{"id":38451,"date":"2013-08-23T12:03:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=38451"},"modified":"2020-12-26T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T22:58:03","slug":"carons-community-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/08\/23\/carons-community-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Caron&#8217;s Community Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Carson's logo.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tCarsons_logo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Carson&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Caron&#8217;s Community Involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Carson&#8217;s is dedicated to giving back and making a difference in local communities, and philanthropy has been a part of its culture since the beginning. Carson&#8217;s contributes approximately $40 million dollars company-wide each year to non-profit organizations through storewide promotions and fundraising efforts. Carson&#8217;s will introduce some of its unique charitable events to the Fort Wayne community, including the Goodwill Sale event, Community Days and Charge Against Breast Cancer\u00e2\u201e\u00a2.<\/p>\n<p>The company encourages community participation and leadership through its associate BRAVO program &#8220;Bon-Ton Retail Associate Volunteer Outreach&#8221;, which supports local volunteerism in communities.<\/p>\n<p>Carson&#8217;s has been or will be sponsoring local events right here in Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pufferbelly 5K August 10 Benefitting Fort Wayne Trails<\/li>\n<li>Zoo Brew &amp; Wine Too August 23 Benefitting Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Taste of the Arts August 24 Benefitting Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne<\/li>\n<li>Habitat Golf Outing August 28 Benefitting Habitat for Humanity<\/li>\n<li>Drive You Wild Golf Outing September 18 Benefitting Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Fort4Fitness Health Fall Festival September 27-28 Benefitting 28 Local Charities<\/li>\n<li>Wine for the Spirit October 4 Benefitting Erin&#8217;s House<\/li>\n<li>Wild Zoo Halloween October Benefitting Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., with corporate headquarters in York, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operates 270 department stores, which includes 10 furniture galleries, in 24 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner&#8217;s, Boston Store, Carson&#8217;s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger&#8217;s and Younkers nameplates. The stores offer a broad assortment of national and private brand fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is an active and positive participant in the communities it serves. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/Carsons\">Facebook.com\/Carsons<\/a>, Twitter: @Carsons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/tag\/carsons\/\">Related posts on Carson&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100477.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"3291\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100477.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100477.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3291\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100477.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"5379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\" data-description=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5379\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"5380\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\" data-description=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5380\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6001\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\" data-description=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6001\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/colobus_monkey1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Colobus Monkey baby born at the Zoo with her mother. 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Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6913\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_javan_gibbon_baby1.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/javan_gibbon_baby2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Rare Javan gibbon baby born at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6914\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/javan_gibbon_baby2.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_javan_gibbon_baby2.jpg\" data-title=\"Javan gibbon baby\" data-description=\"Rare Javan gibbon baby born at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6914\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_javan_gibbon_baby2.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/bugara.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Vote for Bugara the Sumatran Tiger in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6917\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/bugara.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_bugara.jpg\" data-title=\"Bugara the Sumatran Tiger\" data-description=\"Vote for Bugara the Sumatran Tiger in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Bugara the Sumatran Tiger\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Bugara the Sumatran Tiger\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6917\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_bugara.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/fishbone.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Vote for Fishbone the Sea Lion in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6918\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/fishbone.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_fishbone.jpg\" data-title=\"Fishbone the Sea Lion\" data-description=\"Vote for Fishbone the Sea Lion in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fishbone the Sea Lion\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fishbone the Sea Lion\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6918\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_fishbone.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jelani.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Vote for Jelani the Giraffe in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6919\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jelani.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jelani.jpg\" data-title=\"Jelani the Giraffe\" data-description=\"Vote for Jelani the Giraffe in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jelani the Giraffe\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jelani the Giraffe\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6919\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jelani.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Kids4Nature. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ae009a3f3b1f7cf9439d54ac3f3f9c3d' data-image-id=\"6940\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_kids4nature-1.jpg\" data-title=\"Kids4Nature\" data-description=\"Kids4Nature. 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