Every 13 seconds Soles4Souls 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 nonprofit organization effective are those who clean out their closets to personally drop off their “gently worn” shoes at a participating location, such as Gardiner & Co., located at 10 Van Neste Square in Ridgewood.
Soles4Souls and Gardiner & Co. will be collecting 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,” founder Wayne Elsey says. “We need our partners in Bergen 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 says.
Gardiner & Co. has been keeping Bergen County women stepping in style for nearly 20 years. "In this economic climate, it is more important than ever to give back and help women in need" says Jane O'Grady, owner of Gardiner & Co. "Because of my customers’ eager participation, I am sure Gardiner & Co.'s contributions to Soles4Soles will make an impact we will all be proud of.”
People and companies interested in donating can visit the organization’s Web site at giveshoes.org, and follow the instructions.
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