Foot Locker & Fred Jordan Missions "Cares for Kids Back-To-School Giveaway" Give Brand New Athletic Shoes to 4,000 Underprivileged L.A. Children

E!News Co-anchor Terrence 'J' Jenkins to kick off event

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2014 --

WHAT:

More than 4,000 impoverished boys and girls will be given free athletic shoes, new clothing, backpacks filled with school supplies, In-N-Out burgers and haircuts to help them return to school.

Terrence J, co-anchor of the international news program E! News, and former Foot Locker employee, will kick off the event by escorting the first group of children into the Missions' Chapel, which will be transformed into a giant Foot Locker store.

Throughout the day, children will star in their own "Red Carpet Runway Fashion Show," modeling their new athletic shoes, clothing and backpacks.

More than 130,000 children have received new Foot Locker shoes, complete school outfits, school supplies and food at the Mission's Back-to-School event in the past 26 years, thanks to the generous partnership of individuals and corporations like Foot Locker, In-N-Out, and others.

WHEN:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

Children and families start lining up at 6:00am Back-To-School Giveaway begins at 9:00am.

Registration is not required.

WHERE:

FRED JORDAN MISSION, 445 Towne Avenue, Los Angeles (corner of Towne and East 5th Street)

The Fred Jordan Mission, open 365 days a year since 1944, provides nearly 1,000 servings of food each day for hungry families, builds orphanages, schools and hospitals, and distributes food and clothing to people living on the street. The Mission is a non-profit, faith-based, educational and relief organization emphasizing education, job training, and self-reliance.

Foot Locker, Inc. Foot Locker, Inc., operates approximately 3,500 athletic specialty retail stores in 23 countries in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Through its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SIX:02, Runners Point, and Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels footlocker.com, Eastbay.com, CCS.com, SIX:02.com, runnerspoint.com, and sidestep-shoes.com, the Company is the leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.

Other sponsors include: In-N-Out Burger, Paul Mitchell Schools, Shelter Partnership; Vera R. Campbell, Knit Works, John Paul Mitchell Hair Care, USC School of Dentistry, Shelter Partnership Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center, Merrill Lynch, Starbucks and Phillips Lerner, a Law Cooperation.

SOURCE Fred Jordan Mission through PRNewswire ©