#TnlSalutes: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Along With Crocs, Inc. Donates 20K Shoes To Frontliners In India & The US

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Crocs, Inc. donate 10,000 shoes to healthcare professionals in four Indian states and other 10,000 to those in the US. By Tanvi Jain

 

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Footwear brand Crocs, Inc., in partnership with its global brand ambassador, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, has offered to donate 10,000 pairs of shoes to healthcare professionals in Kerala, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Karnataka, as an attempt to support healthcare professionals in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“Healthcare professionals around the world are working every day to ensure our safety and fighting for us on the frontlines. Their courage, commitment and sacrifices are saving innumerable lives in this global pandemic. While we cannot even imagine what’s it like to be in their shoes, over the past several weeks, @Crocs has donated thousands of pairs to the heroes in these photos to ensure that they are not only comfortable in them but safer in them too. Because of this, I’m so proud to partner with them to give 10,000 pairs to healthcare workers at Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles and 10,000 more to healthcare professionals in public/government hospitals across India,” actor, producer, and global UNICEF ambassador, Priyanka Chopra Jonas said in a series of tweets. 

 

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“Now and always, we need to take care of each other. Sending love to you, #CrocNation. And sending free shoes to our frontline heroes in healthcare. Visit http://crocs.com/freeforhealthcare… to request your pair. #CrocsCares. Each day we see another 20,000 healthcare heroes request their easy-to-clean shoes and we’d like to continue to thank our partners who help make these donations possible. Today, we’re giving a big hand to @shoecarnival!” Crocs further tweeted. 

Along with India, Crocs and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have announced a 10,000 pair donation for healthcare workers in The United States as well. 

 

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In their bid to support frontliners risking their lives every day to flatten the COVID-19 curve, many celebrities from all over the world, such as Rihanna, Shah Rukh Khan, Angeline Jolie, Akshaya Kumar, and more, have come forward to make donations in terms of money, home, or other required essentials to medical professionals and workers in India and abroad. 

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