Opportunity Details

The second annual Blue Ridge Parkway Project Parkway - Campground Cleanup is on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is partnering with the National Park Service to rally Parkway lovers, volunteers, partners and staff to prepare all 8 of the Parkway's campgrounds for the May opening during a single morning of dedicated service in celebration of National Park Week. This single-day volunteer project will help complete much-needed work across the park and is ideal for people interested in learning more about the park through hands-on service.

Each location will provide tasks appropriate for a wide range of ages including students, scout troops, civic organizations, visitors, families, and retirees. Projects may be anything from leaf blowing and limb clearing to painting or basic trail work. Volunteer projects will begin at 9 a.m. and last until noon at most locations.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Project Parkway Volunteer	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Your community is collecting 25,000 pairs of shoes to help create sustainable jobs in developing nations! We need your gently worn shoes to get to our goal!

By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.

Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, we have distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. A non-profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than 70% of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. All shoes collected at the local level will go directly toward creating sustainable jobs in developing nations!

Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 4 simple steps:

1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
4. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the local drop off location. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.

Please reach out to Nicole at nicoleg@soles4souls.org to get started!

Opportunity Details

This a volunteer lead, community lead event for the town of Kernersville, NC. Earth Day is an important time for us to high light and learn about ways to better steward our community.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Welcome Tent	4	n/a	n/a
Welcome Tent 2	4	n/a	n/a
Survey Tent	4	n/a	n/a
Survey Tent 2	4	n/a	n/a
General	10	n/a	n/a
General 2	10	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Host a shoe drive! By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.

Soles4Souls creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. It’s estimated that 21 billion pounds of textile waste is dumped in landfills every year. That makes up more than 5% of all municipal waste generated every year. Since 2006, Soles4Souls has diverted 23.8 million pounds of shoes and clothes from landfills and instead created meaningful economic opportunities and helped provide new shoes for those in need around the globe. Gently-worn shoes collected help individuals start and sustain small businesses to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:

1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. Soles4Souls provides branded collection boxes for you to set out. You line these with a garbage bag and replace as it is filled.
4. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
5. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the Regional Donation Center or ship them to the nearest warehouse. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.

Opportunity Details

We are looking for individuals to create and/or drive a shoe pick up route! This opportunity includes offering to pick up shoes from businesses, who continuously collect shoes for Soles4Souls, and delivering them to the Virginia warehouse in Richmond. Some businesses need pick-ups every week while others fill up once a month. You can keep the shoes in your garage until you get a car load and then bring them to the warehouse or bring them as you pick-up.

Soles4Souls is a non-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN and a registered 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS. Our mission is to create sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Since Soles4Souls began in 2006, we’ve distributed over 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US states.

Did you know that EVERY SINGLE ONE of those pairs makes a difference in people’s lives? The used shoes you deliver will go to helping our entrepreneurs in places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Malawi create sustainable income for themselves! In fact, the sale of just 1 pair of shoes can provide 5 meals for family in Haiti.

What an impact!

Opportunity Details

Coal River Mountain Watch began as a group of volunteers, and we have always relied on volunteers and interns to help our small staff do our important work. Volunteers may plant, tend, and harvest our hemp farm, pick up trash and junk from our streams and hollows with out Tadpole Project, monitor mine sites for regulatory violations, help with community events and workshops, help with disaster assistance, share social media content, or other activities. On-site volunteers will live in our volunteer/intern apartments in the solar-powered Judy Bonds Center for Appalachian Preservation.

Opportunity Details

Richland, WA 25K Drive
1806 Terminal Drive
Richland, WA 99354

Email Megan Welsh for more information at Meganw@Soles4Souls.org
Opportunity Details

Someone in your community is trying to collect 25,000 pairs of shoes to help create sustainable jobs in developing nations! We need your gently worn shoes to get to our goal!

By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.

Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, we have distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. A non-profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than 70% of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. All shoes collected at the local level will go directly toward creating sustainable jobs in developing nations!

Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:

1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
4. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the local drop off location. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.

Please reach out to Megan at Meganw@soles4souls.org to get started!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Chloe's 25K Drive
27901 E Colbern Rd
Lake Lotawana, MO 64086

Email Megan Welsh for more information at Meganw@Soles4Souls.org
Opportunity Details

Someone in your community is trying to collect 25,000 pairs of shoes to help create sustainable jobs in developing nations! We need your gently worn shoes to get to our goal!

By hosting a shoe drive you can create community engagement, provide new opportunities for those in need AND give back to the environment. Every 20 pairs of shoes counts as 1 hour of service plus any hours spent marketing the drive and collecting/pairing shoes count as service hours as well.

Soles4Souls disrupts the cycle of poverty by creating sustainable jobs and providing relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the organization repurposes product to supply its micro-enterprise, disaster relief and direct assistance programs. Since 2006, we have distributed more than 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and generated over $250 million in economic impact. A non-profit social enterprise, Soles4Souls earns more than 70% of its income and commits 100% of donations to programs. All shoes collected at the local level will go directly toward creating sustainable jobs in developing nations!

Hosting a shoe drive can be done in 5 simple steps:

1. Choose a theme for your drive (i.e. Go Green, Thanks4Giving, Women4Women or generic “Create Your Own). Marketing materials look different depending on what you choose.
2. Register to host a shoe drive for a specific period of time and with a goal in mind: https://soles4souls.org/shoe-drive/
3. You would blast an email out to your employees, clients, customers, etc as you prefer letting them know about the drive. Flyers and links to resources will be provided for this!
4. Once the drive concludes, volunteers will count the shoes, pair them together, and bring to the local drop off location. A Soles4Souls representative will help coordinate this once a drive is registered.

Please reach out to Megan at Meganw@soles4souls.org to get started!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We will be spending the day helping the Miss Utah candidates load a trailer with 25,000 pair of shoes! The 25,000 pairs of shoes you touch can provide a full year of food, shelter and education for 35 families in countries like Haiti and Honduras. Dress casually and comfortably and get ready for a family friendly an fun work-out :) We appreciate you

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General- Flexible based on availablity	40	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We are looking for individuals to create and/or drive a shoe pick up route! This opportunity includes offering to pick up shoes from businesses, who continuously collect shoes for Soles4Souls, and delivering them to the Colorado warehouse in Wheat Ridge. Some businesses need pick-ups every week while others fill up once a month. You can keep the shoes in your garage until you get a car load and then bring them to the warehouse or bring them as you pick-up.

Soles4Souls is a non-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN and a registered 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS. Our mission is to create sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Since Soles4Souls began in 2006, we’ve distributed over 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US states.
Did you know that EVERY SINGLE ONE of those pairs makes a difference in people’s lives? The used shoes you deliver will go to helping our entrepreneurs in places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Malawi create sustainable income for themselves! In fact, the sale of just 1 pair of shoes can provide 5 meals for family in Haiti. What an impact!