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Academy Sports + Outdoors, Woodpeckers partner
to surprise Boys & Girls Club with shopping spree
a STAFF REPORT
Academy Sports + Outdoors
and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers
partnered to surprise 20 children
with the Boys & Girls Club of
Cumberland County with a $3,000
shopping spree ahead of the back-
to-school season.
Each child received a $150
Academy gift card from the store
to shop for all new sports gear and
equipment, clothes, shoes and
more. Woodpeckers' mascot, Bun-
ker, joined in to help them shop at
the Skibo Road location.
e Woodpeckers also provided
the Boys & Girls Club with tickets
to a ball game at Segra Stadium.
Academy's donation is one of
several across its footprint to help
deserving children get the es-
sentials they need ahead of the
school year.
Academy Sports + Outdoors
is a full-line sporting goods and
outdoor recreation retailer in the
United States. Originally founded
in 1938 as a family business in
Texas, Academy has grown to 270
stores across 18 states including
North Carolina.
Academy's mission is to provide
"Fun for All" and Academy ful-
fills this mission with a localized
merchandising strategy and value
proposition that strongly connects
with a broad range of consumers.
Academy's product assortment
focuses on key outdoor ap-
parel, sports and recreation and
footwear through both leading
national brands and a portfolio
of private label brands. For more
information, visit www.academy.
com
NEWS
Academy Sports + Outdoors teamed up with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers to give the Boys & Girls
Club a back-to-school shopping spree. (Photos courtesy Academy Sports + Outdoors)
