Soles4Souls began to be a part of my story in 2011. More than 27,000 pairs of shoes have been donated since the first shoe collection week! This year's shoe drive is March 27 through April 3 in our community.
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I traveled with Seeds of Dignity, on my first vision trip, to the Philippines in June 2015. Along the roadside, I met this woman selling shoes through Soles4Souls' micro-enterprise program. By selling only four pairs of shoes each day, she is lifted out of poverty to middle class.
Please clean out your closets and donate your shoes!
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