Donate Your Old Shoes to Bring a Smile to Someone’s Face this Year – A new, fresh idea for Holiday Giving!
Get in the true holiday spirit by donating your shoes to those in need this Christmas. It’s that time of year again when we are reminded of what the holidays are supposed to be about. We all know that times are tough, and we may even see them get tougher. Not just here, but around the globe, the impact of our economic troubles are going to be felt hard by everyone, especially in developing countries. Those in need are going to need even more.
So, in addition to your usual charitable contributions this year, you may want to consider digging through your shoe rack to see if you have any shoes that you can donate this year to help someone else out. You may think they are old and useless, but it is guaranteed that someone around the world will appreciate them very much.
Here are some shoe donating companies and non profits that I found. (You can always check with the Better Business Bureau to make sure your charity is legit, but, since you are donating shoes, obviously it’s not as much of a concern as sending off a check to someone.)
A match donation: One for One
http://www.tomsshoes.com/ourcause.aspx I like this one because if you buy a new pair of shoes from them, they will, in turn, donate a new pair to Argentina or South Africa.
Donate your usable shoes to them and they will send them oversees to someone in need:
http://donateyouroldshoes.org/
http://www.shoebank.org/ - an almost 20 year old operation, but drop-off locations limited to the Texas Area
Find the nearest Goodwill or Salvation Army, they are all experiencing a drop in donations due to the economy.
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