Soles4Souls Canada

Soles4Souls Canada – The beginning Spring 2010

don.robichaud — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:36:20 +0000

From this press conference in the spring of 2010 came the first major shoes drive in Canada started with Jim Belshaw and Donald Robichaud leading the charge in Kelowna BC.

The Press conference was held at Roy’s Shoes and included then Mayor Sharon Sheperd and local celebrity Maxine Dehart.

The first year Jim set a goal of 25,000 and raised over 40,000 pairs of shoes.

In 2011 Jim Belshaw of Roys Shoes Kelowna extended his efforts to the interior of British Columbia and raised 80,000.

Our objective is to collect 1 million pairs of shoes in the next few years in every province in Canada.

We have called this the Million Shoe Mission.

Donald J.L. Robichaud
Director Eastern Canada
Soles4Souls Canada
info@soles4soulscanada.com
613- 466-0416 or 1-888-768-9415
http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/

Local Heroes Scores with Soles4Souls!!

don.robichaud — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:17:56 +0000

Local Heroes -Service, Value, Score!!

Local Heroes has come on board as a Major Sponsor for Soles4Souls.

Local Heroes was started in 1981 by CFL Champion Mark Kosmos and has been scoring big ever since with its customers.
Besides being a fabulous place to eat and watch the game, Local Heroes is very involved in its local community. It sponsors over 250 local sports teams for amateur athletes and runs an Annual Charity Golf Tournament, as well as ‘Local Palooza’ a fun event that features celebrity music guests.

The former Rough Rider and now prominent restaurateur Mark Kosmos is ecstatic to be a part of Soles4Souls Ottawa.
Soles4Souls is just an amazing charity that allows everyone a chance to help people in our community and around the world.

We look forward to being the official drop off zone for the Soles4Souls Campaign!!

Local Heroes

http://www.localheroesrestaurant.com/

Soles4Souls Canada reaches his goal of 100,000 shoes

don.robichaud — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:22:30 +0000

Jim Belshaw of Kelowna reaches his goal of 100,000 shoes. Castanet’s Kelly Hayes reports.
Jim Belshaw Roy’s Shoes, Boots and Repair
http://www.roysshoes.com/
1627 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8
250-763-5696

Soles4Souls collects over 60,000 shoes and Shoes going to Slave Lake

don.robichaud — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:20:19 +0000

As posted on Castanet

Jim Belshaw from Roy’s Shoes

The Soles4Souls joint project of Kelowna Sunrise Rotary and Roy’s Shoes has collected 60,000 pairs of shoes and boots to send to disaster and relief agencies in the developing world.

Even more shoes are on the way from Vancouver Island.

After the disaster in Slave Lake this week, volunteers gathered 2,500 pairs of Keen shoes, both new and lightly worn, to send off to the fire victims.

Locally, representatives from volunteer organizations including the Kelowna Boys and Girls Club, United Church and Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society were at the warehouse on Tuesday to pick out 2,000 pairs of shoes for their Outreach Programs.

Monetary donations are being accepted to buy new pairs of sandals which cost $1.00 per pair. To make a donation visit http://www.kelownasunriserotary.com/ and follow the links

Jim Belshaw
Roy’s Shoes, Boots and Repair
http://www.roysshoes.com/
1627 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8
250-763-5696

Soles4Souls Canada – 40,000 Collected – It’s Not Too Late To Help!

don.robichaud — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:18:55 +0000

It’s Not Too Late To Help!

40,000 Collected todate

for

Soles4Souls Canada

The Kelowna Sunrise Rotary’s Million Shoe Mission is nearing the end of the second annual S4S shoe drive for this year. Our last official day for shoe donations is this coming Saturday May 14th 2011.

Total collected to date is in the neighborhood of 40,000 pairs of shoes.

We just received close to 3,000 pairs of near new Keen shoes and boots which finished filling the first 53 foot trailer, we are now working on second one trailer.

UBCO, Victoria, Chilliwack and other locations are coming in this week. We expect to finish with over 50,000 pairs!

It is not too late to make a difference in someone’s life by dropping off a pair of gently used shoes to any Capri Insurance, Mark’s Work Wearhouse, McDonalds, Starbucks locations or Roy’s Shoes. Official drop off locations are all @

http://soles4soulskelowna.blogspot.com/p/drop-off-locations.html

Also people can donate cash if they prefer – One dollar = One pair new shoes. Go to Roy’s Shoes or http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/

An invite is going out to the local Kelowna social agencies so they can take what ever footwear they need for their clients and is planned for the 3rd week of May.

For more information contact Jim Belshaw (250) 763-5696 or Cell (250) 870-1191

Roy’s Shoes, Boots and Repair
http://www.roysshoes.com/
1627 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A8
250-763-5696

Thing for Shoes – Ladies Night taking place at the store on May 5 from 4 to 9 pm

bryson.gilbert — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:52:50 +0000

Tracy Rippel, Mark’s Work Warehouse

Tracy Rippel, Mark’s Work Warehouse store operator, is surrounded by shoe donations already collected as part of the Soles4Souls campaign.

Participating as an official drop-off location for the charity, gently used shoes can be brought to the store through to May 14.

During the upcoming Ladies Night taking place at the store on May 5 from 4 to 9 pm., customers will received an additional 5 percent off the already store -wide 20 percent discount if a pair of shoes are brought in or a $1 to $2 donation towards the project is received.

Remember to attach pairs together with an elastic ban or tie the laces. Last year 7,000 pairs of the 40,000 pairs of shoes collected remained in the Okanagan and were distributed out to the community through agencies like Gospel Mission, Now Canada, Kelowna Women’s Shelter and the Friendship Centre.

The remaining shoes were shipped to the people most in need. For more information on Soles4Souls visit the website: wwwsoles4soulscanada.com.

In addition to this charity, if $65 is spent during the Ladies Night shopping evening, Mark’s will donate $5 to breast cancer research. Since 2002, more than one million dollars has been raised for the Breast Cancer Society of Canada.

Store is located at #102-3550 Carrington Rd. Call 250-768-1934 for more information.As posted in the Westside Weekly Sunday May1st, 2011

Jim Belshaw
Roy’s Shoes, Boots and Repair
http://www.roysshoes.com/
1627 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 2A8
250-763-5696