Premier sporting goods store announced that the Company has donated $300,000 to the American Red Cross in their effort to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Company contributed $150,000 by matching the $150,000 in donations collected from its customers and employees during the first week of September. In addition, the Company will continue to accept donations at its stores, which will be given directly to the American Red Cross.
Sport Chalet, founded in 1959 by Norbert Olberz, is a leading operator of full-service specialty sporting goods stores in California and Southern Nevada. The Company offers over 40 services for the serious sports enthusiast, including backpacking, canyoneering, and kayaking instruction, custom golf club fitting and repair, ski rental and repair, SCUBA training and certification, SCUBA boat charters, team sales, racquet stringing, and bicycle tune up and repair throughout its current 36 locations.