Soles4Souls, started right here inMusic City, is giving away flip-flops to many kids in MNPS and today they are at my fair educational facility. They aren't fancy pink ones with hearts on them or black ones with IronMan but they are free and it's hard to find a kid who doesn't love flip-flops.
If you don't know about Soles4Souls here is a quick summary of what they do;
"Soles4Souls has a simple mission: To impact as many lives as possible with the gift of shoes.
Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear (both new and used). Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS, and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.
The idea behind gifts of shoes is nothing new to the Soles4Souls team, as they coordinated relief efforts for the Asian Tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, netting over 1 Million pairs donated for these disasters. The team originally operated as www.katrinashoes.org with several churches partnering in the collection and distribution of footwear.
Official press release from Soles4Souls:
"Soles4Souls will be delivering much needed summer shoes to Nashville area schools through April. On March 27th, we will be visiting ---------- Elementary and distributing shoes to the entire school after lunch! Summer fun!"
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