Wikiboot of Montreal Canada donates 2000 pairs of shoes & boots to Soles4Souls

This past August I received a call from Allen Shulman of  Wikiboot to ask if I would be interested in a donation to Soles4Souls Canada of approximately 2000 pairs of boots and shoes. I called back immediately and expressed my interest in such a donation.

When a call like this is received; with this size of donation it takes a lot of co-ordination to execute the donation.

In the ensuing weeks we were able to:

1. Get the appropriate truck to pick-up the 15 pallets in Dorval and then deliver
2. Secure the storage space for the shoes
3. Get Volunteer help for the coordination.

So I want to take this opportunity to thank:

1. Soles4Souls Volunteer Renee H. Blanchette for all of  her co-ordination to get the shoes and boots picked-up
2.  Janik Fauteux of “ENTOURAGE, services de relocalisation” who helped Coordinate
3. CA Déménagement who provided the driver and truck to be able to accept the donation.
4. Jean-Claude Sentinel Storage of Montreal for the storage pace to hold the donation
5. Allen Shulman of  Wikiboots and their team for having the foresight to make such a charitable donation

From  at Soles4Souls Canada we want to thank you all for your time and effort.

It means so much to us.

Donald,

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

It matters what you choose to do today—not tomorrow or sometime in the future. People are hurting, and you have the ability to do something about it. 

What will you do today to leave a lasting impact?  

Our 10 year goal at Soles4Souls Canada is to collect 10 million pairs of gently worn shoes from every province in Canada.

WHAT'S IN YOUR CLOSET

(version francais bientot)

Soles 4 Souls Montreal is very pleased to report:

With the generous help of all the sponsors, donors, drop off locations and volunteers in the Montreal-West Island area, over 8000 pairs of footwear were collected during the April 2012 month long Shoe Drive for children and adults locally and internationally.

Thank you to S4S Montreal 2012 Sponsors:

Sentinel Storage (West Island branch)

Avery Montreal
Rideau Memorial Gardens,

Kwik Kopy

Professional Organizers In Canada (Montreal chapter)

Lincoln-Mitchell

Cartonnerie Montreal,
Bureau en Gros (Sherbrooke St.W. branch)

Thank you to S4S Montreal 2012 Volunteers - especially to John Jacques - Telus Montreal Ambassador who volunteered alot of time to transport collected footwear and to Christiane Veillette from Charles River who helped alot with translation.

Thank you to about 40 drop off locations - schools, stores, companies - who set up Soles 4 Souls collection boxes for the month of April 2012.

Thank you to all the Montrealers-West Islanders who cleaned out their closets, basements and donated thousands of running shoes, boots, sandals, dress shoes and to BBG Orthopedics and Totidem who donated new shoes.

Thank you to Soles 4 Souls Eastern Canada Director Don Robichaud for his on-going help and to Soles 4 Souls Montreal 2012 spokespersons Cary Lawrence and Orla Johannes for their help.

About 3000 pairs of the shoes collected have been distributed to the following organizations around Montreal and the West Island:

Sun Youth (assistance and services for families in need),

YMCA Tupper (residence, services for northern native people needing medical care in Montreal and for refugees),

Nazareth House (residence, services for men in need),

Chez Doris (day centre, services for women in need),

Dans la Rue (assistance, services for street kids and at risk youth),

Old Brewery Mission - Pavillon Patricia Mackenzie (residence, services for women in need)

Centre dAction Benevole lActuel Vaudreuil (assistance, services to families in need)

Cartier Emilie (assistance, services to families)

About 5000 pairs of shoes were transported to the Soles 4 Souls Ottawa warehouse on their way to Soles 4 Souls USA for international distribution to adults and children in need.

The following drop off locations have kindly agreed to accept footwear donations year round:

Foot Solutions 368 Victoria Ave. Westmount

Running Room Pte Claire

Caisse Desjardins (12 branches)

Soles 4 Souls Montreal looks forward to another successful Shoe Drive next spring 2013.

Again thank you to everyone who helped to bring needed footwear to thousands of adults and children locally and internationally.

