NASHVILLE, February 10, 2010 (NEWSWIRE) – Every 9 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.
For a limited time, Soles4Souls and Green Dream Recycling 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 the recycling industry 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.
Green Dream Recycling will host a month long shoe drive that will allow our clients an opportunity to recycle their gently worn shoes, we will donate them to Soles for Souls to distribute them to people that are in need. Green Dream owner Torey Mitchell says, “When we considered the dual possibility of helping thousands of people in desperate need, and also diverting a countless numbers of shoes from our landfills, we got really excited. That’s when we decided to partner would Sole for Souls to see what we could do to help”.
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 7 million pairs (currently donating one pair every 9 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.
About Green Dream Recycling
Green Dream Recycling is a Green Solutions company offering cost effective recycling to commercial properties in Dallas, Texas. We provide recycling services for small businesses, office building, campuses, apartment and condominium communities, special events, and nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to work closely with each and every client to create a solution that makes going “GREEN as easy as 1-2-3.”
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CONTACTS:
Torey Mitchell, Green Dream Recycling, 469-258-9983, info@greendreamrecycling.com
Elizabeth Kirk, Soles4Souls, 615-717-8735, elizabethk@giveshoes.org
Kim Dettwiller, Soles4Souls, 615-330-5656, kimd@giveshoes.org