NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Jessica Alba, Kristin Chenoweth, Parker Posey, Susan Lucci, Jeff Probst, Melissa Rivers and more have all lent their names in support of the Spring Cleaning/Million Pair March. Soles4Souls(TM) Inc., the international charity that provides shoes and aid for the hurting worldwide, announced today that it is sponsoring the Spring Cleaning /Million Pair March to raise 1 million pairs of shoes and $1 million in funds to benefit the displaced people of the Sudan.
Soles4Souls is asking people to each donate one pair of new or 'gently worn' shoes and/or money for shipping the shoes to this poverty and war-stricken area of the world. The first drop is scheduled for mid-March in the refugee camps of Southern Sudan, with more to follow throughout the year. Each celebrity on this list has personally donated a pair of shoes that will be placed on the feet of a person from the Sudan by Soles4Souls relief workers. "Bringing sandals to remote villages will change the quality of an impoverished person's life overnight," said Wayne Elsey, Founder of Soles4Souls. "Wearing shoes can stop hookworm infections, as well as cuts and puncture wounds from sharp objects that can result in permanent injury. It helps to end the cycle of pain."
Other celebrities who have lent their name and stepped out to support this cause by donating shoes to the refugees include: Diane Neal, Devon Aoki, Tamara Tunie, Stacey Bendet, Ashleigh Banfield, Elizabeth Berkeley, Julianne Nicholson, Viola Davis, Moby, Lauren Conrad, Gina Gershon and more...
You can participate by: -- Looking in your closet and donating 1 pair of new or gently worn shoes and mailing them to a convenient drop box located in many areas of the country; -- Donating $1 towards the shipment these shoes to the Sudan ($1 will pay for one pair of shoes to be delivered to Africa). All donations are eligible for full tax credit and donations can be made through credit card or by check.
About Soles4Souls: Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides free footwear to people in desperate need including victims of disasters, people living in abject poverty and people in need of a fresh start. The organization got its start when friends came together after the Asian Tsunami to organize a nationwide "call to arms." It resulted in approximately 300,000 pairs of shoes collected for those in need. During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Soles4Souls collected 750,000 pairs of shoes for those afflicted. Since the organization's inception, Soles4Souls has provided more than two million pairs of shoes to people in need in third world countries and in the United States. For more information, visit GiveShoes.org or call our toll-free hotline at (866) 521-7463.
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