Soles 4 Souls Montreal Volunteer Coordinators 2012
Dorothy Spevack, Pat Auchinlek, Renee Blanchette
(Members of Professional Organizers In Canada - Montreal Chapter)
s4smontreal@gmail.com

Totidem Canada donates 250 pairs of shoes to Souls4Souls Montreal

Totidem Canada Inc., Sales Manager and Co-Owner at Totidem Seta Cornoyan is proud to announce their support of Soles4Souls Montreal. Totidem Canada Inc will donate 168 pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls Montreal and will also become an official drop-off location for Soles4Souls Canada’s Million Shoe Mission.

Totidem is a pioneer in the kid's retail shoe industry with our never before seen mono branded shoe store concept. Their stores carry over 250 new Totidem models each season.

Totidem shoes are manufactured with 100% Italian leather, inside and out, and are equipped with an orthopedic insole. With their European inspired designs, they carry by far the hippest and most original styles on the market today. You should also take comfort in knowing that all Totidem staff members have extensive knowledge on all aspects of the shoe and the children's feet.

These specialists will determine whether your child needs a narrow or wide design shoe, a high or low instep. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable; they will take great care of your little ones. They will assess their feet and help the parents select the right shoe for the right foot.

A fun shopping experience awaits you at Totidem! Each store is designed with both kids and parents in mind, with its glass-floored and lit up stage – it truly makes kids feel like they are little stars. The Totidem Philosophy:

Your children are royalty!

 Totidem, le spécialiste des chaussures pour enfants un concept de boutiques offrant sa propre marque exclusive de chaussures pour enfants, un véritable pionnier dans son domaine. Plus de 250 modèles sont disponibles chaque saison sur leurs tablettes.

Leurs produits sont fabriqués à partir de cuir italien à 100%, tant à l'extérieur qu'à l'intérieur, et sont munis de semelles orthopédiques. Et leur design d'inspiration européenne leur donne un look des plus branchés! Comme Totidem se consacre à la chaussure pour enfants, vous êtes assurés de la grande expertise du personnel en magasin, qui saura déterminer si votre enfant a besoin d'une chaussure avec un moule large ou étroit, à haute ou basse cambrure.

Attentionnés, les conseillers savent prendre soin des tout-petits en évaluant leurs besoins et en aidant les parents à trouver le modèle parfait pour leur type de pied.

Pour ce qui est de l'expérience de magasinage, chaque boutique a été conçue avec le confort des enfants et des parents en tête, grâce à un éclairage adapté et une estrade au plancher vitré qui saura réjouir les tout-petits... au grand bonheur de papa et maman!

La philosophie Totidem : vos enfants sont nos royautes!

Drop off locations:

 PLACE MONTREAL TRUST 1500, McGill College Ave Montreal QC H3A 3J5 514 849-4874

 CENTRE ROCKLAND 2305, Rockland Road Montreal QC H3P 3E9 514 737-4874 

http://www.totidem.ca/

CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS Soles4Souls Montreal

AVRIL 2012

ON CHANGE LE MONDE UNE PAIRE A LA FOIS

SOLES 4 SOULS MONTRÉAL

COLLECTE DE SOULIERS 2012

Charités locales qui bénéficieront de vos dons :

Dans La Rue,

Old Brewery Mission - Pavillon Patricia Mackenzie pour femme,

Centre d’action Bénévole l’Actuel

Pour plus de renseignements:

For more information:

s4smontreal@gmail.com

http://soles4soulsmontreal.blogspot.com/

514-487-9675

APRIL 2012

CHANGING THE WORLD ONE PAIR AT A TIME

SOLES 4 SOULS MONTREAL

SHOE DRIVE 2012

Some of the 2012 Montreal footwear collected will be donated locally to:

Dans La Rue, Old Brewery Mission - Patricia Mackenzie Womens’ Pavilion

LAUNCH - LANCEMENT

Foot Solutions

368 ave. Victoria  Westmount

Saturday - samedi March 31 mars

10 am - 5 pm

 DES SITES DE COLLECTE / SOME DROP OFF LOCATIONS:

Foot Solutions - 368 Victoria Ave. Westmount H3Z 2N4

Sentinel Self-Storage 18970 TransCanada Hwy. Baie-d'Urfe H9X 3R1 

8 Running Room stores: 

 4873 Sherbrooke St. W. Westmount H3Z 1G9,

 950 boul. St. Jean Pte. Claire H9R 5N8,

7240 boul. de Quartier Brossard J4Y 0B5,

800 boul. le Corbusier Laval H7N 0A8,

5044 Ave.du Parc H2V 4G1,

1 Place Ville Marie H3B 3Y1,

1055 Marche Centrale H4N 1J8,

2695 rue d'Annemasse Boisbriand J7H 0A5

Greene Ave. Community Centre 1090 Greene Ave.

