Would You Help Organize...a shoe collection to help the poor?

A pair of good used shoes allows a poor child to attend school and allows an adult to get a job. A pair of shoes also promotes better health through a reduction in soil borne parasites as well as infections from cuts. Your donation of good used shoes will make a BIG difference in the lives of the poor in Honduras, the second poorest country in the western hemisphere.

Here are the basic details.

1. All types of good shoes are needed......dress, casual, athletic, children, adults, heels, sandals, etc.  About the only styles not needed are house slippers. The main limit is size. We do not need really large sizes. For men, size 11 is the largest we can use and size 9 for women.
   
2. Shoes can be dropped off anytime 24/7 without notice on the front porch at 635 S. 25th St. Arlington, Va. 22202. 
3. No special packaging or sorting is needed.....plastic trash bags are fine. Just be sure that only pairs are sent and that pairs go together in the same bag.  Tying laces together is helpful but not necessary as long as pairs are together.
4. We collect shoes 12 months a year.....so whenever is good for you is good for us.
5. If later you are looking for a follow-up project, in addition to shoes, we also need donations of good used sheets, towels, children/teen clothing as well as small and medium adult summer clothing. Toiletries are also needed.
6. Groups outside of the metro Washington DC area normally send their boxes of shoes via US Mail.  Postage is surprisingly affordable. Just fill the boxes very full so as to optimize space. Small children's shoes can go inside adult shoes for further space savings.

If your church, club, office, organization or scout troop would sponsor a shoe collection, that would be most helpful. For more information, please contact us at artforhumanityorg@yahoo.com or 703-684-4635. Thank you!