The Canadian Diabetes Association is asking Canadians to take the #3lbChallenge. It’s easy as 1-2-3! Fill a small grocery bag with three pounds of your gently used clothes, find the nearest red Clothesline drop box using the link below or the mobile app for iOS (Android version will be available soon) and drop off your clothes. Using…
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Soleful Caring is now collecting sock donations to go with the footwear being donated at Value Village locations in Halifax and Dartmouth. V.V. also offers 25% off socks if they are to be donated to the cause! Yes!!
With only 2 weekends left in this Soleful Caring campaign, please drop by one of the Value Villages in your area of Halifax / Dartmouth or Fredericton this weekend and donate “gently worn” boots, shoes, and socks while all is in place in order to get proper footwear to those desperately in need…
The Shoes for the Homeless Campaigns in Halifax and Dartmouth have ended in a resounding success. Our goal was 1500 pairs of shoes and we have collect nearly 2000! We`ve ended the campaign as of yesterday folks, as we have more than enough footwear for now and the logistics of collecting, storing and distributing the…
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This is the team that made the Soleful Caring, Shoes For The Homeless, campaign in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia such a great success. (L to R) Melissa Phillips, Acting Director at Shelter N.S., Lori Ogden, Donation Manager,Value Village Halifax, Dr. Stan van Duyse, Reg Chitty V.V. manager, myself looking awesome, a volunteer whose name…
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Today 161 pairs of shoes were donated by the production company of the Canadian television show Haven. I wanna personally thank Ginny Duzak and my longtime friend, bassist Bruce Dixon for making these particular gifts happen. Awesome! Last week FB friend Larry Ward donated 45 pairs! Folks if you live in the Halifax / Dartmouth…
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The inspiration for Soleful Caring, Shoes For The Homeless, came from a discussion I had with my good friend Dr. Stan van Duyse, a medical physician in Montreal. He explained to me the need for proper footwear for the homeless and his desire to help in finding a way to collect and distribute boots and…
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A member of Canadian rock royalty with ties to Nova Scotia is hoping his new Canada-wide charity will bring some sole to the homeless with new and gently-used shoes. Myles Goodwyn, the lead singer of the band April Wine, started the Soleful Caring campaign over the holidays in conjunction with Shelter Nova Scotia and Value Village. On…
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This is awesome news for Soleful Caring and for the homeless in the Fredericton, N.B. area. Thank you Mike Dooley manager of this location of VALUE VILLAGE at 371 Bishop Drive. And a special thanks to our dear friend Lori Ogden for making this happen.
Dr. Stan van Duyse and myself standing next to the first load of boots and shoes to arrive at Shelter Nova Scotia (for distribution) from Value Village. Volunteers from the Canadian Diabetes Association transported the boxes. Thanks all!
BTW I`m 5`8 and Stan`s 6`5….just saying.
While at Value Village in Halifax earlier this year, we saw a fella buying a very nice model of the famous Maritime racing schooner, the Bluenose. That reminded me of back on July, 22nd, 1977 when April Wine chartered the Bluenose (actually the Bluenose 2) and we cruised around for several hours that day. I invited…
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I wanna personally thank photographer Mike McCarthy for volunteering his time and expertise in documenting Stan and myself on our visit to Halifax on Jan.14th on behalf of Soleful Caring, Shoes For The Homeless. Without volunteers like Mike, this campaign would not be possible. Mike took this picture during an interview at Halifax radio station,…
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How You Can Help Helping someone less fortunate than yourself is a selfless act that can have a tremendous impact on the life of another human being.We think one of the basics is footwear. Especially in the winter but all year Shoes is the first step to everything else. We are arranging for drop offs…
Find Out MoreThis is the team that made the Soleful Caring, Shoes For The Homeless, campaign in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia such a great success. (L to R) Melissa Phillips, Acting Director at Shelter N.S., Lori Ogden, Donation Manager,Value Village Halifax, Dr. Stan van Duyse, Reg Chitty V.V. manager, myself looking awesome, a volunteer whose name…
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