11th Annual ROSS DRESS FOR LESS® : "Help Local Kids Thrive" Fundraiser

Every year, more than three million young people are served by Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. To show their continued support in preparing today’s youth for a brighter tomorrow, Ross Stores, Inc. is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America for the 11th annual three-week in-store “Help Local Kids Thrive” fundraiser.

Beginning February 8 through March 2, Customers in Bakersfield, Delano, Lamont, and Wasco can donate to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County during checkout at their local Ross Dress for Less (“Ross”) Store.

The Ross Stores Foundation will match donations, up to $500,000, in addition to support that Ross provides Boys & Girls Clubs of America throughout the year. Customers’ donations will go toward the Club’s Power Hour program, providing homework help and academic resources to Club youth in Kern County and across the country.

Rooted in a shared commitment to help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens, this annual fundraiser ensures local kids and teens have the resources to succeed in school and turn those academic achievements into great futures.

Campaign Facts: 

• This February, Ross Stores is inviting customers to give at the register to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America from February 8th – March 2nd. Ross will match the first $500,000 raised!
• 100% of the funds raised at each Store will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs, with 80% being directed to a Club in the community. •         The Ross Stores Foundation is the national sponsor of BGCA’s Power Hour, a program that provides kids and teens the opportunity to do their homework in a safe place, in-person or virtually, with support from Boys & Girls Club staff.
• Every $5 donation helps provide one half hour of homework help for a Club youth. $10 can give a teen an hour of help with college applications. $15 provides a kid one and a half hours of science experiments.
• This is Ross’ 11th annual in-Store fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs. Together with its Customers, Associates, and the Ross Stores Foundation, Ross has raised and donated more than $50 million to support BGCA and Power Hour.