Belk Spring Charity Sale today at Pavilion at Port Orange

Courtesy photo.

Aerial view of the sprawling Pavilion at Port Otrange, which includes Belk, which is having a special sale Saturday.

PORT ORANGE -- Belk will hold its annual Spring Charity Sale Saturday to benefit local charities, schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the company's 16-state market area, including the local Belk at the Pavilion at Port Orange.

A $5 ticket entitles customers to merchandise discounts ranging from an extra 20 to 70 percent on items throughout the store, including special savings on rarely discounted brands. Customers will also receive $5 off their first purchase of $5 or more at the event, and Belk cardholders will receive double Rewards points (and Belk Elite cardholders triple Rewards points) for card purchases.

The first 100 customers in each store will receive free Belk gift cards, ranging in value from $5 to $100, and a chance to win one of three $1,000 Belk gift cards being awarded company-wide.

In addition, all participating charities and schools will be automatically registered to win one of three $1,000 donations from Belk in a company-wide drawing.

Charity Sale tickets may be purchased from any participating nonprofit organization or at your local Belk store.

WHEN: 6-10 a.m. Saturday.

WHERE: Belk at the Pavilion at Port Orange, 5519 S. Williamson Blvd., Port Orange. From New Smyrna Beach: Take I-95 north to Port Orange exit.

FAST FACTS:

Charlotte, N.C.-based Belk, Inc. is the nation's largest privately owned mainline department store company. It operates more than 300 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states. The company was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, N.C., and is in the third generation of Belk family leadership. Its Belk.com Website (www.belk.com ) is designed with many special features to make online shopping exciting, convenient and easy for customers. It offers a wide assortment of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for the entire family along with top name cosmetics, a wedding registry and a large selection of quality merchandise for the home.