Dawson College

Rideau Memorial Gardens 4239 boul. des Sources DDO H9B 2A6

St. Genevieve United Church 4697 boul. St. Jean DDO H9H 2A7

Budget Rent A Car 955 boul. Montreal-Toronto Dorval H9S 1A2

  Budget Rent A Car 4715 boul. des Sources DDO H8Y 3C6

Chiropractique Action 2100-8 le Corbusier Laval H7S 2C9

Strata Shoes 4279 St. Jean DDO H9G 2R4

Telus

Charles River

Centre d'Expedition Purolator 3600-C rue F.X.Tessier Vaudreuil J7V 5V5 

Comfort Keepers-Garde Confort 186 Place Sutton #135 Beaconsfield H9W 5S3

Boutique Bummis 4302 Blvd. St-Laurent Montreal QC H2W 1Z3

YMCA Cartierville 11885 Laurentien Montreal H4J 2R5

College International Marie de France 4635 chemin Queen Mary Montreal H3W 1W3

Lu & Ju Boutique-Cafe 4425 Oxford Ave. Montreal H4A 2Y7

Our Lady of Perpetual Church 295 McLeod St. Chateuaguay J6J 5E

Intersport/Atmosphere 3218 boul. de la Gare Vaudreuil J7V 8W5

Caisse Desjardins Vaudreuil-Soulange 462 chemin de la Grande Ligne Rigaud J0p 1P0

Totidem Drop off locations:

PLACE MONTREAL TRUST - 1500, McGill College Ave Montreal QC H3A 3J5

CENTRE ROCKLAND - 2305, Rockland Road Montreal QC H3P 3E9

Coop La Maison Verte 5785 Sherbrooke St. W. NDG H4A 1X2 Sun. April 22 only - Earth Day

                                        

s4smontreal@gmail.com

514-487-9675

 Rafael is 3 and has never owned a pair of shoes, just like his 5 brothers and sisters. His mother, who lives alone with the children outside the Tegucigalpa City Dump, said she is happy her children will be able to walk to school three miles down the dirt road more safely. (Honduras has a high prevalence rate of hookworm infection, and many children like Rafael are at direct risk for infection.)

   Angel is a bright-eyed 18 month-old boy living in Reynosa, Mexico. He was still learning to walk in his new pair of boots, and his parents were delighted to learn that Soles4Souls will return each year with shoes for the kids. Soles4Souls Founder Wayne Elsey (seen here) said that “Soles4Souls is committed to all the kids who receive shoes from us, because as they grow out of the shoes we need to be there again.”

WHAT'S IN YOUR CLOSET?

Do you have shoes, boots, sandals that you no longer wear (men's, women's, children's).
Soles 4 Souls - Canada will be again helping to change the world - one pair of shoes at a time.

Pat Auchinleck, Renee Blanchette and Dorothy Spevack, three members of Professional Organizers In Canada - Montreal Chapter, are volunteer co-ordinating Soles 4 Souls Montreal.
We are organizing a month long Shoe Drive in April in conjuction with the Kelowna BC and the Ottawa ON Soles 4 Soles Canada April 2012 Shoe Drive.

About twenty percent of the footwear collected are distributed to local groups who have clients in need. The rest of the footwear is distributed to adults and children in underdeveloped countries.

If you are in Montreal or the West Island, you can help (individual, company, community or faith group, school, organization).
Soles 4 Souls - Canada Shoe Drive April 2012 needs your help - footwear, drop off locations, financial donations, time.

