Soles4Souls(TM) Inc. Sends 25,000 Pairs of Shoes to Flood Victims in Iowa, Illinois,...

Soles4Souls(TM) Inc. Sends 25,000 Pairs of Shoes to Flood Victims in Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana
Shoe Charity Asks for Help from Footwear Companies and Individuals to Meet
Need

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 19 /PRNewswire/ --
Soles4Souls(TM) Inc., the international charity dedicated to providing free
footwear to those in desperate need, announced that it is sending 25,000 pairs
of new shoes to victims of the recent flooding in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
The shoes are scheduled to be delivered by June 27 in several locations
throughout the three states. Soles4Souls is working with partner agency
Operation Compassion to deliver the shoes quickly to people who need them
most.
"We are asking our footwear partners across North America to help us reach
out to victims in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana," said Wayne Elsey, Founder and
CEO of Soles4Souls Inc. "Unfortunately, we can never predict when natural
disasters like this week's flooding in the midwest will occur. We need
individuals, shoe retailers, and footwear brands to dig deep into their
closets and stockrooms to help us get shoes on the feet of people to help them
rebuild their communities," he said.
Dave Lorency, President of Operation Compassion, an international relief
agency based in Cleveland, Tennessee, said that Soles4Souls was filling an
important need for victims of the floods.
"Getting a new pair of shoes will be a huge relief to a lot of these
people," he said. "Flood water ruins everything it comes into contact with,
and trying to rebuild communities without decent shoes is next to impossible,"
Lorency said.
Lorency said that people and corporations could help most by donating
shoes and cash to Soles4Souls so that his organization could continue to
deliver free shoes to people in need.
"We work in places all over the world, like Romania and Indonesia, and
when something like this happens in our own country, it's important that we
step up and help those people with the same amount of compassion," he said.
"Soles4Souls is an invaluable resource for people all over the world,
including right here in the U.S."
Those interested in giving shoes or donating cash to benefit victims in
the U.S. Midwest can join Soles4Souls and Operation Compassion by visiting
www.giveshoes.org or calling 615-391-5723.
About Soles4Souls Inc.
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 collected more than 3 million pairs (or one pair every 28
seconds) from shoe companies, retailers, and individuals. The shoes have been
distributed in more than 60 countries, including Mexico, 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.
SOURCE Soles4Souls Inc.

Chris Carmichael, +1-615-391-5723 ext 143, chrisc@soles4souls.org, or Alexis
Laken, +1-646-964-5566, alexisl@soles4souls.org, both of Soles4Souls Inc.; or
Kim Dettwiller, +1-615-321-4073, kimd@giveshoes.org, for Soles4Souls Inc.