2012 Goal 100,000 Pairs of Shoes

At the Soles 4 Souls Kelowna Press release on Monday April 2 Jim Belshaw announced the goal for 2012  shoes for British Columbia, 100,000 pairs of Shoes.

In 2010 the first year of the program in Kelowna they raised 45,000 pairs of shoes, in 2011 65,000 and in 2012 they are striving for 100,000 pairs of shoes in BC.

Jim also announced the Canadian target of half a million pairs of shoes Canada wide, including Ottawa, Montreal, and Edmonton.

Jim mentioned the success of the fund raising efforts was due many of the participating sponsors such as

• McDonald's, Starbuck's, Big O Tire, and many others for having a drop off location conveniently located around BC.
• Gord Halvorsen and the drivers from Total Delivery Systems for handling the pick up of all the shoes for delivery to the provincial sorting centre. 
• Telus Volunteers at the Kelowna sorting centre.
• Al Stober for the use of the warehouse for sorting the shoes.

Attending the event from Soles 4 Souls World headquarters in Nashville Tennesee CFO Kevin Goughary, and Chief Counsel/Chief Administrative Officer Todd McKee.

Also attending the event were Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray, former Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd, and long with councillors Colin Basran, Maxine Dehart and Mohini Singh.

On Tuesday April 4th Jim, Kevin and Todd will be presenting to local Okanagan school's to raise more awareness of Souls 4 Soles.

In the words of Jim Belshaw "The Campaign only lasts 30 days ... so make sure to clean out your closets. It is amazing such a small idea can grow into 17 million pairs of shoes world wide!".

For a drop off location near you go to  http://soles4soulskelowna.blogspot.ca/p/drop-off-locations.html.

Thank you to Sue Freeman of Portrait Art Photography for the pictures.

For more information contact Jim Belshaw Roy's Shoes, Boots and Repair http://www.roysshoes.com 1627 Ellis Street Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8 250-763-5696

Mayor Walter Gray - Time for Spring Cleaning!

Mayor Walter Gray for Soles4Souls Kelowna

It’s time for a little spring cleaning!!

Kelowna has always been a caring city and as Mayor I am proclaiming April as Soles4Souls month in Kelowna.

Soles4Souls Canada offers an important service ensuring that children and adults in our community and the world are assisted by the simple donations of gently worn shoes.

We need you, our fellow citizens, to clean out your closets and help ensure that the children and adults of the world have the appropriate footwear for school and work.

With your simple donation we can improve their lives by the collection and distribution of gently worn shoes.

Our goal this year is to collect one hundred thousand pairs of shoes.

You can drop off your donations at many locations throughout the city.

Article From: http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/2012/03/soles4soul-kelowna-mayor-walter-gray-its-time-for-a-little-spring-cleaning/

Jim Belshaw Roy's Shoes, Boots and Repair http://www.roysshoes.com 1627 Ellis Street Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8 250-763-5696