Mission
Soles4Souls has a simple concept.
They get shoes and give them away.
In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami that hit Southeast Asia, Wayne Elsey, the Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls™ Inc., felt compelled to do something. Like many of us, he did not know what to do.
He was at home one night, watching TV and he saw a picture of a single shoe washing up on the beach. That triggered a few calls to some other executives in the footwear industry and the subsequent donation of a quarter of a million shoes to victims in the devastated countries.
A year later when Katrina hit, Wayne called the same group of friends, and they sent over a million pairs of shoes down to the gulf coast communities affected by the hurricane. In all honesty, he admits that he did not expect such an immediate and successful turnout. This left him wondering, why not start a non-profit and do this all the time? One year later, Soles4Souls was formally created.
50,000 pairs in 50 days
Prodigal Magazine is teaming up with 50000shoes.com, Anne Jackson, and many other bloggers to promote this inituative to give 50,000 pairs of shoes in 50 days. Over 2500 pairs have already been donated, play your part! Donate Here
For every $5.00 U.S. donated you provide two pairs of shoes to the needy and, in turn, by doing so will be entered into a raffle for a chance to fly you and a friend to Mexico with the organization to hand deliver the shoes to the children yourself.
Get involved, leave a message and forward this message on to help raise funds.
November 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Thanks for posting this, bro.