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Skechers Hosts Record-Breaking Charity Walk The ninth annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, held on October 29, raised over $1.8 million for children with special needs and education. Supported by lead presenter Nickelodeon and new media sponsor NBC4 Southern California, the Walk reached a new attendance high with 14,000 people taking part in the event. Celebrities at the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk included actress, model and long-time Skechers supporter Brooke Burke-Charvet; legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard and fitness icon Denise Austin. The Walk also featured numerous teen celebrities, including appearances by This Is Us stars Logan Shroyer, Niles Fitch, Parker Bates and Mackenzie Hancsicsak, and special performances by recording artist Asia Monet; NBC's Little Big Shots' Kieran Tamondong; America's Got Talent duo Artyon and Paige; Nickelodeon star Ciara Wilson; dance sensation Larsen Thompson; and actress/singer Jada Facer, who performed the National Anthem. The event has raised more than $7 million since its 2009 launch. Funds support The Friendship Foundation, an organization that assists children with special needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring, social recreational programming, field trips and sporting events, as well as education foundations committed to retaining vital academic programs, maintaining smaller class sizes, improving libraries, and upgrading school technology. The Skechers Foundation is also entering the third year of its scholarship program, and plans to donate $100,000 to deserving students across the country in 2017. Stars of the walk, including David Charvet, Sugar Ray Leonard, Brooke Burke-Charvet, Denise Austin and Skechers president Michael Greenberg. 38 runninginsight.com © 2017 Formula4media LLC. Photo: Will Hartman – Desert Rose Photography Running Shorts