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Associated Press - October 15, 2009 7:54 AM ET
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Retailer Payless ShoeSource is starting a program to provide free or reduced-price shoes to needy children through a network of community charities.
The Topeka-based company announced today that it will distribute more than 77,000 coupons, or $1.2 million worth, toward a pair of shoes in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Payless is asking U.S. and Canadian nonprofits interested in helping distribute the shoe coupons to apply at its Web site (http://www.paylessgives.com) through Oct. 30.
The coupons are to be distributed by the charities by Dec. 24. They will be good at more than 4,500 Payless stores in the countries through Feb. 28.
Matt Rubel is CEO of Payless' parent company, Collective Brands Inc. He says the company decided to expand the program outside the U.S. because of the persistent economic downturn.
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