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Crocs Cares and O, The Oprah Magazine Present 100 Women, 100 Shoes (Friday, January 25th, 2013)

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In June 2012  Crocs Cares partnered with O, The Oprah Magazine to inspire women to do good in their communities through the ‘100 Women, 100 Shoes’ contest.  O Magazine readers were encouraged to partner with 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in their community and submit an idea for how they would use 100 pairs of shoes with [...]

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Community First Foundation -Aurora Relief Fund (Friday, August 24th, 2012)

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A check was presented in the amount of $559,400 to the Aurora Victim Relief Fund at Community First Foundation on August 22nd. Five dollars per pair of shoes sold online and at all Colorado stores during the week of July 23 was donated by Crocs to the Aurora Victim Relief Fund. The fundraising idea came [...]

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Shaq-A-Claus helps Boys and Girls Club (Friday, January 27th, 2012)

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November 14th, Crocs Cares(sm) partnered with The Boys and Girls Club and Shaquille O’Neal to celebrated ‘Shaq-A-Claus’

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9Cares Colorado Shares (Tuesday, November 15th, 2011)

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Through the Crocs Cares(sm) program, Crocs donates 1,000 pairs of shoes to Denver’s Volunteers of America through 9Cares Colorado Shares. The donation of shoes to Volunteers of America will go to children from the Denver area in Christmas Baskets. Watch the video at 9news Cares Colorado Shares.

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Crocs, Inc. Awarded Ladies’ Home Journal ‘Do Good’ Stamp (Thursday, August 18th, 2011)

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“Crocs is recognized with the ‘Do Good’ stamp in the Lades’ Home Journal September 2011 issue, which highlights the work of Crocs Cares℠ in support of the health and wellbeing of children and their caregivers in financially depressed communities and those impacted by natural disasters. Since the launch of Crocs Cares℠ in 2007, Crocs, has donated close to three million pairs of shoes in more than 40 countries. Most recently, Crocs donated more than 100,000 pairs of shoes to Japan, in conjunction with Feed the Children, in the wake of this year’s devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami.”

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Ministry of Health, Special Envoy for Women and Children, and Project C.U.R.E. to break ground for KHMH Children’s Intensive Care Unit Project (Friday, June 10th, 2011)

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“The delegation will also tour the KHMH and participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the ICU on Monday, June 13th at 10:00 am. In addition to the equipment, the doctors and nurses at the hospital will be receiving footwear courtesy Crocs Caressm, the philanthropic arm of Crocs. Children currently admitted in the hospital and those students in attendance at the ceremony will also receive Crocs™ shoes as well as hygiene kits donated by Project C.U.R.E. “

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Crocs, Inc. Donates Emergency Relief Supplies to Tornado Survivors (Thursday, June 9th, 2011)

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“At the foundation of Crocs Cares℠ is the simple notion of helping those in need,” stated John McCarvel, President and CEO of Crocs, Inc. “Assisting our employees, friends and family as they get back on their feet is a top priority following these devastating storms.”

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Crocs and Feed The Children to help Buckley AFB Families (Friday, April 22nd, 2011)

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“We are so thankful to Crocs for helping to provide the food and essentials to our military service men and woman and their families,” said Tony Sellars, spokesperson for Feed The Children. “Let’s not forget that those who protect our country have families that need extra help. We appreciate all of the partner organizations participating for the work they do to help these families who sacrifice for our freedom.”

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The Jason Kidd Foundation Lauches Partnership with KIPP DFW (Friday, March 11th, 2011)

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“The Jason Kidd Foundation also supports Northern Lights School, a nonprofit institution
providing high quality education to students who would not otherwise have the opportunity, in
Kidd’s hometown of Oakland, Ca. Additionally, Kidd’s personal sponsor, Crocs™ will donate a
pair of shoes to every student at both the KIPP DFW and Northern Lights School through the
Crocs CaresSM program.”

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CROCS JOINS COLORADO’S LARGEST CHRISTMAS BASKET PROJECT TO SERVE 2,000 DENVER FAMILIES (Sunday, December 19th, 2010)

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Denver’s job losses and increases in food insecurity have brought Volunteers of America and Food Bank of the Rockies to join forces to distribute over 2,000 Christmas Baskets to low-income families in Denver. Each basket contains canned goods, fresh produce, a frozen turkey and a pecan pie. Crocs have joined in this effort and all receiving a basket will receive a brand new pair of Crocs footwear.

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many children cannot

go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.

in ethiopia, one million people

suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)

millions of people

around the world cannot afford basic necessities such as a pair of shoes.

more than 300 million people

live on less than $1 a day (”globalissues.org”).

2.6 billion people

in the world lack basic sanitation (”globalissues.org”).

some 1.1 billion people

in developing countries have inadequate access to water (”globalissues.org”).

nearly a billion people

entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names (”globalissues.org”).

over 1.4 billion people

globally live on less than $1.25 per day (”Worldbank.org”).

35.9 million people

live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).

1.7 billion people

live in poverty globally (”Wikipedia.org”).