Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids

Welcome to the 2011 Holiday Giving Campaign. Payless Gives™ Shoes 4 Kids was established by Payless ShoeSource to provide new shoes to children in need throughout Canada.

Payless will be awarding up to a total of $100,000 in Canada (Canadian $) in merchandise gift coupons to nonprofit organizations in order for its clients to receive new shoes for the holiday season. Coupons will be worth $25 each and allotments to each selected organization will be based on the size of their client base, their local/regional coverage area and the ratio of Payless ShoeSource stores within that coverage area.

“In its fourth year, the goal of the Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids program remains the same -- to provide footwear, a basic necessity, to children who might otherwise go without.”

- LuAnn Via, President and CEO of Payless ShoeSource
 

Introduction

The 2011 Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids was established by Payless ShoeSource to provide new shoes to children in need throughout Canada. Payless will be awarding up to a total of $100,000 in Canada (Canadian $) in merchandise gift coupons to nonprofit organizations in order for its clients to receive new shoes for the holiday season. Coupons will be worth $25 each and allotments to each selected organization will be based on the size of their client base, their local coverage area and the ratio of Payless ShoeSource stores within that coverage area. To date the Payless Gives: Shoes 4 Kids Program has successfully awarded more than $3.3 million in gift coupons across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Applicants and selected partners from previous years are encouraged to reapply, as well as organizations new to the program.

Greater Horizons, a nonprofit based in Kansas City, Missouri (U.S.) and focused on helping donors connect with local and national charitable causes, will receive and conduct due diligence on submitted applications based on the criteria and guidelines developed with Payless ShoeSource. The number of coupons provided to each charitable organization, if any, will be determined solely by Payless ShoeSource and is final. Not every eligible applicant will receive gift coupons.

Eligibility
Charitable organizations eligible for consideration to receive the merchandise gift coupons must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a qualified Canadian registered charity and provide your organization’s Business Number (BN)/Registration Number on the online application;
  • Be located in and primarily serve communities within Canada;
  • Have the ability to provide emergency assistance and case management services to children in need;
  • Be located within 100 miles of a Payless ShoeSource store - click here to locate your nearest store (coupons will only be valid in stores, not online); and
  • Have the ability to distribute awarded merchandise gift coupons to children in need by January 31, 2012 so that coupons can be redeemed by February 28, 2012.

Timeline and Application Process

  • To be considered, eligible organizations must complete the online application.
  • Applications must be submitted online by Noon Central Daylight Time on Monday, Octoboer 31, 2011
  • Applicants will be notified by e-mail of decisions beginning on Monday, November 28, 2011.
  • Merchandise gift coupons will be shipped to selected organizations beginning Monday, November 28, 2011 and will arrive later that week.
  • Merchandise gift coupons will be valid only through February 28, 2012.
  • Recipient organizations will be required to submit a report detailing the distribution of the gift coupons by January 15, 2012. Recipient organizations will be required to provide all paperwork requested by Payless to comply with Canada Revenue Agency requirements.
  • Recipient organizations will be asked, but not required to share stories of one or more families receiving gift coupons including photos and a corresponding release form.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, please call us toll free at (877) 902-4437 or email

Introduction

Le Payless Shoes 2011 Donne 4 Kids a été établie par Payless ShoeSource pour fournir de nouvelles chaussures aux enfants dans le besoin du Canada. Payless va donner jusqu'à 100 000 $ en tout au Canada ($ canadiens) en coupons-cadeaux de marchandise aux organismes sans but lucratif pour que leurs clients reçoivent de nouvelles chaussures pour la saison des fêtes. Les coupons auront une valeur de 25 $ chacun et les attributions à chaque organisation choisie seront basées sur la taille de leur base de clients, leur région de couverture locale et le rapport de magasins Payless ShoeSource dans la région couverte. Jusqu'à maintenant le programme Payless Gives: Shoes 4 Kids a donné plus de 3,3 millions $ en coupons-cadeaux dans l'ensemble des États-Unis, du Canada et de Puerto Rico. Les demandeurs et les partenaires choisis des années précédentes sont encouragés à représenter une demande en plus de nouvelles organisations au programme.

Greater Horizons, un organisme sans but lucratif de Kansas City, Missouri (É.-U.) se concentrant sur une aide pour que les donateurs soient associés aux causes charitables locales et nationales dans l'ensemble du pays, recevra et mènera une diligence normale pour les demandes soumises selon les critères et les directives développés par Payless ShoeSource. Le nombre de coupons fournis à chaque organisme de bienfaisance, s'il y a lieu, sera déterminé seulement par Payless ShoeSource et la décision sera finale. Tous les candidats admissibles ne recevront pas de coupons-cadeaux.

