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History of Soles4Souls

• Asian Tsunami• Hurricane Katrina• Formed 501(c)(3) in 2005

Fast Forward to Today• Distributed over 8 million pairs in the past 5 years

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Facts

• 300 million children in the world without shoes• 1.52 billion shoes lay idle in American’s closets• A pair of shoes is distributed every 9 seconds• Distributions in over 125 countries around the world

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What You Can Do!Share a Pair

• $1 = 1 Pair of Shoes• Therefore, $5 provides 5 pairs of shoes

• We will supply the $5, $10, $25 mobiles• Pick a country to support and we will send photos back!

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Be Creative

• Montage of $1 mobiles on fellowship wall• Hang as ornament on a Christmas tree• Involve your youth group• Promote in your newsletter and on your website• Draw pictures for every pair that you have sponsored

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Where Your Shoes Go

• Back in the United States• Around the world

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Getting Started

• Visit www.giveshoes.org to learn more• Contact David Graben at: davidg@giveshoes.org

• Sign up and get next steps

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Next Steps

- Select dates for program (2 – 4 weeks long)- Marketing materials arrive week prior to start- Collect funds/pledge cards- Send to Soles4Souls

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