Hey Guys here is just a quick reminder from the S4M team!
Remember when you are packing up your shoes to bring to a S4M drop off center that these shoes are going to be worn by someone else, more specifically, someone who lives in Africa. Sometimes it is better to have a small donation of shoes in good condition, rather than a large donation of shoes that will not help protect the feet of someone living in Malawi, Africa! So before bringing your donation to us please keep in mind , we are looking for running shoes and heavy sandals that are in Good condition. (and of course, soap, hats and t-shirts as well!)
As always, thank you for your support!
Julia
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Shoes 4 Malawi 2010
Hello all loved supporters of Shoes 4 Malawi. 
Again this year we will be collecting used running shoes, hats, t-shirts and ofcourse new bars of soap, at the Mississagua Marathon. We will be at the expo and the start line as in years past.
For those of you who don't know about our mission here at Shoes 4 Malawi, we collect the above mentioned items for the people of Malawi Africa! It is there we have friends who are missionaries helping give aid to those who need it most. One day when my father and mother were emailing our friends in Africa, they asked what the people of Malawi needed and the answer was shoes! When people have shoes it helps protect their feet from cuts that can easily get infected from improper hygiene or lack of medical care (thats where the soap helps out!). My family being a family of runners, started hanging on to our old pairs of running shoes. (Our old runners were in perfect condition, however the cushioning was gone due to the many miles we had run on them.) We then started asking our runner friends to do the same, to collect their old runners, and to give them to us to ship to Africa. Now it has expanded to the many runners in the GTA involved with the Mississagua Marathon and we are asking you to hang on to your old runners and every year help us help the people of Malawi Africa and donate your runners (and hats, t-shirts and soap).
If you have any questions about the marathon or the expo head to www.mississaguamarathon.com. If you have any questions about Shoes4Malawi look through the posts below or you can always email shoes.4malawi@hotmail.com. You can also check out the website of our missionary friends (The Morrison family) in Africa at http://www.morrisonafrica.com/!
Good luck with your training and we will see you at the expo/start line!
Julia
Again this year we will be collecting used running shoes, hats, t-shirts and ofcourse new bars of soap, at the Mississagua Marathon. We will be at the expo and the start line as in years past.
For those of you who don't know about our mission here at Shoes 4 Malawi, we collect the above mentioned items for the people of Malawi Africa! It is there we have friends who are missionaries helping give aid to those who need it most. One day when my father and mother were emailing our friends in Africa, they asked what the people of Malawi needed and the answer was shoes! When people have shoes it helps protect their feet from cuts that can easily get infected from improper hygiene or lack of medical care (thats where the soap helps out!). My family being a family of runners, started hanging on to our old pairs of running shoes. (Our old runners were in perfect condition, however the cushioning was gone due to the many miles we had run on them.) We then started asking our runner friends to do the same, to collect their old runners, and to give them to us to ship to Africa. Now it has expanded to the many runners in the GTA involved with the Mississagua Marathon and we are asking you to hang on to your old runners and every year help us help the people of Malawi Africa and donate your runners (and hats, t-shirts and soap).
If you have any questions about the marathon or the expo head to www.mississaguamarathon.com. If you have any questions about Shoes4Malawi look through the posts below or you can always email shoes.4malawi@hotmail.com. You can also check out the website of our missionary friends (The Morrison family) in Africa at http://www.morrisonafrica.com/!
Good luck with your training and we will see you at the expo/start line!
Julia
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