LIDS gives tip of hat to military families
LIDS Sports Group has selected a new charity partner that may resonate with many of its customers.
The company's philanthropic arm, LIDS Foundation, has named Our Military Kids as it 2015 national partner. The foundation presented a check of $200,000 to Our Military Kids to help sustain its efforts in keeping military children engaged in athletic, fine arts and tutoring programs.
"The LIDS Foundation is focused on helping enable children to live healthy and active lives," said Scott Molander, LIDS Foundation President. "Creating this partnership is a natural evolution of our relationship with Our Military Kids."
Our Military Kids will collaborate with the LIDS Foundation to identify a variety of volunteer opportunities actively engaging LIDS Sports Group employees. Because of this partnership, the Foundation and Our Military Kids will work strongly together to help sustain this partnership and its programs beyond the National Partnership funding from the Foundation, the company said.
The partnership includes initiatives such as:
Post cards from Our Military Kids children will be sent to LIDS stores throughout the country.
Children and their families will get to experience fun activities with LIDS employees like a night out at a baseball game.
All LIDS stores will receive static clings to put up stating, "We are a proud sponsor of Our Military Kids."
Each child receiving an Our Military Kids grant receives a LIDS Loves pin in their packets.
"Our Military Kids is excited to continue our partnership with LIDS Foundation to help more children find their passion in life. With the help of LIDS Foundation, we can reach out to more families in need and continue supporting our military families in a tangible way,"Linda Davidson, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Our Military Kids stated. "We are very thankful for the generosity LIDS Foundation has shown Our Military Kids. We look forward to making a difference and continuing to impact the lives of military families."