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Academy Sports + Outdoors Donates over $530K to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® through Annual Holiday Partnership
Total donation efforts have reached nearly $2.2 million over four years KATY, Texas, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy")
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[{"type":"text","content":"Total donation efforts have reached nearly $2.2 million over four years\nKATY, Texas, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors (\"Academy\") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced the donation of over $530,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. The donation is a result of a collaboration between the two organizations to create holiday-inspired t-shirts and pajamas that are uniquely designed by patients at St. Jude Children's Hospital. Of each product sold, a portion of the proceeds were donated back to St. Jude.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Academy Sports + Outdoors is proud to partner with an organization like St. Jude who continues to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young patients and their families,\" said Matt McCabe, Academy Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. \"With the help of St. Jude, our team members, and our customers, the popularity of this fun collaboration continues to grow which has led to an expanded product offering.\"\nSince 2020, Academy has donated nearly $2.2 million in support of St. Jude's mission: Finding cures. Saving children®.\n\"We are so grateful to everyone at Academy Sports + Outdoors for their generosity and creativity in support of patients and families,\" said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. \"This partnership and unique collaboration help St. Jude continue advancing treatments and cures for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, all of which makes a difference for families here and around the world.\"\nThe men's, women's, and youth t-shirts and pajama pants were available during the holiday season exclusively at all Academy stores and online at academy.com.\nAbout Academy Sports + OutdoorsAcademy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 284 stores across 18 states. Academy's mission is to provide \"Fun for All\" and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and footwear through both leading national brands an...