Tag: shoe drive

Zachary Miller’s mission to collect 50,000 pairs of shoes for Soles4Souls 

What started as searching for a social action project for his Bar Mitzvah quickly turned into a passion project for 12-year-old Zachary Miller. In 2019, Zachary Miller came to know the impact of a pair of shoes when he came across a Soles4Souls video of people in other parts of the world going along with […]

Ada Dolan Collects 25,000 Pairs of Shoes for Soles4Souls

In 2020, Ada Dolan, Creator of Grüvy Shoes, was inspired to start a 25,000 shoe drive for Soles4Souls after having a huge turn out at a community shoe drive. Now, a couple of years later, Ada has hit her goal! Reaching a huge goal like this is no small feat. Ada recalls the most rewarding […]

Blue Spruce Kiwanis Club Collects Over 30,000 Pairs of Shoes

For three consecutive years, the Blue Spruce Kiwanis Club of Evergreen, Colorado has completed a Ten2Give drive, in total collecting over 30,000 pairs of shoes for Soles4Souls. The on-going shoe drive has been a major effort for the Evergreen Mountain community, involving the elementary schools, Key Club students in high school, thrift stores, banks, and […]

Improving Lives One Shoe at a Time

Vincent Vu, the creator of Kinis, remembers when he left home and traveled on a fishing boat with a “wave of immigrants” attempting to escape Vietnam. He was seven years old at the time. His family and several hundred others, crammed into the bottom deck of the fishing boat in hopes of a better life. […]

Miss Utah Contestants Collect 50,000 Pairs of Shoes

For three years, Soles4Souls and the Miss Utah Scholarship Organization (MUSO) have partnered, encouraging every contestant to collect 1,000 pairs of shoes. The contestant who collects the most each year also wins an opportunity to travel on one of Soles4Souls’ Global Experiences and engage in the work first-hand. Since 2018, MUSO has collected over 250,000 […]

Virginia Kiwanis Division Collects Almost 3,000 Shoes

When George Smith, Lt. Governor of Kiwanis Division 11 in Virginia, was searching for an idea for his clubs’ annual service project, he wanted to find something that would truly challenge members and build camaraderie. After hearing Stephanie Hathaway, our Director of Operations in Virginia, speak at another club, George knew Soles4Souls would be the […]

Virginia Tech Graduate School Collects Over 1100 Pairs of Shoes

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, the Graduate School’s Office for Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion (ORDI) at Virginia Tech set out to do their first shoe drive for Soles4Souls last month. Shania Clinedinst, ORDI support programs specialist, said doing the drive really embodied Martin Luther King Jr.’s message: We cannot walk alone. “The response has […]

Eagle Scout collects over 2,000 Shoes

Last month, Life Scout Michael Mass of Kings Park, New York, completed his Eagle Project, collecting 2,031 pairs of shoes and $850 to fund his project for Soles4Souls. A few drive-up shoe drives, school collections, and car wash fundraisers later, and he’s completed his goal. Dedication and working hard aren’t new for Michael though, as he’s used […]

Texas Ten2Give Drive Garners Community Support

A couple years ago, brothers Will and Matt Blount, along with their friend Mateo Bryce, came across a Soles4Souls donation box at their local DSW store. After reading more into the organization, the three teens were shocked to learn that more than 300 million people don’t own a good pair of shoes. When they saw […]

Society of Threads Donates 300 Masks to Nashville Rescue Mission

This year, our team at Soles4Souls has continued to be amazed by the way our partner brands have stepped up to provide for people in need. In August, Society of Threads partnered with Soles4Souls by donating 20,000 masks to distribute. Since then, multiple organizations supporting families experiencing homelessness have been the recipients of their generous […]