to
illustrate the story and can include video as well. Adopters must
include the organization's point of contact, email and phone number
in their submissions. Visit the Holiday Wishes home page for more
information and to read stories from previous winners. The
deadline to submit a Holiday Wishes story is September 23, 2020, noon
CST. Winners will be announced during the holiday
season.
Since 2013, over $5 million in
Holiday Wishes grants have been awarded to help make the holidays
brighter for animal welfare organizations during the holiday season
and year-round. For more information about Holiday Wishes, visit
petcofoundation.org/holidaywishes and join the conversation on
social media using #HolidayWishes.
About the Petco Foundation
At the Petco Foundation, we
believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since
1999, we've invested more than $280
million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that
happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we
inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing
in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services,
pet cancer treatment, service and therapy animals, and numerous
other lifesaving initiatives. We also partner with Petco stores and
animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet
adoptions. So far, we've helped more than 6.5 million pets find
their new loving families, and we're just getting started. Visit
petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get
involved.
About SKECHERS USA,
Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach,
California, Skechers (NYSE: SKX) 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 3,615 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 $5.6 million to
help more than one million shelter pets, including saving more than
709,000 rescued pets in the United
States. 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 15
million pairs of 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
www.BOBSfromSkechers.com.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, Skechers' future domestic
and international growth, financial results and operations
including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new
products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and
international expansion, opening of new stores and additional
expenditures, and advertising and marketing initiatives.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking language such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect,"
"estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," "will be," "will
continue," "will result," "could," "may," "might," or any
variations of such words with similar meanings. Any such statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute
to such differences include the disruption of business and
operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; international economic,
political and market conditions including the challenging consumer
retail markets in the United
States; sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and
proper inventory levels; losing any significant customers;
decreased demand by industry retailers and cancellation of order
commitments due to the lack of popularity of particular designs
and/or categories of products; maintaining brand image and intense
competition among sellers of footwear for consumers, especially in
the highly competitive performance footwear market; anticipating,
identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in fashion trends,
consumer demand for the products and the various market factors
described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school and
holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or
incorporated by reference in Skechers' annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019
and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months
ended June 30, 2020. More
specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic has had and is currently having
a significant impact on Skechers' business, financial conditions,
cash flow and results of operations. Forward-looking statements
with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic include, without limitation,
Skechers' plans in response to this pandemic. At this time, there
is significant uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic, including
without limitation, (i) the duration and extent of the impact of
the pandemic, (ii) governmental responses to the pandemic,
including how such responses could impact Skechers' business and
operations, as well as the operations of its factories and other
business partners, (iii) the effectiveness of Skechers' actions
taken in response to these risks, and (iv) Skechers' ability to
effectively and timely adjust its plans in response to the rapidly
changing retail and economic environment. Taking these and other
risk factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic into
consideration, the dynamic nature of these circumstances means that
what is stated in this press release could change at any time, and
as a result, actual results could differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The risks
included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from
time to time and we cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can
we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or
the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and
uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.
Moreover, reported results should not be considered an indication
of future performance.
Contact: Jennifer Perez,
Petco Foundation, Jennifer.perez@petcofoundation.org
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