PR Newswire
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2021
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Lands, the new outdoor specialty store concept from DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), today announced the creation of The Public Lands Fund, designed to support local and national initiatives that protect new lands, improve existing lands, break down the barriers of access to outdoor experiences and improve inclusion and equity in the outdoors.
As part of this commitment, Public Lands, as member of 1% for the Planet, is donating one percent of all gross sales to The Public Lands Fund. The Public Lands Fund, an initiative of The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation 501(c)(3) charity, will partner with an initial set of ten environmental nonprofit organizations.
The first Public Lands store, in the Pittsburgh area, will have its grand opening on the weekend of September 24-26. A second store will open in Columbus in October.
The first local nonprofit partners supported by The Public Lands Fund in the Pittsburgh region are:
The first local nonprofit partners supported by The Public Lands Fund in the Columbus region are:
The initial national nonprofit organizations supported by The Public Lands Fund are:
"At Public Lands, our mission is to celebrate and protect public lands for all," said Todd Spaletto, President, Public Lands. "We want to do this in a meaningful way and partner with organizations that have already accomplished – and continue to do – incredible work to ensure our public lands and outdoor spaces are clean, preserved and open for all. Moving forward, we're going to be working with our nonprofit partners to support their missions and collaborate on programs that get more people into the outdoors and take care of our local, state and national parks and recreation spaces. In fact, we're proud that our Pittsburgh-area store team has already logged 224 hours in volunteering with local nonprofit partners doing trail restoration, clean up and breaking new trails in local Pittsburgh parks and lands."
About Public Lands
Public Lands seeks to celebrate and protect public lands for all. With retail locations designed to inspire and fuel a need to get outside, Public Lands is dedicated to providing products and experiences to any and all explorers in an effort to grow the number of people who love and seek to protect our public lands. Public Lands will open in Pittsburgh in September 2021 and in Columbus in October 2021. Public Lands will also have an e-commerce site for explorers outside of those markets. For more information, visit www.publiclands.com.
About The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation
The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with a mission to inspire and enable sports participation. It was created by DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. as a private corporate foundation to support DICK'S charitable and philanthropic activities.
Contact: DICK'S Sporting Goods and Public Lands – press@dcsg.com
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