Crocs, Inc. will provide a free pair of shoes for healthcare workers who are serving patients affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the US.
Crocs announced that their program called "A Free Pair for Healthcare" will give away shoes for healthcare workers across the United States for free while supplies last.
Crocs will allow workers to pick from select Crocs Classic Clogs and Crocs At Work™ styles. The shoes will be shipped for free through its website at www.crocs.com/freeforhealthcare.
"Like everyone, we’ve been closely monitoring the news and working hard to map out a way to most effectively help where we can. Over the past week, we have spoken to healthcare workers, their facilities and even their family and friends, and they have specifically asked for our shoes in an effort to provide ease on their feet, as well as ease of mind as they need the ability to easily clean up before they go home to their families," said Crocs President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Rees.
"Starting today, Crocs is immediately prepared to fulfill and ship up to 10,000 pairs per day to our heroes in healthcare. The duration of our giveaway will depend on our level of inventory and the amount of requests we receive. These workers have our deepest respect, and we are humbled to be able to answer their call and provide whatever we can to help during this unprecedented time," he added.
Distribution through other institutions
Crocs also plans to donate 100,000 pairs of shoes to several healthcare facilities and organizations in an effort to deliver as much product as possible to recipients who truly need them.
These health institutions and organizations include Jobs Ohio and the Dayton Area Hospital Association to send a large donation through the local Ohio health systems; St. Anthony North Health Campus in Denver, CO; Atlantic Health System which will ship the shoes across multiple facilities within its network, such as Morristown Medical Center; and the SONSIEL organization in partnership with its SHARE initiative, which will move supplies to healthcare providers across the U.S.
"The healthcare industry has always embraced Crocs, but our mantra of ‘be comfortable in your own shoes’ applies now more than ever, and we want to do more to help our nation’s heroes," said Rees.
"We only have one ask: Share the word to all those in healthcare and please be mindful to allow those who need these most to place their requests. This is the least we can do for those working incredibly hard to defeat this virus."
