FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
soundRunner ANNOUNCES SHOE DRIVE TO BENEFIT
SOLES4SOULS™ Inc., THE SHOE CHARITY, AT 1088 Main Street in Branford and 762 Boston Post Road in Madison , on Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6.
ALL residents are invited to recycle their ‘gently worn’ shoes for people in need and receive $10 off a pair of shoes to be purchased that day (not to be combined with other discounts).
Nashville, TN – August 14, 2009 – Every 13 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 soundRunner.
Soles4Souls and soundRunner 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,” Elsey said. “We need our partners in soundRunner 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.
soundRunner has been participating in this “needed” for several years and has sent hundreds of gently worn shoes to be distributed among individuals in need.
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 gently worn shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Soles4Souls has distributed more than 5 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, BCC 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.
CONTACTS:
Local contact, Julie Francis, soundRunner, 203-483-8222
Kim Dettwiller, Soles4Souls, 615-330-5656, kimd@giveshoes.org
Chris Carmichael, 503-319-1726, chrisc@giveshoes.org
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