Kohl’s
Department Stores (NYSE: KSS)
today announced the donation of more than $2.1 million over three years
to Susan G. Komen® Southeast Wisconsin from Kohl’s and Kohl’s Cares®,
the company’s philanthropic platform, to continue community outreach
efforts dedicated to the health and well-being of women in southeast
Wisconsin.
“Through Kohl’s Cares partnership with Komen Southeast Wisconsin,
valuable breast health information has been provided to thousands of
local women,” said Bevin Bailis, Kohl’s senior vice president,
communications and public relations. “We are committed to supporting
families in our hometown, including those fighting back against a
disease that unfortunately touches so many, and are inspired by the work
being done to inform women and encourage them to seek out information
about breast health.”
The donation will support the Kohl’s
Conversations for the Cure program which allows Komen® Southeast
Wisconsin to engage in crucial dialogue with local women and provide
them access to lifesaving breast health resources, and new this year,
Komen Southeast Wisconsin will create a Kohl’s Conversations for the
Cure program for college students. Additionally, the donation will
continue to fund the Komen Southeast Wisconsin Breast Health Fund
supported by Kohl’s Cares, which provides financial assistance to
uninsured and underinsured individuals in southeast Wisconsin. Further,
the funds will support Kohl’s Cares role as the local presenting sponsor
of the Komen Southeast Wisconsin Race for the Cure.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Kohl’s Cares,” said
Nikki Panico, Susan G. Komen of Southeast Wisconsin’s executive
director. “We have seen tremendous success since launching the Kohl’s
Conversations for the Cure program five years ago. By engaging local
women in crucial conversations about their breast health, we are
empowering women to become their own health advocates and providing
support when they need it most.”
Kohl’s Cares partnership with Komen Southeast Wisconsin builds upon
Kohl’s long history of charitable involvement in the communities it
serves. Since 2000, Kohl’s and the Kohl’s Cares program have combined to
give more than $79 million to support charitable initiatives in the
metro-Milwaukee area. For more information on Kohl’s Cares community
giving visit www.Kohls.com/Cares.
About Kohl’s
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a leading specialty department store
with 1,164 stores in 49 states. With a commitment to inspiring and
empowering families to lead fulfilled lives, the company offers amazing
national and exclusive brands, incredible savings and inspiring shopping
experiences in-store, online at Kohls.com and
via mobile devices. Committed to its communities, Kohl’s has raised more
than $274 million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its
Kohl’s Cares® cause merchandise program, which operates under Kohl's
Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores,
Inc. For additional information about Kohl’s philanthropic and
environmental initiatives, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares. For
a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience
of shopping online, visit www.Kohls.com.
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About Susan G. Komen
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Suzy, she would do
everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen®
works to end breast cancer in the U.S. and throughout the world by
investing more than $750 million in breast cancer research and $1.5
billion in community outreach programs over the past 30 years; providing
funding to help low-income and uninsured women get screened and get
treatment; advocating for cancer research and outreach programs; and
working globally in more than 30 countries. For the past fifteen years,
Komen Southeast Wisconsin is working to better the lives of those facing
breast cancer in the local community. Through events like the Komen
Southeast Wisconsin Race for the Cure®, Komen Southeast Wisconsin has
invested $7.6 million in community breast health programs in eight
counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate
stays in southeast Wisconsin. The remaining income goes to the national
Susan G. Komen Grants Program to fund research of which Komen SE
Wisconsin has invested $2.6 million. For more information, call
414.389.4888 or visit Komensoutheastwi.org.
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