KEEN Donates 10% of All KEENfootwear.com and KEEN Garage Sales to Australia Bushfire Relief

Portland-Based Footwear Brand Also Donates 3,000 Pairs of Boots and Crafts ‘Marsupial Pouches’

From now until Jan 21, KEEN will be donating 10% of all keenfootwear.com sales to provide volunteer firefighting brigades advanced equipment and gear needed to battle the blazes. KEEN also donated 3,000 pairs of boots.

KEEN Donates to Australia Bushfire Relief

PORTLAND, Ore. (TK) — Starting today KEEN, Inc (KEEN) will be donating 10% of all KEENfootwear.com  and KEEN Garage sales to Australia bushfire relief. The fundraiser will run through January 21, 2020, and will be focused on providing volunteer firefighting brigades in New South Wales advanced equipment and gear needed to battle the blazes. KEEN will also literally get boots on the ground by donating more than 3,000 pairs of work boots to firefighters throughout the region, many of whom are volunteers. Beyond financial and product support, KEEN employees are also sewing ‘marsupial pouches’ to comfort injured and displaced animals for wildlife rescue organizations in Australia.

“As a values-led organization dedicated to conservation, supporting communities impacted by natural disasters has been part of our DNA from the beginning,” said Chris Enlow, Senior Director of KEEN Effect. “Our hearts go out to the people and wildlife affected by these devastating fires and we hope our actions will inspire others to help.”

 

KEEN is joined by its Australian distribution partner, Phoenix Leisure Group (PLG) and Portland-based gDiapers in donating 10% of their sales during this fundraiser. PLG is supplying the boots and distributing those items in the region with gDiapers. To date, the fires have claimed 25 human lives and burned 17.9 million acres. Ecologists with the University of Sydney estimated half a billion birds, reptiles and mammals have been impacted – millions of animals are suspected dead.

 

“When a tragedy like this is so far away, but truly hits home for many of our employees – we’re continually impressed about how we can come together as a company and contribute in meaningful ways,” said Enlow.

 

Taking action has been part of KEEN since its inception, donating $1 million to the Indonesian Tsunami relief efforts in 2004. Since that time, KEEN has donated more than $19 million to nonprofit organizations and causes around the world through disaster relief, shoe donations and grants.

About KEEN: Driven by a passion for life outside, KEEN is a values-led, independently owned brand from Portland, Oregon, that’s on a mission to create original and versatile products, improve lives, and inspire adventures outside. Founded in 2003, it launched a revolution in the footwear industry with the introduction of the Newport adventure sandal and has continued to launch disruptive products and establish new standards for performance, comfort, and design. As a family-owned company, KEEN has made doing good part of doing business since day one. By working with non-profit partners, consciously constructing its products, providing grant funding to grassroots organizations, and activating communities and individuals to protect the places where we work and play, KEEN puts its values in motion to leave the world a better place. Learn more at https://www.keenfootwear.com/keeneffect.