FANSHOES & Soles4Souls Team Up to Provide Relief in Japan
FANSHOES Inc. and Soles4Souls have partnered up to help support and provide relief to the victims of the Japan tsunami.
- Rochester, NY (1888PressRelease) May 03, 2011 - FANSHOES (www.myfanshoes.com) and Soles4Souls (www.giveshoes.org) are teaming up to bring rain boots to victims of the earthquake in Japan.
Starting April 29th, FANSHOES will donate one pair of rain boots to an individual in need for every pair of rain boots sold through its online and e-commerce retailer, CSN (www.csnstores.com) to help aid in the Japan relief efforts.
"FANSHOES makes great products and has consistently sought out ways to give back to the community," said Elizabeth Kirk, Director of Communications for Soles4Souls. "We are honored and grateful that they are once again partnering with us for Japan, as they did with our efforts in Haiti. Thousands of individuals will receive assistance and hope through our FANSHOES partnership."
Last summer, FANSHOES teamed up with Soles4Souls to support the Haiti earthquake relief by donating nearly 800 canvas shoes.
FANSHOES is a Rochester-based startup providing fans worldwide with comfortable and casual footwear featuring collegiately logo'd products and fashion.
"It is important that we realize that we need to help our friends and those in need in Japan," said Gabriell Ankenmafio-Adjei, CEO of FANSHOES. "Families have been devastated by the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami and our partnership with Soles4Souls and CSN will allows us to help in whatever way we can."
Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity whose goal is to collect and provide shoes to those in need. Since its founding in 2004, Soles4Souls has donated over 14 million shoes to date - which is the equivalent of donating a pair of shoes every 7 seconds since Soles4Souls has been founded.
"The shoes from FANSHOES will help individuals in Japan begin the rebuilding efforts," said Kirk. " We aren't teaching them how to rebuild, we are just helping them do that by providing them shoes ,like rubber boots, that will assist those in need get back to work or school."
In the past, Soles4Souls has provided relief for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as the most recent Japan tsunami disaster. Soles4Souls has donated and distributed shoes all over the world including countries such as Kenya, Thailand, Nepal, United States, and of course Japan.
Japan, unlike those countries helped by Soles4Souls in the past, is a fully developed nation; therefore, Soles4Souls aim is to partner with other relief organizations and shelters on the ground in Japan to provide the type and amount of shoes to help meet the needs for the areas affected.
To learn more about Soles4Souls, visit their site: www.soles4souls.org
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