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Two Ten Footwear Foundation seeks extra scholarship money

Dec 1, 2014 United States
Two Ten Footwear Foundation seeks extra scholarship money
The US based footwear industry charity has launched the second phase of its Footwear Warriors campaign, a three-month fundraising appeal to increase the number of scholarships for US Army veterans linked to the footwear industry
In observation of Veteran’s Day, the Two Ten Footwear Foundation has announced the launch of its Footwear Warriors Phase II Campaign, a concentrated fundraising campaign aiming to develop the number of scholarships made available for veterans working in or returning to the footwear sector.

To increase the number of scholarship funds earmarked for veterans, the financial goal for phase two is to raise 60 000 US dollars by the end of February 2015, which aligns with the 2015/2016 academic year.

Quabaug Corporation, Vibram and the Donahue family made an initial commitment of 130 000 US dollars and it has since been supported by companies including ASICS America Corp, New Balance, Ortholite, Red Wing Shoe Foundation, Rocky Brands and Timberland.

“We created this scholarship to give something back to those men and women who have sacrificed so much for us”, stated Kevin Donahue, Chairman and CEO of Quabaug Corporation and Two Ten Honorary Board member.

“In addition to Kevin’s leadership on this campaign, Two Ten is extremely fortunate to have David Sharp, President and CEO of Rocky Brands, as a co-chair for the next phase of the appeal”, also commented Neal Newman, President of Two Ten. A matching gift fund of over 30 000 US dollars has been raised in record time with gifts from Kevin Donahue, Rocky Brands, Vibram and W.L. Gore. This challenge gift fund can be used to match additional gifts up to 30 000 US dollars to reach the total Phase II goal of 60 000 US dollars, bringing the total endowed fund to 360 000 US dollars.

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