Meet Caitlyn, a 4th grade student with a big heart. When she heard about the devastating earthquake in Haiti, she wanted to do something to help. Since organizations like Red Cross were collecting monetary donations, Caitlyn began her search for other ways to help. She typed in a Google search and found soles4souls- they were collecting shoes for Haiti, giving Caitlyn the idea to host her own shoe drive.
“First I wrote down a list of everyone in my neighborhood and asked my friends and family if they would have something to give. The last weekend in January is when I started collecting shoes… Neighbors began dropping off their shoes off at my house, and I also offered to pick shoes up at my neighbors….
…..After I collected the shoes, I would tie them together and put them in boxes. I talked to my principal about hosting a shoe drive, and he made it a 4th grade project for the school! A lot of my teachers brought shoes in too, and my little brother and sister’s teachers brought shoes in. My school collected shoes just for 10 days-February 1-10th. Everyday after school since I started, I picked up shoes. My goal was 500 pairs of shoes, but I didn’t think I would collect more pairs than my goal!”
Caitlyn and her mom delivered all 550 pairs of shoes to Foot Solutions, and they have been shipped off to Soles4Souls to be distributed in Haiti. Thank you Caitlyn for your amazing efforts-its very touching to see you devote your time to truly help make a difference!
As you know, many of our Foot Solutions retail locations have become official ‘drop off sites’ for Soles4Souls- over 100 of our stores have signed up and the number keeps growing! Our experience with Soles4Souls has been….well, simply amazing. Every time we call with questions (and we call often), we’re greeted with an enthusiastic voice excited to help. To say thanks, we put together a short video of our journey with Soles4Souls- hope you enjoy it and find a few pairs of shoes in your own closet that you can give to someone who needs them.
