Meet Caitlyn, a 4th grade student with a big heart.  When she heard about the devastating earthquake in Haiti, she wanted to do something to help.   Since organizations like Red Cross were collecting monetary donations, Caitlyn began her search for other ways to help. She typed in a Google search and found soles4souls- they were collecting shoes for Haiti, giving Caitlyn the idea to host her own shoe drive.

“First I wrote down a list of everyone in my neighborhood and asked my friends and family if they would have something to give.  The last weekend in January is when I started collecting shoes… Neighbors began dropping off their shoes off at my house, and I also offered to pick shoes up at my neighbors….

…..After I collected the shoes,  I would tie them together and put them in boxes.  I talked to my principal about hosting a shoe drive, and he made it a 4th grade project for the school!   A lot of my teachers brought shoes in too, and my little brother and sister’s teachers brought shoes in.  My school collected shoes just for 10 days-February 1-10th.   Everyday after school since I started, I picked up shoes.  My goal was 500 pairs of shoes, but I didn’t think I would collect more pairs than my goal!”

Caitlyn and her mom delivered all 550 pairs of shoes to Foot Solutions, and they have been shipped off to Soles4Souls to be distributed in Haiti.  Thank you Caitlyn for your amazing efforts-its very touching to see you devote your time to truly help make a difference!

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10  pairs here, 5 pairs there… the number of donated shoes we’ve received for Haiti earthquake victims have added up quickly…very quickly.  Over 100,000 pairs of shoes have been donated since the earthquake struck in Haiti, and hundreds more are flowing through the doors each day. Enjoy these heartwarming pictures, along with a note we received at Foot Solutions Corporate from a franchisee in Georgia:

“Whew! I’m tired. We finally finished our shoe drive for Haiti.
It sort of took on a life of its own. I originally was going to ship a few boxes of shoes via FEDEX.  It quickly grew beyond my ability to pay for the shipping. It outgrew my station wagon. It outgrew my dad’s pickup truck.
It outgrew our facility! The last couple of days we kept having more and more people walking in with contractor bags full of shoes! There was no place for the customers to sit. I couldn’t get to my workbench. AND, (Oh lord help me), I had not even gone to the [local] school system to pick up their shoes yet.  They had collected approximately 40 contractor bags – around 1500 pair!

We ended up renting a 14 foot U-Haul truck, and we filled it up wall to wall about head high.  We received approximately 4,000 pairs of shoes. We had to drive them to the S4S warehouse in Alabama ourselves.”

Best Regards,
Michael and Marie Muncy
Owners, Foot Solutions Douglasville, GA

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Foot Solutions Stores Worldwide are collecting shoes on behalf of Soles4Souls for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. We’re asking that you clean out your closets and donate  lightly worn shoes to a participating Foot Solutions near you.

“We are working aggressively with Soles4Souls to help our Haitian neighbors in this terrible disaster. I have been to this country and am well aware of the level of poverty that exists and the shortage of supplies that are difficult on a normal level and this is especially hard on this struggling country.  We want to do everything we can to help.” -Foot Solutions Founder and CEO Ray Margiano

All shoes collected will be shipped to Soles4Souls warehouse in Alabama for distribution to Haiti. These needs are urgent- please spread the word in efforts to put shoes on the feet of those impacted by the earthquake.  Thank you for your endless generosity and compassion.

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