I realize I’m a little late in posting this, but with only 19 days remaining in the 50 days of the challenge, I’m really saddened by the huge gap remaining to reach the goal of 50,000 pairs of shoes. Soles4Souls is a Nashville based charity with one goal: to make shoes available to people in the world who need shoes. It seems simple, but with the extent of poverty around the world, it’s a bigger challenge than we can imagine.
Nashville-based Soles4Souls(TM) facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Since its inception, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 3.5 million pairs (or one pair every 23 seconds) to people in 61 countries, including Honduras, Romania, Thailand, and the Sudan. The Charity has been featured on CNN Headline News, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, ABC News, 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.
So, I’m not sure how many regular readers I have here, but I figure I’ll do my part to get the word out. This is a cause I believe in. Everyone’s got $5 (or more!) – just skip that morning Starbucks for a day or two and make a real difference in someone’s life by meeting a simple need. There’s still a long way to go before the 50,000 pairs goal is met – let’s do this thing!
Many charities are experiencing similar results right now. Donations are down and all over the country and they are less frequent as well. We all need to fight through these difficult economic times and come out of this a stronger country. But despite these troubles, it would be nice if people could pull it together and them reach this goal.