Adidas and DTLR Present the Back-to-School Barbershop

Aug. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- The first day of school is right around the corner and Baltimore-based urban retailer DTLR, in partnership with Adidas Originals, is helping families keep this Back2School season affordable by offering free haircuts for boys two Baltimore-area stores – Church Square (923 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore) and Mt. Clare (1223 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore). Free haircut vouchers will be given to customers 18 years or younger who visit the Church Square or Mt. Clare stores on Sunday, September 4 from noon – 5 p.m.

Free haircuts will be provided by Rob’s Barbershop Community Foundation, Inc., Knock Out Barbershop and Starrs Barbershop. “We recognize that the economy is still struggling and many families need assistance with preparing for the Back2School season,” said Sherri Goodall, DTLR community outreach manager.  “We have partnered with local barbers to provide free haircuts in an effort to help ease the financial portion of the Back2School season.”

About DTLR
For more than 25 years DTLR, a Baltimore- based, independent urban retail chain has been a leading retailer in the urban fashion industry. DTLR sells urban footwear, apparel, and music and currently operates in regions throughout the East coast and mid-west. DTLR has more than 70 stores in six regions: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, The Carolinas (NC: Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Columbia, SC.) Virginia (Richmond and Norfolk) and Washington, D.C.

About Get Schooled
Get Schooled engages and empowers Americans to help improve high school graduation rates, improve college readiness and raise college completion rates.  It is the only consumer-facing education initiative that aims to complement and support the work of the broader education reform community by leveraging the creative talent, digital and media assets and resources of the country's top media and consumer brands to truly connect with Americans.  An independent non-profit organization, the Get Schooled Foundation's founders include Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with significant support from AT&T.  To find out more, visit www.getschooled.com

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