Worldly Soles
Your shoes were made for sharing! Whether they are runners, sandals, heels or flats, your spare shoes can change someone's world.
We need your help to collect 50,000 pairs of shoes! All shoes will be donated to children and adults in need in Third World countries, including Haiti, Africa and the Himalayas.
You can drop off your unwanted new or pre-loved shoes to all libraries and Neighbourhood Service Centres in the City of Sydney council area until January 2011.
All shoes are accepted as long as there is some life left in them. Just make sure the soles are in good, wearable condition.
Your shoe donation will make a significant difference to some of the 300 million children and adults in need, who suffer daily from foot injuries and social disadvantage as a result of having never owned a pair of shoes. Donating one pair of shoes is worth about three months of savings to someone in need. It also helps the environment by preventing shoes from ending up in landfill.
The City of Sydney is supporting Worldly Soles, a charity project initiated by Student Associations from TAFE NSW. Since the beginning of the year, Worldly Soles has worked with more than 50 colleges across NSW to collect shoes from the community. North Sydney TAFE Student Association has partnered with Soles4Souls to organise free shipping of the donated shoes
Info:
City of Sydney
456 Kent Street
Sydney 2000
T: 9265 9333
E: council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au