SHOELADY.ORG

PO Box 1054

Newport News, VA 23601

 

 

OCTOBER 2023:

SHOELADY OPERATES YEAR-ROUNDIn response to feedback from school contacts after the pandemic, we reduced (but did not eliminate) our emphasis on Holiday deliveries, expanding our program to help children throughout the yearSchools now request shoes as the needs arise, and ShoeLady supplies them as soon as we can

HOLIDAY DELIVERIES ARE STILL A BIG PART OF OUR PROGRAMWe invite donors to pledge shoes or donate cash for specific Holiday needsBut please don’t stop there - 


WE ALSO NEED SHOES THROUGHOUT THE YEARDonate new athletic shoes of any size and for either gender and we will match them to requests as they come in.  Or, donate cash and we will buy shoes.  We suggest donations of $30 for each pair.  

 

 

When a child came to play on a cold rainy day, barefoot and carrying his shoes, we had to know more.  Why would a 6-year old boy prefer walking barefooted over wet pavement and through mud and wet grass, to wearing his shoes?

It turned out that he did this regularly, because his only pair of shoes were cast-off women’s shoes that were too small and hurt his feet.  His parents could not afford to buy him replacements.

We wondered how many children in our community needed shoes, so we called 2 elementary schools and offered to ask people for donations if the schools would tell us the specifics – how many pairs of shoes were needed, and in what sizes.  We were not prepared for the response.

The number was huge.  From just TWO phone calls, we received EIGHTY FIVE SPECIFIC REQUESTS for shoes, for children whose parents could not afford to buy them.

That was what started ShoeLady.org, just before Christmas, 2013.

Since then ShoeLady.org has incorporated in the State of Virginia as ShoeLady.Org, Inc., and has received non-profit status with the IRS as a 501c(3) organization. 

We have expanded our program to include fifty-one schools on the Peninsula, Gloucester, and Isle of Wight County in 2022; we expect to provide around 1000 pairs of shoes this year.  We will not stop here.  Children everywhere need good shoes year-round.

We have a huge, local, immediate need.  Can you help us? Donate today!

 

 

 

HOW TO GIVE HOLIDAY SHOES

1.     COMPLETE the  Shoelady Pledge Form 

2.     RECEIVE DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM:  We will reply to your email with a confirmation email immediately. 

3.     RECEIVE YOUR SHOE ASSIGNMENT.  After we receive Holiday requests from schools (late November), we will send a second message that includes one Donor Commitment form for each pair of shoes you have promised to provide.  The forms will contain all of the specific details (each donor is matched with a specific child in need, previously identified by the public schools).

4.     DONATE NEW SHOES:

·       Purchase new shoes of the size and type specified on the Donor Commitment Form

·       Label the Shoe packaging with the ShoeLady Number from ShoeLady assignment email (printing the form is the easiest way, but affixing an easily-to-read label is fine too)

·       Deliver or ship the shoes (by the need date) to:

ShoeLady.org, c/o Garrett Realty Partners

11864 Canon Boulevard, Suite 103

Newport News VA  23606

***OR***

ShoeLady.org, c/o Liz Moore & Associates

5350 Discovery Park Blvd.
Williamsburg, VA 23188

·       Notes:

o   If you need your shoes to be picked up, please call ShoeLady.org at 757.869.7070 so pickup can be arranged

o   If you choose to have the shoes shipped directly to the address above, INCLUDE A GIFT CARD with the SHOE LADY NUMBER (the SLO# from the Donor Commitment).  If the shipper requires a phone number, use the 757.869.7070 phone number. 

o   If you simply don’t have time to shop, you can send cash ($30 per pair pledged) to Shoelady, and volunteers will shop for you.  Send a check payable to ShoeLady.org, Inc. to P.O. Box 1054, Newport News, VA 23601, OR use this link to donate securely with your bank card:

 

HOW TO HELP SHOELADY ALL YEAR

EITHER --- 

Donate Cash for Shoes via your bank card using the button at the top of the page, or mail a check to ShoeLady.org, Inc, PO Box 1054, Newport News, VA 23601.  Budget $30 per pair.  We will buy shoes as we receive requests.

OR

Donate NEW ATHLETIC SHOES of any child’s size for either gender.  Deliver/ship them to either of the these addresses:

ShoeLady.org, c/o Garrett Realty Partners

11864 Canon Boulevard, Suite 103

Newport News VA  23606

***OR***

ShoeLady.org, c/o Liz Moore & Associates

5350 Discovery Park Blvd.
Williamsburg, VA 23188

 

 

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

1.     Share our story with your friends, groups, service organizations, and encourage them to support ShoeLady.

2.     Hold your own ShoeLady Shoe Drive or host a Shoe Party, any time througout the year.  We can help you!  Invite yoru friends/group members/office to bring new shoes for kids, and we will hold them until we find a matching need.

3.     Facebook Followers:  Like our page, follow us, share our posts, hold a fundraiser for us on your birthday or other special event. 

4.     Amazon Shoppers: Sign up to help a charity at smile.amazon.com, and designate ShoeLady.org as your favorite charity.  Each time you buy something, ShoeLady gets a small donation.

5.      Give us an idea!! We are open to suggestions and welcome new ways to support our mission. 

 

about us

ShoeLady.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to seeing that needy children have good, comfortable shoes that fit.

Shoelady.org is a Virginia corporation a 501(c)3 (non-profit) organization.

We match donors of new shoes with specific donor opportunities identified by local pre-K and elementary school programs in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area.

Contact us at 757.869.7070 or email us at caroline@shoelady.org for more information about specific opportunities to help out a child who needs new shoes but whose parents have nowhere to turn.

Come back to this page often for specific information on how you can help our cause.

Please send any questions to the Shoe Lady:

 

For Information: caroline@shoelady.org, or call: 757-869-7070

 

To Donate: Use buttons at top of page.

 

To be notified of future shoe drives and other ShoeLady news send your contact information to: Friends@shoelady.org.

 

Shoelady.org preserves the privacy of its friends and donors, and will never share your email address or contact information without your permission.

 

To donate cash to support ShoeLady’s overhead (website, legal costs, etc.):

 

 

 

mission statement

ShoeLady.org’s mission is to ensure that local children whose caregivers cannot afford to buy them shoes have new shoes as often as needed; to identify giving opportunities and match them with donors; to engender and nurture the spirit of compassion among others in our community and in our nation.

 

THANk you!

On behalf of the children in need, thank you so much for your generous support!

 

ShoeLady.org

Bill Hoffman, Co-founder

PO Box 1054

Newport News, VA 23601

757.869.7070

bill@shoelady.org

 

 

 Note: Cash contributions are securely managed by PayPal.comNon-cash shoe pledges are collected using 123formbuilder.com, using a secure form and site.