While our company and much of the
American economy has recovered from the depths of the Great Recession of
2008-09, millions of people around the world still struggle without the basic
necessities of life. For the past few
years, we've been pleased to partner with Soles4Souls®, an international charitable organization that collects footwear to distribute to the estimated 300 million
children and 1.5 million adults across the world who are without a
single pair of shoes. To date, Allen
Edmonds and its customers have donated over 16,000 pairs of shoes to the
crucial Soles4Souls mission. We are also
proud to say that we have sent Allen Edmonds representatives to both Haiti and
Africa to help distribute shoes to victims of natural disasters, war and
extreme poverty who have no protection for their feet.
But 16,000 pairs is just a beginning
for us, and we're eager to do more together.
From February 21st through March 4th, our customers and
friends can donate ANY brand of “gently worn” men’s, women’s or
children’s shoes at any Allen Edmonds store, as well as any of our
participating AE dealers (for a list of participating dealers and our own
stores, click here). As a thank you, you’ll receive a $35 discount
off your same day shoe purchase of Allen Edmonds business or casual shoes. There is no purchase necessary, so it's a
worthy reason to start your spring cleaning a bit early this year and clean
your closet of some unneeded shoes. If
you would like to make your donation online, we are adopting a pay-it-forward
"Honor Code” concept this year.
Simply enter the word “honor” in a promotion code box at checkout to
recieve the $35 thank you discount. When
shipped, your order will contain a pre-paid shipping label and instructional
card for you to send back gently worn shoes directly to the Soles4Souls
distribution facility.
Thanks very much for your support of Allen Edmonds, and of our efforts with Soles4Souls® to help those in need.
Warm regards,
Paul D. Grangaard
