FORT MYERS, Fla., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS
(NYSE: CHS) kicked off its 15th consecutive fundraising
campaign for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a national nonprofit, on
Sept. 1, officially launching an
eight-week fundraising program that runs through October. A portion
of every customer's purchase at Chico's®, White House Black Market®
and Soma® boutiques, online and in outlets nationwide, up to
$450,000, will help advance LBBC's
work of supporting and educating more than 600,000 women and their
families annually whose lives are impacted by a diagnosis of breast
cancer.
"At Chico's FAS, we believe our brands are catalysts for
empowering women and positively impacting their lives," said
Lori Shaffer, Senior Vice President,
Outlets and President, Chico's FAS Charitable Board. "Our 15-year
partnership with Living Beyond Breast Cancer provides a powerful
opportunity for our company, our customers and the communities
where we operate to come together and support an organization that
provides the best resources to women during a critical time in
their lives."
This year's campaign offers Chico's, White House Black Market
and Soma customers multiple opportunities to help empower women
diagnosed with breast cancer. They can make donations at the
register in any boutique or at www.chicosfas-cares.com.
"We are extremely proud of our 15-year partnership with Chico's
FAS," said Jean A. Sachs, MSS, MLSP,
CEO, Living Beyond Breast Cancer. "Chico's FAS is an integral
member of our community and the generous support from Chico's FAS
has made a huge impact on our ability to reach more people. Since
starting our partnership in 2004, we've grown from serving more
than 25,000 people in Philadelphia, to reaching hundreds of
thousands of people throughout the country each year with trusted
information and a community of support – and our numbers continue
to grow."
Chico's FAS, Inc. began its support of Living Beyond Breast
Cancer, a national nonprofit organization, in 2014, and has become
its largest retail sponsor, donating more than $9 million to help connect people with trusted
breast cancer information and community support.
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC
The company, through its brands – Chico's, White House Black
Market, Soma and TellTale™ is a leading omnichannel specialty
retailer of women's private branded, sophisticated,
casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates and complementary
accessories.
As of August 3, 2019, the Company
operated 1,387 stores in the U.S. and Canada and sold merchandise through 83
international franchise locations in Mexico and 2 domestic franchise airport
stores. The company's merchandise is available at www.chicos.com,
www.chicosofftherack.com, www.whbm.com, www.soma.com and
www.mytelltale.com as well as through third-party channels.
For more detailed information on the Company, please go to our
corporate website at www.chicosfas.com. The information on our
corporate website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of
this press release or incorporated into our federal securities law
filings.
About Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) is a national nonprofit
organization that provides all people affected by breast cancer
with a trusted source of information and a community of support.
Through a national medical advisory board of leading oncologists
and health care providers, LBBC delivers evidence-based information
both in person and online to more than 600,000 women and men each
year. A 4-star Charity Navigator organization for 14
consecutive years, LBBC's signature Reach & Raise yoga
fundraisers, national fall conference and spring conference on
metastatic breast cancer draw hundreds of attendees annually from
across the United States. For more
information, visit LBBC.ORG or call (855) 807-6386.
Media Contacts
Pashen Black
Director, Public Relations and Social Marketing
Chico's FAS
239-346-4473
pashen.black@chicos.com
Denise Portner
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
267-670-7010
dportner@steegethomson.com
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