{"id":25464,"date":"2018-02-14T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25464"},"modified":"2018-02-14T06:01:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T12:01:05","slug":"clarksville-lock-storage-aims-to-collect-25000-pairs-of-shoes-to-help-soles4souls-fight-global-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/02\/14\/clarksville-lock-storage-aims-to-collect-25000-pairs-of-shoes-to-help-soles4souls-fight-global-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville Lock Storage Aims to Collect 25,000 Pairs of Shoes to Help Soles4Souls Fight Global Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ClarksvilleClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Clarksville residents\u2019 unwanted shoes can help provide meaningful opportunities that many in developing nations need, which is why Clarksville Lock Storage has launched a shoe drive to collect 25,000 pairs of new or gently used shoes.<\/p>\n

The shoes that the local business collects will be delivered to Soles4Souls\u2013a non-profit social enterprise 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.<\/p>\n

\"Clarksville<\/a>

Clarksville Lock Storage launches 25,000 pair shoe drive to help non-profit Soles4Souls<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cWe are strong supporters of Soles4Souls\u2019 mission,\u201d said Clarksville Lock Storage\u2019s Denise Ruble. \u201cTo 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.”<\/p>\n

The World Bank estimates that approximately 767 million people, 385 million of which are children, live on less than $1.90 per day. Millions of these children don\u2019t have access to adequate footwear resulting in significant ramifications for their health and well-being. Meanwhile many adults don\u2019t have access to sustainable employment.<\/p>\n

Soles4Souls not only provides short-term relief by distributing brand new shoes and clothing donated by retailers and manufacturers, but also creates economic impact and keeps unwanted textiles out of landfills. All of Clarksville Lock Storage\u2019s donated shoes will be distributed to the organization\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillions of pairs of shoes lay idle in people\u2019s closets,\u201d said Ruble. \u201cGive those to Soles4Souls instead, and know that you are taking a step to help disrupt the cycle of poverty around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now through May 31st, 2018, bring your new or used shoes of any kind to: Clarksville Lock Storage, 405 Tinytown Road, Clarksville, TN 372042<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Denise Ruble, 931.431.3888, clarksvillelockstorage@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About Soles4Souls<\/h3>\n

\"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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Visit soles4souls.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville residents\u2019 unwanted shoes can help provide meaningful opportunities that many in developing nations need, which is why Clarksville Lock Storage has launched a shoe drive to collect 25,000 pairs of new or gently used shoes. The shoes that the local business collects will be delivered to Soles4Souls\u2013a non-profit social enterprise that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[31571,825,31573,31572,31574],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xGYI-6CI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25465,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25464\/revisions\/25465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}