COLLINGWOOD, ON, Canada — July 11, 2016 – Biion Footwear, a Canadian manufacturer of bold, innovative and classically inspired golf shoes, has teamed up with The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley, a non-profit organization where youth learn the wonderful game of golf and valuable life skills from dedicated mentors that love the game.
The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley began in 2005, and was designed to make the game of golf more accessible to youth in the community. Not only are young people instructed about golf, but they develop core values and useful life skills that they will take with them through their entire lives.
“We are so proud to join forces with The First Tee of Greater Miami, where we can help with this amazing cause and impact the community and children in a positive way,” commented Biion Footwear CEO & President Rick Buchanan.
Biion shoes are available on their website, www.thefirstteegmv.org. With this sponsorship, Biion is offering a discount to The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley families. Also, for every purchase that is made, Biion is donating $10 for every adult pair, and $5 for every kid’s pair, back to the chapter so they can invest in creating bigger and better programs.
Brian Parkhurst, Executive director of The First Tee of Greater Miami, stated, “We are so elated with the Biion sponsorship. They have innovative shoes that are going to be a HUGE hit with our kids, staff and families.”
Biion is a shoe for the Tastemakers, the Trailblazers, the Trendsetters, and the Influencers; made for the person brave enough to breakaway from the norm and play by their own rules. Though Biion Footwear maybe a newer company, the amount of growth this company has had in its short two years is exponential. Their headway can be credited to their state of the art material, not to mention the shoe itself, which takes a modern twist on a classic design. It has also been cited as the most distinctive footwear in the golf industry. CEO Rick Buchanan, a former fashion industry executive, combined his sophisticated style sense and fashion experience with unconventional materials and technologies to create the most original golf shoes the golf industry has seen.
Biion Footwear’s ultra-light, ultra flexible Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) material composes each Biion shoe keeps you light on your feet throughout your day. EVA’s nano-molecular structure also provides an effect of smoothness and gives a consistently comfortable fit. Biion’s flexible, form-fitting EVA moves with your body with every step, giving you a connection to the ground like no other shoe. It’s the closest you’ll ever feel to walking in bare feet! This distinctive line is unapologetically fashionable and features a color spectrum and performs like no other, which embodies the company motto, “Defiantly original designs.” There truly is Nothing Like It.
About The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley:
The First Tee www.thefirsttee.org a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
The home office is at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, FL. The First Tee reaches young people on golf courses, in elementary schools, at other youth-serving locations and military installations.
Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and its values to more than 7.6 million young people in all 50 United States and four international locations. The First Tee is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation and its Founding Partners are LPGA, the Masters Tournament, PGA of America, PGA Tour and the USGA. Shell Oil is The First Tee’s Founding Corporate Partner and Johnson & Johnson it’s Legacy Partner. Former President George W. Bush serves as honorary chair.
About Biion Footwear:
Biion Footwear was developed to inspire and represent people who don’t settle for the average or the norm. Those who are bold enough to embrace their own rules. The company was born out of a vision to create a versatile, comfortable, slip-on shoe that not only stands out from the crowd but attracts a crowd and fits a vast array of consumers. This foresight transcends lifestyle and transitions into golf as well as boating. From the outside, the Biion Golf Shoe appears to an unapologetically fashionable golf shoe but from the inside, the Biion Golf Shoe possesses performance factors that separate them from the others. Biion’s spikeless hexagon-patterned cleat with Hextra-grip technology provides maximum strength and stability, giving you the best possible traction through your every stride. Biion Footwear was born out of a vision to create a versatile slip-on shoe that not only stands out from the crowd, but attracts one wherever you go. No matter your style there’s a Biion for you.
Contact:
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714-544-6515
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