Thursday, February 4, 2010

Get Rid of Your Gently Worn Shoes...to Help Haitians in Need!


Every 9 seconds, Soles4Souls, Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need. The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly make the non-profit organization effective are those who clean out their closets to personally drop off their “gently worn” shoes at a participating location, such as Cyril Spinelli Child Development Center in Antelope.

For a limited time, Soles4Souls and Cyril Spinelli CDC will be collecting your gently worn footwear and/or donations to ship the shoes to a person in need, whether they are victims of a natural disaster or subject to living in extreme poverty. It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unused shoes lying in their closets. The charity can use each and every one of these pairs to make a tangible difference in someone's life.

“We can use the shoes taking up space in your closet to change the world one pair at a time,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. “We need our partners in Sacramento to 'STEP UP' and get behind our call for action. It’s one of the most simple yet profound gifts you can make, because it will greatly improve someone’s life in the most difficult of times,” he said.

If you've got some shoes that you'd like to donate, take them to the Cyril Spinelli CDC at 3401 Scotland Drive in Antelope on February 17, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

If you'd like to find out more information, log on to http://www.giveshoes.org/.

Blog post information courtesy of GiveShoes.org.



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