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Academy Sports + Outdoors Gifts More Than $135,000 to Local Families this Holiday Season
Company hosts 40+ local events to give back across its entire footprintKATY, Texas, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In addition to delivering legendary value
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[{"type":"text","content":"Company hosts 40+ local events to give back across its entire footprintKATY, Texas, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In addition to delivering legendary value and undefeatable prices this holiday season, Academy Sports + Outdoors (\"Academy\" or the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: ASO) is also focused on making a positive impact in local communities. Throughout the holidays, Academy hosted more than 40 giving events, including at least one in each of its 21-state footprint, and welcomed over 500 local families and kids into its stores to shop for great holiday gifts.\nExperience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/academy-sports-outdoors/9370051-en-academy-sports-outdoors-give-back-to-local-families-this-holiday-season\"Bringing joy and creating meaningful experiences is what Academy is all about,\" said Meredith Klein, Vice President of Communications at Academy Sports + Outdoors. \"We're honored to help families create lasting memories and grateful to partner with organizations that made this special season possible.\"To help bring fun to local families, Academy facilitated a series of events and donations including:Distributed more than $135,000 in gift cards to local kids and families,Held 40+ charitable giving events,Surprised unsuspecting shoppers by purchasing nearly $72,000 of holiday gifts to fulfill their wish lists, andPartnered with several dozen organizations including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Shaquille O'Neal Boys & Girls Club of Henry County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, just keep livin Foundation, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Greensboro Swarm, a dozen local police departments, and other charitable recipients.And the fun didn't stop there – special guests joined the Academy team in select cities to hand out gift cards, meet families and spread good cheer including Shaquille O'Neal, Indianapolis Colts wide receivers, \"Blue\" (Indianapolis Colts mascot), Jeffery Simmons (Tennessee defensive lineman), Foye Oluokon (Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker), DaVon Hamilton (Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle), Travon Walker (Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman), Kelvin Banks Jr. (New Orleans offensive tackle), Javonte Williams (Dallas running back), Bryan Abreu (Houston Astros pitcher), several players from the Greensboro Swarm including Josiah Allick (forward), Ibou Bad...