Local Plum Assisted Living Home to Host Shoe Drive for Charity

Concordia at Ridgewood Place Assisted Living Facility located in Plum Borough will be sponsoring a shoe drive to benefit Soles4Souls.  Gently worn shoes can be dropped off at Concordia at Ridgewood Place, 1460 Renton Road, Pittsburgh, 15239 September1st – 14th. Collection hours are Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 5:00PM and Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM – 2:00PM.  A $2.00 donation per pair of shoes to offset shipping costs will be greatly appreciated.

Every 7 seconds, Soles4Souls Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need.  The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly make the non-profit organization effective are those who clean out their closets to personally drop off their ‘gently worn’ shoes at a participating location, such as Concordia at Ridgewood Place

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For a limited time, Soles4Souls and Concordia at Ridgewood Place will be collecting your gently worn footwear and/or donations to ship the shoes to a person in need, whether they are victims of a natural disaster or subject to living in extreme poverty.  It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unused shoes lying in their closets.  The charity can use each and every one of these pairs to make a tangible difference in someone’s life.

“We can use the shoes taking up space in your closet to change the world one pair at a time,” said Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls, Wayne Elsey.  “We need our partners in Plum Borough and the surrounding areas to ‘STEP UP’ and get behind our call for action.  It’s one of the most simple yet profound gifts you can make, because it will greatly improve someone’s life in the most difficult of times,” he said.

People and companies interested in donating can visit the organization’s website at www.giveshoes.org.

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