Events · Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 – Friday, October 31st, 2008 Z-Coil Pain Relief Footwear in San Francisco and San Jose Partners with Shoe Charity

San Francisco Bay Area residents are invited to recycle their 'gently worn' shoes for people in need, especially victims of Hurricane Ike and Gustav

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 Z-CoiL® Pain Relief Footwear™.

For a limited time, Soles4Souls and Z-CoiL® Pain Relief Footwear™ will be collecting your gently worn footwear and/or donations to ship the shoes to a person in need, whether they are victims of a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ike, 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 San Francisco Bay Area 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.

“We are ecstatic about being part of this great cause, especially now when we have natural disasters like Hurricane Ike affecting people in the United States,” says Caesar Snee, owner of the Z-CoiL® Pain Relief Footwear™ stores in San Francisco and San Jose. “The Bay area has suffered from similar disasters like the Loma Prieta Earthquake and people from all over the country came to our aid. It is now time for us to do our part for others that are suffering,” concludes Snee.

People and companies interested in donating can drop off their shoes at either Z-CoiL® Pain Relief Footwear™ locations: 637 Irving St, San Francisco or 2077 Camden Ave, San Jose.