Soles4Souls®, The Shoe Charity, Offers Public Opportunities to Travel Worldwide on Distribution Trips

Shoe charity offers volunteers and supporters hands-on experiences in six locations

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May 18, 2010, 04:12 ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Soles4Souls®, the international shoe charity, announced Monday that they have opened a select number of international trips to the general public. Participation in distribution trips will offer groups and individuals the opportunity to experience first-hand the impact a pair of shoes can truly make. The shoe charity is offering six trips during the 2010 calendar year including trips to Haiti, Mexico, Los Barriles, and Honduras.

Soles4Souls' strong relations with International and American volunteers have provided many open doors for service worldwide. The international teams will be supported with ample translators and personnel during participants stays. The trips will focus on serving people in need by working on various projects and providing individual attention in fitting them with shoes- the first pair many will own.

Soles4Souls has donated more than 8 million pairs of shoes worldwide, and most recently committed more than 1.3 million pairs to the victims of the Haitian earthquake. You can learn more about the trips, locations, and costs by visiting www.soles4souls.org/get_involved/travel/index.html.

"The number one request we get from supporters is can they join us on a trip to experience first-hand what it's like to give someone their first pair of shoes," said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. "We are excited to be able to offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to our partners. There is nothing more humbling than seeing the face of someone as their life is impacted with the simple gift of shoes."

About Soles4Souls®

Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. We distribute these shoes, free of charge, to people in need around the world. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 8.5 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently distributing one pair every 9 seconds). The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including Haiti, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.

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