SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Petco Love, a life-altering not-for-profit organization in collaboration with BOBS from Skechers™, granted grants amounting to more than $500K to animal well-being groups across the country. Together, this business and non-profit duo brought neighborhoods more detailed and reinforced animal and human relationships as part of the 10th yearly Petco Love Stories campaign.
Eighteen winners were picked to get Petco Love grants, with Animal Humane Association of New Mexico (AHNM) protecting the top Love Stories grant award of $100K, thanks to winning animal adopter, Carol. After 54 years of marital relationship, Carol lost her other half, Howie, to cancer. To help her through her sorrow and raise her spirits, Carol went to AHNM to search for a kitten, however rather gladly picked an adult female cat she later on called “Treetop.” – adoringly after her late other half’s military computer system login. After sending her entry, Carol was picked as the recipient of the BOBS from Skechers™ and Petco Love grant for $100K in addition to a set of BOBS® shoes and Petco shopping spree.
In addition to Carol’s award, seventeen other winners, consisting of shelter and rescue groups in New York, Washington State, California, Georgia, and Florida, will get grants varying from $5K to $50K.
“Our Petco Love Stories campaign remains in its tenth year, and there is no end to the remarkable, psychological stories of how family pets alter our lives,” said Petco Love President, Susanne Kogut. “These winning Love Stories catch the love all of us feel for our family pets. They commemorate the lifesaving act of animal adoption and the genuine bond we show our family pets who improve our lives in numerous methods.”
Since 2013, more than 20,000 adopters have actually shared how their family pets have actually altered their lives in the yearly campaign, with Petco Love giving almost $7 million to the dedicated animal well-being companies making these adoption matches possible. To learn more see http://www.petcolove.org/lovestories.
About Petco Love
Petco Love is a life-altering not-for-profit organization that makes neighborhoods and pet households more detailed, more powerful, and much healthier. Since our starting in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we have actually empowered animal well-being companies by investing $330 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve assisted discover caring houses for more than 6.5 million family pets in collaboration with Petco and companies nationwide. Our love for family pets drives us to lead with development, producing tools animal fans require to reunite lost family pets, and lead with enthusiasm, motivating and activating neighborhoods and our more than 4,000 animal well-being partners to drive lifesaving modification along with us. Join us. Visit petcolove.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we lead every day.
About Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE:SKX), The Comfort Technology Company™ based in Southern California, styles, establishes and markets a varied series of way of life and efficiency shoes, garments and devices for guys, females and kids. The Company’s collections are available in over 180 nations and areas through department and specialized shops, and direct to customers through digital shops and 4,537 Company- and third-party-owned physical retailers. The Company handles its worldwide business through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint endeavor partners, and suppliers. For more info, please see about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
About BOBS from Skechers
BOBS from Skechers’ charitable collection of shoes, garments and devices have actually enhanced animals’ lives: over the previous 7 years, Skechers has actually contributed more than $9 million to help over 1.7 million shelter family pets, consisting of conserving more than 1.3 million rescued family pets in the United States and Canada. It all began in 2011, when Skechers introduced a motion to support kids affected by natural catastrophes and hardship – a cause that has actually assisted the Company contribute more than 16 million brand-new sets of shoes to kids in more than 60 nations worldwide. To learn more about BOBS from Skechers’ dedication to making a distinction, see BOBSfromSkechers.com and follow the brand name on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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