“New sneakers are by far the most coveted acquisition if you’re a kid. Although boys have got this category covered, there are equally cool and stylish options for girls. Besides, who’s to say a girl can’t wear “boys’” sneakers? Case in point, the Coronado High Top by KEEN. The cool quotient is in high gear and moms will love that they’re built for serious wear and tear. Constructed with recycled aluminum eyelets and adhesive-free vulcanized rubber with reinforced toes, they come in black and jester red, and are available for boys and girls in infant, toddler and youth sizes.” – Margaret Logan, Raising Maine MLStyle
“Our little guy loves to run around in puddles, and basically do everything he isn’t supposed to, so the Pyrenees WP winter snow boots will at least keep him warm and dry while he makes us chase after him. The soles are rubber and have good traction, great for those icy patches, and the fact that they are both waterproof and breathable really sold us on it,” comments Penelope on Penelope’s Oasis Blog.
The KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race took place in August on Vail Mountain and in Vail Village, Colorado. 200 adventurous kids tackled a mudpit, slope-n-slides, tubing, rock climbing, mountain biking, ziplining, river crossings and more. Here’s a great video recapping the day’s activities.
On September 9th, a group of 11 people from KEEN went to Woodlawn Elementary School in Portland, Oregon to deliver more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to the entire school. The KEEN Garage had an in-store campaign where they pledged to donate a filled backpack for every pair of shoes sold to Schoolhouse Supplies. The kids, ranging in ages from kindergarten to 8th grade were so excited for and appreciative of their new packs. Each KEEN Skyline and Eaton backpack contained loose leaf paper, crayons or markers, erasers, glue sticks and pencils. What a great way to start the school year!
Donated backpacks and school supplies
The ever important eraser!
Ready for delivery
Carting the backpacks into the school
Ready for the school year
The volunteer group
This effort is part of the KGW School Supply Drive to encourage people to make cash and loose supply donations, with the purpose of sending 8,000 local area children back to school with the basic school supplies that they couldn’t otherwise afford.
“This is my new puppy Ryder Lou playing in the snow in Sunriver with her new friend Ava,” comments Erin, our product manager at KEEN. “Ava is wearing the pink kids Coronado rainboots.”
This past summer we opened our first-ever retail store below our office in Portland, Oregon. We devoted a section of the KEEN Garage to kids — an interactive space where kids can draw. Here are a few of their creative ideas posted in the Garage.
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