DXLG and St. Jude Celebrate 12 Years Together with the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, MA
Canton, MA (PRWEB) October 08, 2016 -- Destination XL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXLG), the leading retailer of men's XL apparel, proudly announces twelve years of partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and has reached Gold Level status, for the second consecutive year, as a National Team. In celebration of this milestone, DXLG associates from the corporate headquarters and Boston area stores recently participated in St. Jude’s annual Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, MA.
On September 24, 2016, more than 1,750 participants and 100 volunteers raised over $360,000 for the kids of St. Jude. As participants navigated their way through the course, they were greeted by a host of the zoo’s residents, including zebras, lions, tigers, and many other impressive animals. The Greater Boston DXLG team raised over $86,000 for the event and to date, DXLG has raised more than $7 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. Thanks to fundraising events like the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food – so they can focus solely on helping their children live. To learn more about the Walk/Run, visit StJude.org/WalkRun
About Destination XL Group
Destination XL Group, Inc. is the largest retailer of men's apparel in sizes XL and up, with operations throughout the United States, and London, England. The company is currently in the process of transitioning from Casual Male XL to focus primarily on the DXL concept. Subsidiaries of Destination XL Group, Inc. currently operate Casual Male XL retail and outlet stores, Rochester Clothing stores, DXL stores and e-commerce sites, including DestinationXL.com and mobile site m.DestinationXL.com. DestinationXL.com offers a multi-channel solution similar to the DXL store experience with the most extensive selection of online products available anywhere for the bigger guy. The Company is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, and its common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "DXLG." For further information, please visit the Company’s website at DestinationXL.com.
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent, and we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook (facebook.com/stjude) and following us on Twitter (@stjude).
Caitlin DeSena, Destination XL Group, Inc., http://Destinationxl.com, +1 781-828-9300 Ext: 2357, [email protected]
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