Ira Schwartz, Nastia Liukin and Free Country president Jody Schwartz
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Free Country showed its holiday spirit Tuesday night when it partnered with The Fresh Air Fund to host a night of ice skating at the Rink at Bryant Park.
Some 100 kids and their families joined Free Country chief executive officer Ira Schwartz and five-time Olympic medal-winning gymnast Nastia Liukin for some sliders, cookies and a few circles around the ice.
“This is our way of giving back to kids who might not otherwise have the opportunity to go skating,” Schwartz said.
Free Country also created a limited-edition T-shirt featuring the brand’s new advertising slogan — #GetOutThere — with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward The Fresh Air Fund’s free summer and academic enrichment programs for children from underserved New York neighborhoods. The T-shirt is available in four colors and for sale on the company’s web site and the company has guaranteed a minimum donation of $25,000 to the group.
“Like The Fresh Air Fund, we believe in the life-changing potential of the outdoors,” Schwartz said. “Every child should have the opportunity to get outside, and at Free Country we provide high-quality, accessible product that allows you to do just that.”
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