Holiday Corporate Partnerships 

Urban Outfitters Partners With BBBS During the Holidays!

In honor of Giving Tuesday, Urban Outfitters will donate 100% of the proceeds of reusable gift wrap sales sold in store and online, between December 1-31, 2019, to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Click here to download the list of stores that will be carrying the gift wrap, which will also be available online at www.UrbanOutfiters.com

Urban Outfitters, Inc., is a lifestyle product and services company, that has a long standing partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence. The relationship began after one of their employees participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters, first as a Little and then as a Big. As a result, Urban Outfitters decided to start a program where a number of their employees mentor a student every other weekend. Urban Outfitters believes that youth mentoring fosters a bright future for our surrounding communities. For more information about this campaign, click here.

Starbucks Announces December 2019 Campaigns 

Big Brothers Big Sisters is excited to announce national partnerships with Nordstrom Rack and Starbucks that will run nationwide from December 1-31, 2019, Starbucks will encourage customers to donate to one of three non-profit organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way, or Feeding America, giving back to communities across the United States. The Starbucks Foundation will match online donations made to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America up to $200,000. 

Nordstrom Rack In Store Campaign Launches December 3

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Nordstrom Rack are partnering to celebrate the moments of mentoring. In stores nationwide from December 3-31, customers can purchase a $10 Sponsor A Moment card to celebrate specific moments when mentors make a difference:

• Practicing for an interview

• Helping with homework

• Learning to tie a tie

In addition to the $10 Moment donation, customers will also be able to donate $1 at the cash register. $10 Moment donations and $1 donations are also available online at NordstromRack.com and Hautelook.com, although they will be processed at www.bbbs.org/nordstromrack.

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