Keen Footwear Supports AmeriCares During Recent Disasters

Keen Footwear has contributed cash to assist AmeriCares in the relief and rehabilitation of tsunami-affected countries in south Asia, hurricane Katrina victims and most recently, earthquake victims in Pakistan.

(PRWEB) November 9, 2005 -- At the beginning of the 2005, Keen Footwear announced a sudden change of corporate spending: nearly $1 million originally allocated towards an early 2005 advertising campaign would be set aside for contributions to a variety of non-profit organizations that are important to the company and its employees.

The Keen Footwear Foundation began its efforts with an immediate donation to AmeriCares for tsunami relief efforts. To date, Keen has contributed cash to assist AmeriCares in the relief and rehabilitation of tsunami-affected countries in south Asia, hurricane Katrina victims and most recently, earthquake victims in Pakistan.

An AmeriCares airlift has arrived in Pakistan, bringing 30,000 pounds of medical relief to aid the millions of people affected by last Saturday's catastrophic 7.6 magnitude earthquake. AmeriCares is partnering with the humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, which has mobilized relief teams throughout the region to assess the needs of survivors. Teams are now working to distribute disaster relief supplies including antibiotics, analgesics, and basic first aid supplies valued at $1.5 million.

AmeriCares, a non-profit disaster relief and aid organization that provides emergency medical and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers, to health care and welfare professionals around the world. AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers, and delivers them quickly and efficiently to indigenous health care and welfare professionals around the world.

http://www.americares.org

ABOUT KEEN

Founded in 2003, Keen Footwear is located in Alameda, California. Since its inception, the brand has exploded in the outdoor and footwear industries by establishing itself as the leader of hybrid performance footwear. Known for its patented toe-protection technology, Keen Footwear can be found in more than 1,000 retail locations nationwide. Keen Footwear has also established distribution networks in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, as well as Central America, South America and Western Europe.

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