Preview 3,000 Brand New Athletic Shoes To Be Given Away Free To Impoverished LA Children

COME SEE THE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR 3,000 UNDERPRIVILEDGED BOYS & GIRLS TO RECEIVE BRAND NEW ATHLETIC SHOES

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Oct 03, 2018, 12:08 ET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:	On Thursday, October 4, 2018, thousands of impoverished boys and girls from all over southern California will be given free athletic shoes from Foot Locker, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, IN-N-Out burgers and Paul Mitchell hair-cuts and styles to help them start the school year off in a positive direction.

	Come preview thousands of incredible brand new athletic shoes and remind your viewers, readers and listeners about the Giveaway. Anyone who needs shoes for their children is welcome to attend the event. Over 1,000 children have already registered. The Giveaway is available to any child on a first come, first serve basis.

	This is the 30^th anniversary of Foot Locker and Fred Jordan Missions' Cares for Kids Back-to-School Giveaway. Over the past 30 years, more than 100,000 children have received new shoes, clothes, backpacks, hairstyles, personal care kits, and school supplies valued at well over 43 million dollars. All the items have been donated by caring individuals and corporate sponsors.

WHEN:	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
	Come preview the shoes, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies we are giving away

WHERE:	FRED JORDAN MISSION, 445 Towne Avenue, Skid Row, Los Angeles (corner of East 5^th Street & Towne Avenue)

Since 1944, the Fred Jordan Missions, (http://www.fjm.org) has fed homeless and impoverished men, women, and families with children in downtown LA. The Mission has fed, clothed and housed some of the world's most impoverished people by building orphanages, schools, hospitals, and missions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Mission is a non-profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization.

Foot Locker is part of Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately 3,300 stores in 26 countries in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Through its Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SIX:02, Footaction, Runners Point, and Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels, including Eastbay.com, footlocker.com and SIX02.com, the company is a leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.

Other sponsors include: In-N-Out Burger, Paul Mitchell Schools, Shelter Partnership, Vera R. Campbell, Knit Works, John Paul Mitchell Hair Care, USC School of Dentistry, Shelter Partnership Los Angeles, Children's Hunger Fund, Edgewood Press, Olive Hill Group LLC, LA Sheriff's Department and Feed the Children.

SOURCE Fred Jordan Missions