Give Your Sole
So a girl walks into a bar…no, this isn’t that same joke.
Actually, this girl is me and the bar is more of a sushi (phenomenal, might I add) restaurant – but you get the point.
…so at this restaurant slash bar I learn that the bartender’s day job (they all seem to have one) is actually running the East Coast ops for Give Your Sole, a non profit group committed to providing moderately used running sneakers to men, women and children. It’s a great concept right? How many old pairs do you have lying around that you never use, but can’t bring yourself to throw away. According to Give Your Sole, statistics show that only 1 in 100 shoes get recycled with the rest ending up in landfills. This bartender, along with his Cali based buddy, founded the non profit as a way to distribute shoes among local charities and organizations using post race footwear donations.
Sure, be greedy with your Christian Louboutins – hoard them all you like…but give your sneaker soul and organize a donation via their website www.giveyoursole.com
