St. Mary’s Episcopal Church ANNOUNCES SHOE DRIVE TO BENEFIT SOLES4SOULS™ Inc., THE SHOE CHARITY, AT 800 Rountree St., Kinston FROM September 13th- Oct

Lenoir County  residents are invited to recycle their 'gently worn' shoes for people in need

Nashville, TN – DATE – Every 7 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 St. Mary’s.

For a limited time, Soles4Souls and St. Mary’s 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,” Wayne Elsey, founder and CEO of Soles 4 Souls said.  “We need our partners in Lenoir County 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.

      Saint Mary’s is hoping you will ‘STEP UP’ to help us with this outreach project by dropping off your gently used or new shoes at our church.  The Soles 4 Souls collection box will be located in the office building at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 800 Rountree St. Kinston, NC 28501.Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.

People and companies interested in donating can visit the organization’s website at www.giveshoes.org, and follow the instructions. 

 About Soles4Souls

Nashville-based Soles4Souls™ facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Soles4Souls has distributed more than 4.3 million pairs (currently donating one pair every 13 seconds) to people in over 125 countries, including Honduras, Uganda, Romania, and the United States.  The charity has been featured recently in Runner's World and the Green Guide by National Geographic.  It has also appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and hundreds of regional outlets around North America.  Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS; donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.

For more information please contact:

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 252-523-6146 Chris Carmichael, Soles4Souls, 615-391-5723 ext 143 chrisc@giveshoes.org Kim Dettwiller, Soles4Souls, 615-321-4073 kimd@giveshoes.org

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