Academy Give Back

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Teams Up with Kentucky State University for a Community Give Back

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Academy Sports + Outdoors partnered with Kentucky State University to provide a gift card donation to the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center. 
 
The donation was presented at halftime of the Kentucky State University football game on Saturday, October 23rd. 
 
Following the presentation, Interim Athletic Director Ramon Johnson presented the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center with a game-issued football helmet to display within the center.

 AD Thomson Hood
 
The partnership between Academy Sports + Outdoors and the SIAC focuses on establishing meaningful community initiatives within the SIAC footprint. These initiatives will look to activate and amplify grassroots efforts, such as youth outreach and mentoring programs inclusive of student-athletes and administrators from across the conference.
 
Academy is a leading 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 259 stores across 16 contiguous states, primarily in the southern United States. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All," and Academy fulfills 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 categories of outdoor, apparel, footwear, and sports & recreation through both leading national brands and a portfolio of 19 private label brands, which go well beyond traditional sporting goods and apparel offerings. For more information, visit academy.com.
 
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