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Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, Founder of Pensole Lewis College, to Receive T. Kenyon Holly Award

Thursday, April 6, 2023

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (April 5, 2023) ― Two Ten Footwear Foundation today announced that Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, founder and president of the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC), Detroit’s only Historically Black College, will be the 2023 recipient of Two Ten’s T. Kenyon Holly Award for humanitarian achievement. “The T. Kenyon Holly Award is … Read More

Susan Itzkowitz, President of Marc Fisher Footwear, to Receive A.A. Bloom Award

Thursday, March 16, 2023

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (March 16, 2023) ― Two Ten Footwear Foundation today announced that Susan Itzkowitz, president of Marc Fisher Footwear, will receive the 2023 A.A. Bloom Memorial Award for extraordinary service advancing the Two Ten mission of lifting lives in footwear. “We are delighted to recognize Susan for the immeasurable contribution she has made to … Read More

Announcing Two Ten’s New “Opportunity Grant” for Women

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Two Ten Footwear Foundation is delighted to announce a new grant program aimed at supporting industry employees who want to pursue skills-focused training or obtain professional certifications to advance their careers. Starting this fall we’ll be conducting a pilot project offering a limited number “Two Ten Opportunity Grants” for upskilling and professional development. The first … Read More

Allyson Felix, Bianca Gates and Jessie Randall Talk About Creating Brands With Purpose at ‘Women Who Rock’

Monday, August 8, 2022

FN and Two Ten Foundation celebrated an all-star group of game-changing women at the “Women Who Rock” event, held in collaboration with Two Ten Footwear Foundation at The Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday night. The powerful panel was moderated by FN executive editor Katie Abel, and featured Olympian-turned-entrepreneur Allyson Felix, Birdies’ CEO … Read More

TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION CONFIRMS NEW DATE FOR THE 81ST ANNUAL GALA

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the U.S. footwear industry, announced its annual signature event will be held on June 6, 2022 at Pier Sixty on the Hudson River in New York City. Following three postponements due to the COVID pandemic, the industry’s longest running event will return with a freshly reimagined … Read More