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News and Press Releases

• K.I.D.S. Raises Over $1.1 Million at its 26th Anniversary Charity Gala
  12/13/2011 Release
• Janice Weinman, President of K.I.D.S., honored in Earnshaw's Hall of Fame
  Earnshaws.com - November/December Issue
• Church giveaways offer Christmas boost
  Columbus Dispatch - 12/04/11 Release
• Road Tripping: How One Summer -- and Socks -- Can Change a Life
  Huffingtonpost.com - 10/27/11 Release
• K.I.D.S. Ranked Among Nation’s Top Charities By The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  10/26/2011 Release
• Westwood Principal Tapes One for the Team
  The Santa Clara Weekly - 10/05/2011
• Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Development Park Unveiled & Gifted to Boys & Girls Club of Metro Richmond
  09/19/2011 Release
• NY International Gift Fair Selects K.I.D.S. As Charity Of Choice
  08/11/2011 Release
• LORD & TAYLOR PRESENTS SCHOOL-LA-LA BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
  08/08/2011 Release
• K.I.D.S. and Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Announce Partnership To Support Disadvantaged Youth
  07/07/2011 Release
• K.I.D.S. Raises A Record Breaking $200,000 at Annual Women in Industry Luncheon
  06/06/2011 Release
• Stride Rite Children's Group Celebrates Five Years of Charitable Giving Through Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) Partnership
  06/03/2011 Release
• No Nonsense® Launches Nationwide Program
  06/02/2011 Release
• Carter’s Launches Company-Wide Store Donation Program
  05/11/2011 Release
• A Baby Shower for Moms in Need
  04/04/2011 WSJ Feature
• Local Organizations Collect PJs For Kids In Japan
  03/24/2011 NY1 Feature
• K.I.D.S. Establishes Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children’s Fund
  03/15/2011 Release
• K.I.D.S. Raises $1 Million at 25th Anniversary Gala
  12/09/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S. Announces Partnership With The Juno Company
  10/11/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S. Recognizes Neediest Kids As “Outstanding Charitable Partner”
  09/28/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S.’ 25th Anniversary Gala To Honor Leaders from Sears, Perry Ellis and Soles4Souls For Helping Children
  09/13/2010 Release
• Toy Industry Foundation Names Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) as New Toy Bank Partner
  08/31/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S.’ Women’s Lunch Exceeds All Income and Attendance Goal
  05/28/2010 Release
• Wiloh Fashion Tees Debut With Initiative to Help K.I.D.S. June 3rd;
  ‘Tee For Tee’ to Provide Shirts for Haiti Children First
  05/28/2010 Release
• Scholastic to Donate up to 100,000 Books to Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.)Through New Facebook Campaign
  04/20/2010 Release
• Toy Industry Foundation and K.I.D.S. Bring the Joy of Play to Children in Haiti;
  Toy Companies’ Donations on Their Way to Troubled Nation
  04/19/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S.’ Women In Industry Luncheon Honors: Elyse Kroll, Liz Lange, Christina Miller
  04/06/2010 Release
• Haiti Product Donations to K.I.D.S. Exceed $15 Million; Distribution Continues Through Local Network of Agencies
  03/10/2010 Release
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Members Join K.I.D.S. for Service Partnership to Help Children in Need
  02/25/2010 Release
• Communities In Schools Launches Partnership With Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.)
  02/18/2010 Release
• Haiti Donations to K.I.D.S. Rise to $8 Million in Product; Relief Efforts to Continue Over Coming Months
  02/05/2010 Release
• Children’s Industries Donate $6 Million in Product to K.I.D.S. for Haiti; Experience and Local Partnerships Help Expedite Relief Efforts
  01/25/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S. Mobilizes Industry Leaders - Secures $2 Million in New Products For Haiti Relief Effort
  01/18/2010 Release
• Major Earthquake Hits Haiti, Kids in Distressed Situations Responds Immediately and Asks for Donations to Support Relief Efforts
  01/13/2010 Release
• K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers Annual Gala Surpasses Goal, $1.15 Million Raised Honoring Industry Leaders
  11/05/2009 Release
• Operation Homefront Teams with Toy Industry to Launch Annual Holiday Toy Drive
  10/21/2009 Release
• K.I.D.S Gets Nearly $330,000 in Product and $150,000 Grant at ABC Show; Partner to Help At-risk Students in Las Vegas Announced
  09/24/2009 Release
• National Program Brings Healing Power of Books to Military Children
  09/10/2009 Release
• K.I.D.S. AND FASHION DELIVERS FUND-RAISING GALA NOVEMBER 4, 2009
  08/28/2009 Release
• K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers Raise $3 Million of Donated Products for Victims of California Economic Crisis
  08/12/2009 Release
• Young Professionals "Hunt" for Charity at K.I.D.S'. Scavenger Hunt September 12, 2009
  08/09/2009 Release
• Program to Promote Reading Among Military Children Debuts
  06/22/2009 Release
• K.I.D.S. Honors Three Exemplary Women at June 2 Fundraising Luncheon
  06/02/2009 Release
• K.I.D.S. Provides Donation of 400 Pairs of Stride Rite Shoes Celebrating Winners of 2009 Healthy Steps to Albany: First Lady's Challenge
  05/18/2009 Release
• Exhibitors at ABC Kids Expo Generously Donate to K.I.D.S.
  05/11/2009 Release
• Toy Fair 2009 Toy Bank Collection to Benefit Children in Need NY Foundling among Agencies to Receive Toy Industry Donations
  02/19/2009 Release
• Analyst Predicts Retail Sales Will Decline Up to 6% in 2009, Identifies Key Factors to Influence Retailing at K.I.D.S. Industry Seminar
  02/18/2009 Release
• Popularity Of Sasha Obama's Dress Provides Help To Children
  02/12/2009 Release
• Over $1.3 Million Raised at K.I.D.S. Annual Gala with charity partner Fashion Delivers
  12/05/2008 Release
• K.I.D.S. friends and supporters will be able to attend the premiere of the much anticipated new American Girl movie, "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" on Thursday evening, June 19, at the Ziegfeld Theatre.
  6/19/08 Release
  
• It was called Barefoot Week. But the joint venture between Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) and Soles4Souls from June 1-7 put new shoes on the feet of 325,000 children in desperate need.
  6/02/08 Release
• Disaster Victims Need Your Help
  05/20/2008 Release
• American Apparel and Footwear Association is celebrating a “Salute to Industry Icons” at this year’s American Image Awards Dinner honoring VF Corporation, Belk Stores, Badgley Mischka, and Marvin Traub. The proceeds will benefit K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers.
  5/14/08 Release
• On April 25, 2008, in celebration of the Month of the Military Child, representatives from Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S) and the Toy Industry Foundation (T.I.F.) traveled to Fort Dix, New Jersey to distribute new toys to children of the families stationed at the military base.
  4/25/08 Release
• K.I.D.S. Distributes Bilingual Literacy Dvds To Promote Reading Among Inner City And Native American Youths
  03/21/2008 Release
• K.I.D.S. Earns 4-Star Rating By Charity Navigator
  11/9/2007 Release
• K.I.D.S. and Fashion Delivers Immediately Send Over $2.12 Million of New Product to Aid Victims of California Wildfires
  11/06/2007 Release