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Jasper County Stores Collect Shoes for Shoe Charity
Jasper County, IA-- 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 these participating locations, First Lutheran Church, YMCA, Skiff Medical Center, DMACC - Newton Campus, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, and Woodrow Wilson Elementary.
For a limited time, Soles4Souls and fellow residents of Jasper County 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,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. “We need our partners in Jasper 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.
We will have collection boxes at the following sites until Friday, March 12th:
First Lutheran Church, YMCA, Skiff Medical Center, DMACC - Newton Campus, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, and Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Please keep donated pairs of shoes together with a rubber band.
