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Successful ‘Soles’
The Soles4Souls used shoe-raising event was a huge success. In fact, the driving forces behind the effort were invited to the home base for the organization, Nashville. From left, Lisa Marie Rivera, Quiet Corner PeaceJam Group facilitator; Grace Berberian, PeaceJam Youth leader; and Tayler Shea, NOW executive director). Courtesy photo.
After three months of raising shoes and funds for Soles4Souls Northeast Opportunities for Wellness, Inc. (NOW) announced that members of the NOW Quiet Corner PeaceJam group were invited to Nashville to deliver thousands of pairs of used shoes to the Soles4Soules warehouse.
Aug. 2 Tayler Shea, NOW executive director; Lisa Marie Rivera, Quiet Corner PeaceJam Group facilitator; and Grace Berberian, PeaceJam Youth leader traveled to Nashville to donate the shoes that were collected by the Quiet Corner community.
Shea said, “Our small group set a goal of raising 2,500 pairs of shoes for Soles4souls and with the help of multiple local businesses, community members, and supporters, we were able to make the donation!”
The local businesses that helped this endeavor become such a success by hosting a Quiet Corner PeaceJam Soles4Souls donation box were: Chubby Dog Coffee Company, The Complex Performing Arts studio, The Broken Crust, Jewett City Savings Bank, the Putnam Public Library, Pomfret Community School, and Spa One.
Shea said “We are so proud of our PeaceJam youth leaders, local community members, and our community partners who collaborated on this project. It is always inspiring to see what a profound impact the northeastern corner of Connecticut makes on the lives of so many individuals. We are so thankful to reside in this community!”
Souls4Souls turns unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity, by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use — providing relief, creating jobs and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty across the world. Quiet Corner PeaceJam is a youth group for middle school-aged children in northeastern Connecticut. Quiet Corner PeaceJam’s goal is to inspire a new generation of leaders who will transform themselves, their local communities, and the world through acts of service, compassion, and one billion acts of kindness.
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