Soles4Souls, the Shoe Charity and Footwear News Announce ‘Great American Shoe Drive’
The shoe charity and footwear publication embark on a cross country shoe giveaway
Nashville, TN (August 5, 2010) – Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity, has long focused on giving shoes to people in need, but with announcement of The Great American Shoe Drive they are putting their operation on wheels. Beginning August 3rd in Salt Lake City, the shoe charity and FN (Footwear News), the footwear industry’s leading business news and information authority, are partnering to travel across more than 20 states with the goal of distributing thousands of pairs of shoes to disadvantaged men, women, and children.
With the help of brands like Asics, Clarks, Dearfoams, Dr. Martens, Impo, Jellypop, Micro-Pak, Minnetonka, Puma, White Mountain, and Yellow Box, the ‘shoe charity on wheels’ will make its way across the country collecting and distributing shoes along the way. Soles4Souls and Footwear News are encouraging the public to track their progress online through videos, photos, and blog posts on www.footwearnews.com/shoedrive.
“We are excited to be spending the next several months traveling the US, bringing our message of hope through the gift of shoes to neighborhoods and individuals who need it,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. “And we are asking the public to join this movement by cleaning out their closets and truly making this the ‘Great’ American Shoe Drive.”
The tour launched at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City on August 3rd and will continue through 22 cities, ending in Nashville, TN on November 17th. For more information on the shoe drive schedule, drop off locations for gently worn shoes, or a list of cities, visit www.giveshoes.org or www.footwearnews.com/shoedrive.
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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 10 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently distributing one pair every 7 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. Visit www.giveshoes.org <http://www.giveshoes.org> for more information.
About FN
FN is published weekly by the Fairchild Fashion Group. The Fairchild Fashion Group includes WWD, WWD.com, WWD Beauty Biz, FN (Footwear News), FN.com, Menswear, Fairchild Summits, and Fairchild Books, and is a unit of Condé Nast. Condé Nast is a division of Advance Publications, which operates in 25 countries.
CONTACT:
Elizabeth Kirk, Soles4Souls
615.391.5723
elizabethk@giveshoes.org
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