Events · Monday, December 1st, 2008 – Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Just Comfort Shoes Announces Shoes Drive to Benefit Soles4Souls™ Inc.

BALTIMORE residents are invited to recycle their 'gently worn' shoes for people in need

Every 23 seconds, Soles4Souls Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need. The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly make the non-profit organization effective are those who clean out their closets to personally drop off their ‘gently worn’ shoes at a participating location, such as Just Comfort Shoes.

For a limited time, Soles4Souls and Just Comfort Shoes will be collecting your gently worn footwear and/or donations to ship the shoes to people in need, whether they are victims of a natural disaster or subject to living in extreme poverty. It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unused shoes lying in their closets. The charity can use each and every one of these pairs to make a tangible difference in someone's life.

“We can use the shoes taking up space in your closet to change the world one pair at a time,” Elsey said. “We need our partners in Baltimore to 'STEP UP' and get behind our call for action. It’s one of the most simple yet profound gifts you can make, because it will greatly improve someone’s life in the most difficult of times,” he said.

Just Comfort Shoes is located at The Avenue at White Marsh, 8145-B Honeygo Blvd and is offering a 10% discount on a new pair of shoes for anyone dropping off their gently worn shoes.

Just Comfort Shoes carries name brand comfort shoes such as Birkenstock, Dansko, Mephisto, Keen and others.