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Up Close - Taxes & Charitable Giving - October 30, 2009 |
By Deirdre Gregg
Of the Puget Sound Business Journal
Last year alone, Portland-based Columbia Sportswear Co. donated about 6,400 pounds of shoes—some of which otherwise might have been scrapped—to nonprofits including Seattle-based World Vision and Portland-based Mercy Corps.
Shoes, gear, and outerwear, including production-quality samples and excess inventory, were distributed to people in need around the world through the nonprofits' existing networks, so Columbia Sportswear didn't have to research potential recipients or...
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Shoes, gear, and outerwear, including production-quality samples and excess inventory, were distributed to people in need around the world through the nonprofits' existing networks, so Columbia Sportswear didn't have to research potential recipients or...
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