Thornton & Titans team up with Genesco for Christmas 2006 event
20 Dec '06
2 min read
Christmas arrives early at the Martha O'Bryan Center as more than 90 volunteers from Genesco Inc fit approximately 300 children with new shoes and warm hats for the holidays as part of its Cold Feet, Warm Shoes event on December 19.
In addition, David Thornton, Linebacker with the Tennessee Titans, will be on hand assisting with the fitting, visiting with the children and spreading holiday cheer. Each child will also receive a new t-shirt, compliments of Thornton.
In its 17th year, Cold Feet, Warm Shoes is Genesco's signature community outreach event held every year in Nashville.
Company volunteers will individually measure and fit each child at the Center with their choice of new shoes providing the same individual service provided at any of Genesco's 1,900 stores across the U.S.
In addition, each child will get to choose a new warm knit hat donated by the Company's Hat World division at the fitting.
Genesco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hal N. Pennington, Genesco President Bob Dennis, along with more than 90 company volunteers, will set-up and staff a mock shoe and hat store created in the community center's gymnasium.
"It is important to us that we give back to the community where we work and live," Pennington said. "As a leading footwear and headwear company, we are giving back in a way that not only makes sense but makes an impact in the Nashville community. Empowering these children with a choice and ensuring a proper fit is really what this is all about."
Founded in 1894, the Martha O'Bryan Center provides integrated services that support families living in poverty as they work to achieve greater self- sufficiency through sustained employment and education.
The Center primarily serves residents in the East Nashville area and is located in the James A. Cayce Homes public housing development.
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