ABOUT THIS PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE
To our valued partners: This template is a starting point to create a news release from Soles4Souls announcing your initiative while encouraging people to participate.
***After completing the areas in red, email this document to Sara Shannon, , for distribution. Please add to, adapt or revise this template as necessary so that our release properly articulates your initiative and information about your drive. Please also include corresponding photos of you or your group at the donation site and/or with collected shoes if possible.
If the plan is to issue a news release separately or in lieu of Soles4Souls doing so, please use the text contained in this template to explain who Soles4Souls is and how we help fight poverty.
Of course, both Soles4Souls and your representative must jointly approve any release that references our organization, regardless of who is issuing the announcement.
Thanks again for your support!
- The Soles4Souls Communications Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
NAME, Soles4Souls Ambassador or Position within Company
PHONE, EMAIL
NAME Collecting Gently Used Shoes to Help Soles4Souls Fight Global Poverty
CITY, STATE (DATE, 2018) –One person’s unwanted shoes can help provide meaningful opportunities that many in developing nations need, which is why (type of company) NAME has launched a shoe drive to collect (place a target number here if appropriate) pairs of new or gently used shoes.
The shoes that NAME collects will be delivered to Soles4Souls–a non-profit social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing.that creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Founded in 2006, the organization has distributed more than 30 million pairs of new and used shoes in 127 countries.
“COMPANY NAME is OR I am a strong supporter of Soles4Souls’mission,”said first/last name, Soles4Souls Ambassador (or position within company). “Insert sentence about why you decided to get involved and host a shoe driveTo know that we can create meaningful impact around the globe by simply collecting and donating what is otherwise destined for the landfill is a really great feeling.”
The World Bank estimates that approximately 767900 million people, 385400 million of which are children, live on less than $1.90 per day. Millions of these children don’t have access to adequate footwear resulting in significant ramifications for their health and well-being.Meanwhile many adults don’t have access to sustainable employment.
Soles4Souls not only provides for those in need of short-term relief by distributing through providing brand new shoes and clothing donated by retailers and manufacturers, but also creates economic impact and keeps unwanted textiles out of landfills. All of NAME’s donated shoes will be distributed to the organization’s micro-enterprise programs that create jobs in Haiti, Honduras and other developing nations. The resulting revenue will help fund the free distribution of new shoes and clothing in the U.S., Canada and developing nations around the world.
“Unwanted shoes usually end up in landfills or hiding in closetsMillions of of pairs of shoes lay idle in people’s closets,”said NAME. “Give those to Soles4Souls instead, and know that you are taking a step to help disrupt the cycle of poverty around the globe.”
NAME shoe drive for Soles4Souls information:
•Between date and date, bring your new or used shoes of any kind to:
•Address
•For more information, please contact name, phone, email, etc.
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About (your organization/company)
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About Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, it has distributed more than 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries. A nonprofit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than half of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. Visit soles4souls.org for more information.