IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BOOT), America’s largest western and work
wear retailer, is partnering with Operation: Care and Comfort to support
active military troops serving overseas with a nationwide “Socks for
Soldiers” event.
Boot Barn is committed to serving the service men and women stationed
overseas and is excited to support these efforts with the Socks for
Soldiers event in partnership with Operation: Care and Comfort.
Customers can purchase and donate socks or other designated items at
Boot Barn stores nationwide between November 2, 2017 and November 12,
2017. Boot Barn will collect donations nationwide, and with the support
of Operation: Care and Comfort, distribute the donations in the form of
individual care packages to the troops. Customers are also invited to
write letters to the troops at their local Boot Barn store to be sent
along with the packages. Boot Barn will donate a portion of the proceeds
in the form of a financial contribution to Operation: Care and Comfort.
“The Boot Barn Team cares deeply about our troops overseas and we know
that our customers do as well. Our Socks for Soldiers event is a great
opportunity to bring our store teams together with the people in their
communities to show support for our troops who are a long way from
home,” said Jeffrey Scott Gomez, Vice President of Stores at Boot Barn.
“We’re extremely proud to work with organizations like Operation: Care
and Comfort which support our troops on a daily basis.”
For additional details on Boot Barn’s Socks for Soldiers event, please
visit bootbarn.com/socksforsoldiers.
About Operation: Care and Comfort:
Founded in 2003 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Operation: Care and
Comfort supports the military, veterans and their families through three
distinct programs- OCC Care Packages, OCC Tickets for Troops, and OCC
Adopt a Military Family. OCC and its volunteers have received numerous
awards for their effort, including the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher
Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award from the Pentagon (2007) and
the National Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Award (2009.) For
more information on this worthy, all volunteer organization, please
visit www.occ-usa.org.
About Boot Barn:
Boot Barn is the nation’s leading lifestyle retailer of western and
work-related footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and
children. The Company offers its loyal customer base a wide selection of
work and lifestyle brands. As of the date of this release, Boot
Barn operates 223 stores in 31 states, in addition to an e-commerce
channel www.bootbarn.com.
The Company also operates www.sheplers.com,
the nation’s leading pure play online western and work retailer.
Sheplers has been part of the western, outdoor, and work lifestyle for
over 100 years. Beginning in February 2017, the Company has operated www.countryoutfitter.com,
an e-commerce site selling to customers who live a country lifestyle.
For more information, call 888-Boot-Barn or visit www.bootbarn.com.
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