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VF outlines funding for Covid-19 response

07/04/2020
The VF Foundation, the private grant making organistion funded by VF Corporation, will contribute an initial $1.5 million to help with coronavirus relief efforts and will match contributions up to an additional $500,000.

All VF employees and consumers of its brands, which include Vans, The North Face and Timberland are invited to contribute via the company’s giving page at https://www.globalgiving.org/vfgivesback/.   

CEO Steve Randall said: “Helping others during times of need is a responsibility we all share, and this is especially true right now as our global community comes together to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With the contribution from the VF Foundation and the community matching campaign with our employees and consumers alike, we hope to do our part in addressing this global public health crisis.” 


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