Admissibilité
Les organismes de bienfaisance admissibles pour la considération afin de recevoir les coupons-cadeaux de marchandise doivent répondre aux critères suivants :

  • être un organisme de charité enregistré canadien et fournir le numéro d'entreprise (NE)/Numéro d'enregistrement de votre organisme pour la demande en ligne;
  • être situé au Canada et desservir principalement les communautés du Canada;
  • pouvoir fournir de l'assistance d'urgence et des services de gestion de cas connexes pour les enfants dans le besoin;
  • vous trouver dans un rayon de 100 milles d'un magasin Payless ShoeSource - cliquez ici pour trouver le magasin le plus près (les coupons ne seront valides que dans les magasins, non pas en ligne); et
  • pouvoir distribuer tous les coupons-cadeaux de marchandise octroyés aux enfants dans le besoin d'ici le 31 janvier 2012 pour que les coupons soient échangés d'ici le 28 février 2012.

Échéancier et Processus de Demande

  • Pour être considérés, les organismes admissibles doivent remplir la demande en ligne.
  • Les demandes doivent être soumises en ligne par heure avancée du Centre, le lundi midi, 31 octoboer 2011.
  • Les demandeurs seront avisés des décisions par courriel à partir du lundi 28 novembre 2011.
  • Les coupons-cadeaux de marchandise seront expédiés à des organismes choisis à partir du lundi 28 novembre 2011 et ils arriveront plus tard pendant cette semaine.
  • Les coupons-cadeaux de marchandise seront valides jusqu'au 28 février 2012
  • Les organismes récipiendaires devront soumettre un rapport avec les détails de distribution des coupons-cadeaux d'ici le 15 janvier 2012. Les organismes récipiendaires devront fournir toute la documentation requise par Payless pour se conformer aux exigences de l'Agence du Revenu du Canada.
  • On demandera aussi aux organismes récipiendaires, mais cela n'est pas une exigence, de partager les histoires d'une famille ou plus choisies pour recevoir les coupons-cadeaux incluant des photos et un formulaire de dégagement correspondant.

Cliquez ici pour commencer la demande en ligne [Canadien Français]

Renseignements sur le Contact
Si vous avez des questions, veuillez contacter Greater Horizons sans frais au (877) 902-4437 ou grants@greaterhorizons.org.
 

Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids

Below is the list of our selected Canadian nonprofit partners for 2010.

ALBERTA

Aspen Family and Community Network Society Calgary, AB
Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary Calgary, AB
Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter Calgary, AB
Kids Kottage Edmonton, AB
WIN House Edmonton Edmonton, AB

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver and Lower Mainland Multicultural Family Support Burnaby, BC
Burnaby Children's Fund (Supporting Burnaby Youth Soc.) Fort Langley, BC
Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society Prince George, BC
YWCA Vancouver Vancouver, BC
Burnside Gorge Community Association Victoria, BC
YMCA-YWCA of Greater Victoria Victoria, BC
Young Parents Support Network Victoria, BC
Artemis Options Soc. - Artemis Place & Options Child and Family Center Victoria, BC

MANITOBA

Mount Carmel Clinic Foundation Inc. Winnipeg, MB
Rossbrook House Inc. Winnipeg, MB

NOVA SCOTIA

Maggie's Place - A Resource Centre For Families Truro, NS
Third Place Transition House (Victims of Family Violence Truro, NS

ONTARIO

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville Brockville, ON
Albion Boys & Girls Club (Albion Neighbourhood Services) Etobicoke, ON
Women's Habitat of Etobicoke Etobicoke, ON
Links2Care Georgetown, ON
Families First CAPC (South London Neighbourhood Centre) London, ON
Glen Cairn Community Resource Centre London, ON
London Urban Services Organization (Luso) Centre Inc. London, ON
Interim Place Mississauga, ON
Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre Oakville, ON
Durham Children's Aid Foundation Oshawa, ON
Tropicana Community Services of Scarborough Scarborough, ON
Education Foundation of Niagara St. Catharines, ON
The Salvation Army Sudbury Centre Sudbury, ON
Community Action Resource Centre In Toronto Toronto, ON
Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre Toronto, ON
Ernestine's Women's shelter Toronto, ON
Nellie's (Women's Hostels Inc.) Toronto, ON
The Macaulay Child Development Centre Toronto, ON
The Massey Centre for Women Toronto, ON
Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto Toronto, ON
YWCA of Greater Toronto Toronto, ON
Children First In Essex County Windsor, ON

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

The Summerside YMCA Summerside, PE

QUEBEC

Action Nouvelle Vie Longueuil, QC
Two/Ten Foundation of Canada / Fondation Deux/Dix du Canada Montreal, QC
Jeunesse Au Soleil Incorporee/Sun Youth Organization Inc. Montreal, QC
Centre De La Famille Du Grand St-Jerome Saint-Jerome, QC

SASKATCHEWAN

Stepping Stones Child Care Co-Operative Regina, SK
Young Women's Christian Association of Regina Regina, SK
Saskatoon Crisis Nursery (Soc. for the Protection of Children) Saskatoon, SK

 

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