Kohl’s department store will donate $2 million in grants to community-based nonprofits across the country, the company recently announced.
The store says that the donation is in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The company is also engaging its employees in the first ever Kohl’s National Volunteers Go Green Event.
Through the Kohl’s volunteer program called A-Team, store volunteers will support youth-serving nonprofits through participation in environmentally based work, for which Kohl’s says it will support with the corporate grants. Kohl’s associates will volunteer for events including working with the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee to clean up Riverside Park.
Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, says that the department store’s employees are giving back to the community and are participating in environmental cleanups for the benefit to society’s future generations.
"Kohl’s associates are giving back and going green, continuing the company’s steadfast commitment to environmental leadership and volunteerism nationwide," says Gardner. "Serving our communities is part of who we are at Kohl’s, and as National Volunteer Week and the 40th anniversary of Earth Day approach, our associates will be out in force across the country making a meaningful difference for kids, furthering environmental progress and having a powerful financial impact on local organizations."
Kohl’s volunteers will also participate in the Creek to Bay Clean Up, working by the water in San Diego. The store volunteers will also pitch in to clean up Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
The company says that year-round its volunteers support youth-based nonprofits, projects that are matched by Kohl’s with $500 grants to the organizations. Kohl’s says that its Cares for Kids program has donated $126 million to support children since 2000.
Kohl’s isn’t the only big-box chain that has recently contributed to youth initiatives. Walmart donated $3 million to The Arc for its efforts to increase the involvement of disabled youth in social activities, community affairs and employment.
