Kohl’s
Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that in support of
curing type one diabetes and improving the lives of local children, more
than 1,300 Kohl’s associates, friends and family will take part in the
JDRF Kohl’s Walk to Cure Diabetes on September 15, 2012 at the Milwaukee
County Zoo. Complete with circus-themed crafts and walk participants
sporting red clown noses, the celebration represents Kohl’s commitment
to JDRF and improving the lives of children in the communities it serves.
“Kohl’s is proud to support JDRF and take part in the 2012 JDRF Kohl’s
Walk to Cure Diabetes,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice
president and chief marketing officer. “As a company, Kohl’s is
committed to kids health and education in the communities we serve. Our
partnership with JDRF is one more illustration of our deep commitment to
supporting the cause. The circus-themed JDRF Kohl’s Walk to Cure
Diabetes will bring smiles to the young and young at heart and reinforce
Kohl’s dedication to the organization.”
“The JDRF mission is to discover, develop and deliver advances that
cure, better treat and prevent type one diabetes and Kohl’s partnership
and support brings us even closer to reaching this mission,” said Wendy
Hanisch, JDRF Executive Director. “We are touched by the overwhelming
involvement of the more than 1,300 Kohl’s participants in the 2012 JDRF
Kohl’s Walk to Cure Diabetes and feel confident that together, we will
improve the lives of those with type one diabetes.”
Since 1996, Kohl’s Department Stores has contributed more than $1.8
million to support JDRF. In 2010, Kohl’s Cares committed $100,000
annually to the foundation and became the title sponsor of the JDRF
Kohl’s Walk to Cure Diabetes. In 2011, Kohl’s Department Stores had the
largest corporate presence at the walk with more than 1,400 participants.
The support of JDRF 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 approximately $44.3 million
to support charitable initiatives in the metro-Milwaukee area. Also,
during the past 12 years, the company’s Kohl’s Cares kids cause
merchandise program, which sells plush toys and books, has raised more
than $208 million to benefit children’s health and education initiatives
nationwide. For more information on Kohl’s philanthropic efforts, visit www.Kohls.com/Cares.
About Kohl’s Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a family-focused,
value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced,
exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and
home products in an exciting shopping environment. With a commitment to
environmental leadership, Kohl’s operates 1,134 stores in 49 states. In
support of the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more
than $208 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.
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About JDRF
JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D)
research. Driven by passionate, grassroots volunteers connected to
children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is now the
largest charitable supporter of T1D research. The goal of JDRF research
is to improve the lives of all people affected by T1D by accelerating
progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better
treating, and preventing T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of
partners who share this goal.
Since its founding in 1970, JDRF has awarded more than $1.6 billion to
diabetes research. Past JDRF efforts have helped to significantly
advance the care of people with this disease, and have expanded the
critical scientific understanding of T1D. JDRF will not rest until T1D
is fully conquered. More than 80 percent of JDRF’s expenditures directly
support research and research-related education.
