Private sale benefits local non-profits and schools company-wide while ticket holders save 20-70 percent off
Charlotte, NC – Belk’s Charity Sale on Saturday, November 5th from 6:00am – 10:00am, will benefit local charities, schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the company’s 16-state market area. The four-hour in-store shopping event offers an excellent opportunity for customers to support local charities while taking advantage of special discounts of 20-70 percent off on purchases during the event.
“Belk is committed to being involved in our communities and supporting causes important to our customers,” said Jessica Graham, vice president, communications and community relations at Belk. “Each Belk Charity Sale offers us the opportunity to reach thousands of nonprofits across our footprint and to help them raise much needed funds.”
In 2010 Belk’s Charity Sale raised more than $9.5 million for hundreds of participating charitable organizations.
On the morning of the Belk Charity Sale, the first 100 customers in each store will receive free Belk gift cards ranging in value from $5.00 to $100.00, and a chance to win one of three $1,000 Belk gift cards awarded company-wide. Each Charity Sale ticket gives customers $5.00 off their first purchase including cosmetics and fragrances, 25% off shoes, 60% off fine jewelry, 25% off kids, watches, handbags, dresses, juniors, and the list goes on and on. (Full list located here: www.belk.com/charitysale)
Are you ready to buy your Belk Charity Sale tickets? Purchase them directly from participating non-profit organizations now—charities get to keep 100 percent of profits from each $5.00 ticket they sell. Beginning Friday, October 28th tickets may also be purchased at Belk stores with all revenues from in-store ticket sales equally divided among participating charities and schools in each local store.
Over 20 Clarksville area nonprofits are participating this year, including:
- Stop Child Trafficking Now
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Ashland City Civitan
- Companion Pet Rescue & Transport
- DAV Hardy Shelby Chapter #45
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Eagles Middle School Baseball
- Fellowship UMC-children ministry
- Ft. Campbell Area CFC
- Knights of Columbus
- Lions Club
- Parklane Church of the Nazarene
- Richview JCL Middle School
- Walden’s Puddle
- YMCA of Clarksville
For more information about Belk Charity Sale, Fall 2011, please Clarksville Belk at 931.648.2246.
About Belk Inc.
Charlotte, NC-based Belk, Inc. (www.belk.com) is the nation’s largest privately owned mainline department store company with 303 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states. The company was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, NC, and is in the third generation of Belk family leadership. Belk.com offers a wide assortment of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for the entire family along with top name cosmetics, a wedding registry and a large selection of quality merchandise for the home. To connect with Belk via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blog, mobile phone, text messages or by email, go to Belk Get Connected.
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