Kirkland's In the Community

The Kirkland's core set of values extends beyond the day-to-day operations of our business into our commitment to have a positive impact on the communities in which we live. Our employees across the country have influenced the lives of hundreds of our neighbors, friends, and family through our associations with great partners such as these.
	THE CHARLEY FOUNDATION In September 2008, Kirkland’s hosted the first annual Bowl-a-thon to benefit Camp Charley at the Center for Courageous Kids, a medical facility disguised as a camp for critically ill children in Scottsville, Kentucky. Fourteen families were able to attend the camp free of charge through Kirkland’s fundraising and Bowl-a-thon participation, raising double our initial goal, with more than $27,000 raised in total. Throughout the weekend at Camp Charley, the families participated in events including campfires, horseback riding, and pumpkin carving to allow the children to enjoy normal childhood experiences they are so often robbed of due to their illnesses. For more information about the Charley Foundation, please visit www.thecharleyfoundation.org.
	EXTREME MAKEOVER : HOME EDITION Kirkland’s was seen on the February 8, 2009 episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover : Home Edition. We are tremendously proud to have been a part of such an incredible opportunity and hope to continue giving back to such extraordinarily worthy families through our relationship with Extreme Makeover : Home Edition. For more information about Extreme Makeover : Home Edition, please visit www.abc.com.
	HABITAT FOR HUMANITY® Kirkland's proudly featured Nashville-based jazz recording artist Anna Wilson's Yule Swing! CD during the Christmas 2008 season. Through this partnership Yule Swing! reached #12 on Billboard's overall jazz chart. And from November 20, 2008 through January 1, 2009, Kirkland's donated $1 from the sale of each Yule Swing! CD for a total donation of $5,563 to Habitat for Humanity to aid in their mission to eliminate poverty housing. For more information about Habitat for Humanity, please visit www.habitat.org.
	RELAY FOR LIFE/AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY One day. One night. One community. One fight. Relay For Life® is about celebration, remembrance, and hope. By participating in this nationwide event, Kirkland’s honors cancer survivors, pays tribute to the lives lost to the disease, and raises money to help fight it all right here in our community. In 2008, Kirkland’s raised over $8,000 for Relay For Life of Madison County, and we have set our sights on contributing again in 2009. For more information about Relay For Life, please visit www.relayforlife.org.