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Archive for the ‘Care’ Category
Did You Hear The Ocean Calling? KEEN Ambassador Bruckner Chase Swims Across Monterrey Bay to Inspire Others
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012KEEN Ambassador Travels to Tanzania to Gives KEEN Boots to Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Last fall we sent 25 pair of assorted KEEN hiking boots and shoes to the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP). These were sent over with KEEN Ambassador Christian Santelices and 5 people who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Here’s what Christian had to say:
You and the KEEN team have made a big impact here in Tanzania. I delivered the shoes to the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) here in Moshi, Tanzania, at the base of Kilimanjaro. The shoes will be put into the gear borrowing program that they have set up. Porters can come in and borrow equipment and clothing to be able to do their jobs better on the mountain and help them earn a more sustainable living. KPAP also works with local outfitters to provide better working conditions for porters including making sure they are fed and paid appropriately. I met the staff as well as some of the porters. Really great folks working hard to make the lives of people working on the mountain better.
KEEN Ambassador Program:
At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us! Learn more here.
Hybrid.Care Spotlight on Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Warriors – Helping Protect Individual Animals to Entire Species
Friday, January 20th, 2012
The KEEN team downunder is a proud partner of the Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors. KEEN shoes and lunch bags are sold at the Zoo store to fund the care and protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife. Further support comes from KEEN donations to Zoo employees and event sponsorship, including Steve Irwin Day. The event not only honors the founder of the Zoo but the conservation work he was passionate about.
About Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Warriors
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors was established in 2002, initially by Steve and Terri Irwin, as a way to include and involve other caring people to support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife – from the individual animal to an entire species.
Check out Playgrounds Re-Imagined Trailer! A Face-Paced Ride to Celebrate The Places We Play
Saturday, January 14th, 2012“‘Nature is the most beautiful thing… There’s a universal energy. We should protect nature, because we are nature. I imagine the world as a playground.’ Bet you didn’t think those words would come from a 9-year-old, Dylan Brophy, who freestyles the narration for my new award-winning film, Playgrounds Re-imagined. From the beauty and rawness of the opening scenes, to the fun-filled journey that unfolds across the United States (by way of a Japanese firetruck that runs on veggie oil, aka “Baby”), you are along for a fast-paced ride to celebrate the places we play, and the people who dedicate their lives to protecting them.” – Seth Warren, Playgrounds Re-Imagined.
KEEN Garage Donates $5000 to Three Local Non-Profits: Depave, Oregon Wild and Community Cycling Center
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Over the holidays, the KEEN Garage encouraged folks visiting the store to cast their vote for Hybrid.Care in Our Backyard in an effort to donate a total of $5,000 to three local non-profit organizations: Depave, Oregon Wild, and Community Cycling Center. Each vote equaled a $100 donation.
The Results
- Depave 24 votes ($2400)
- Oregon Wild 20 votes ($2000)
- Community Cycling Center 6 votes ($600)
KEEN Ambassadors on the Playground: Lauren Create Program to Provide Adaptive Sports Equipment to Kids
Saturday, December 31st, 2011Here are some pictures sent in from one of our ambassadors – Lauren Lichtenauer. She runs a program called Christopher’s Promise in Ohio. The program raises funds to create adaptive sports equipment for kids with life threatening illnesses. The kids in these pictures all just new bikes and KEEN shoes, mostly from our Pedal Collection.
KEEN Ambassador Program:
At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us! Learn more here.
An Ode to KEEN Shoes – From Chile to Miami Beach . . .
Thursday, December 29th, 2011“These shoes have taken me to Chile, Argentina, Peru, Denver, Aspen, San Francisco, Seattle, DC, Boston, and Miami Beach for Halloween!” – An Ode to KEEN shared by Rex Burkholder
Day 40 in Remote Northwestern British Columbia: Surviving Todagin with KEEN Socks
Monday, December 19th, 2011“Necessary before hiking down to civilization,” comments Paul Colangelo. Paul was in remote northwestern British Columbia for 62 days within Tahltan First Nation traditional territory and part of the Sacred Headwaters region called Todagin Mountain, a plateau that is home to what is considered to be the world’s largest herd of Stone’s sheep. He was part of a team of researchers and journalists who spent six months living with the herd to map the herd’s spring, summer and fall habitat use patterns and tell the story of the herd and its changing environment.
Hybrid.Care Spotlight on The Beautiful Store: A Korean-based Social Enterprise Making a Difference
Saturday, December 17th, 2011Our team in Seoul, Korea continues to grow our Hybrid.Care partnership with The Beautiful Store. Through its 118 store fronts and mobile popup-shops, the Beautiful Store, a social enterprise, sells donated new and recycled goods to raise money and awareness of local and international social needs and projects. On 1st Oct, during the Seoul Fringe Festival, proceeds from sales of KEEN footwear helped fund the purchase of books for the Beautiful Library that they helped establish in Coloney, Nepal.
About The Beautiful Store
The Beautiful Store facilitates sharing by providing a framework for individuals to donate items they no longer use to others who need them. After items are donated, the Beautiful Store cleans and repairs them, and then sells them to members of the community at a low price. It is through this process that the Beautiful Store hopes to succeed in creating a culture of sharing and recycling in Korea.
Good Magazine Named KEEN One of “Three Companies with a Big Net Impact”
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
“Keen was founded in 2003 to make shoes, bags, and socks, with a focus on outdoor activity; their first product was a sandal with a distinctive rubber toe-protector that quickly found a market among sailors, kayakers and hikers. The company makes social responsibility a major focus of its work, donating its entire marketing budget to relief efforts after the 2004 Asian tsunami and partnering with environmental groups and other NGOs around the world through its HybridLife program. Keen is working to increase the responsibility of its supply chain and has even opened a factory in Portland to make shoes in the United States, a counterintuitive move when its cheaper to manufacture shoes abroad (other Keen products are made in China and North Carolina).” – Tim Fernholz, GOOD Business editor