Soles 4 Souls has already collected and distributed 17 million pairs of shoe to impoverished children and adults domestically and internationally in 127 countries.
http://www.soles4souls.com/                                                                      

http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/ 

Soles4Souls Montreal:

s4smontreal@gmail.com

514-487-9675

S4S Montreal Volunteer Co-ordinators (POC Montreal Chapter Members)
Pat Auchinlek http://www.organizeddownpat.com/ 514-793-3778 pauchinlek@yahoo.ca
Renee Blanchette http://www.sweetcitylifestyle.com/ 514-240-6116 renee@sweetcitylifestyle.com
Dorothy Spevack http://www.home-and-office-organizing.blogspot.com/ 514-487-9675 gonaturalhealth@gmail.com

Soles4Souls Earth Day Montreal Jour de la Terre

April 22nd is Earth Day

You don't have to go out on a limb to honor Earth Day in Montreal (Jour de la Terre), celebrated worldwide on April 22 every year.

Donate your gently worn shoes to Soles4 Souls Montreal
during April.

We are also having a special collection  on Earth Day
Sunday April 22nd 2012 at:

Coop La Maison Verte
5785 Sherbrooke St. W. NDG H4A 1X2 
noon-5 pm.
For more info: 514-487-9675

Sunday April 22nd, thousands of organizations & individuals will be celebrating Earth Day.

The idea…. do something to help our environment and make our world a better place. At Soles4Souls Canada we believe that donating your gently worn shoes is the GREEN thing to do.

There are tons of discarded footwear in the landfills that when they break down the toxic glue that holds our shoes together can leak into our water supply and atmosphere.

There are two statistics that were brought to our attention that caused us to really emphasize the importance of donating shoes rather than throwing them away….

 1) In 2011, more than 300 million pairs of shoes will end up in North American landfills.

  2) Many of those shoes take more than 40 years to break down and decompose completely. 

If you combine those two facts with the reality that many of the shoes that are sitting in landfills can dispense toxins into the ground when they’re combined with non-biodegradable products like electronics, you begin to see what an impact the shoes that are thrown away have on the environment.

An even more staggering statistic is that approximately 1.4 Billion people around the world don’t own a decent pair of shoes. Meaning, the shoes that are being thrown out can actually go towards improving someone else’s life around the world. So what can you do? It’s really simple…. Take some time this weekend to clean out that closet & donate those shoes you never wear rather than throwing them out. 

We’re asking people to ‘go green’ by cleaning out their closets and delivering their gently worn shoes to drop-off locations in their area.

There are thousands of official drop-off locations throughout the country that look like the photo on the right. To find a drop off location nearest you, simply click here for Canadian Drop-off Locations

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

Soles 4 Souls Montreal makes CTV the evening news

 On Change le Monde une Paire a La Fois

The launch of the 2012 Soles 4 Souls Montreal shoe collection campaign happened March 31 2012 at Foot Solutions in Westmount.

Owner and Soles4 Soles supporter Simon Bitton invited all clients to donate gently worn shoes to the April 2012 shoe collection campaign.

In attendance and supporting the Montreal cause were Pat Auchinleck, Renee H. Blanchette , Dorothy Spevack , Bonnie Boutet, Donald and Donna Robichaud.

Montreal celebrities Cary Lawrence and Orla Johannes were in attendance lending their support and donating their shoes to the event.

For more information on drop off locations in Montreal go to:
http://www.soles4soulsmontreal.blogspot.com/
or
http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/drop-off/drop-off-locations-for-quebec/

Soles 4 Souls Montreal Shoe Charity Launch April 2012 at Foot Solutions in Westmount

On Change le Monde une Paire a La Fois

The launch of the 2012 Soles 4 Souls Montreal shoe collection campaign happened March 31 2012 at Foot Solutions in Westmount.

Owner and Soles4 Soles supporter Simon Bitton invited all clients to donate gently worn shoes to the April 2012 shoe collection campaign.

In attendance and supporting the Montreal cause were Pat Auchinleck, Renee H. Blanchette , Dorothy Spevack , Bonnie Boutet, Donald and Donna Robichaud.

Montreal celebrities Cary Lawrence and Orla Johannes were in attendance lending their support and donating their shoes to the event.

For more information on drop off locations in Montreal go to:
http://www.soles4soulsmontreal.blogspot.com/
or
http://www.soles4soulscanada.com/drop-off/drop-off-locations-for-quebec/