Local Family to Host Soles4Souls® Lemon Drop
Local family will be selling lemonade and collecting donations for people in need at Vista Farmers Market
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 5, 2010) – Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity (www.giveshoes.org) and Lemons to Aid (www.lemonstoaid.org), a movement encouraging kids to give to others by getting involved in creative ways, have joined forces to bring shoes to other people in need with the launch of a new program called Lemon Drop. The program is designed specifically for children and families, who will sell lemonade and collect donations at local stands.
The Villicana family of San Marcos, California will be hosting a Lemon Drop in their community on the 21st of August at the Vista Farmers Market in Vista, California. Community members can stop by to purchase lemonade, which was generously donated by Hot Dog on a Stick, as well as “drop” their new and gently worn shoes off to be donated to Soles4Souls. All proceeds and shoes collected at the Villicana family’s Lemon Drop will be used to supply the gift of shoes to people in need, like the victims of the Chilean and Haitian Earthquakes.
“Children are the future of this country and the hope of tomorrow,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. “We are incredibly proud to be working with Lemons to Aid in setting up Lemon Drops across the country, and are hopeful that others will follow in the Villicana family’s footsteps and learn that they can make a difference in our world. Through something as simple as a lemonade stand or a gift of shoes, the life of someone in need can be truly touched… all because a child got involved.”
For more information on how to get involved, visit www.giveshoes.org.
About Soles4Souls®
Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. We distribute these shoes, free of charge, to people in need around the world. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 8 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently distributing one pair every 9 seconds). The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including Haiti, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.
About Lemons to Aid
Based in Dallas, Texas, Lemons to Aid is on a mission to use the simple, but memorable experience of hosting lemonade stands to instill the mindset of service and charitable giving in children at a young age. Lemons to Aid provides the tools for families around the world to host lemonade stands and other creative programs, such as read-a-thons, bake sales, etc. to raise money for disaster relief and other basic need causes. Since January 2010, almost twenty thousand dollars have been raised for charities across America. LTA (Lemons to Aid) Foundation, a Texas non-profit corporation, is a fund of The Dallas Foundation. Donations to Lemons to Aid can be made through The Dallas Foundation. The Dallas Foundation is a public charity under Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Contact:
Elizabeth Kirk, 615-391-5723, elizabethk@giveshoes.org
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