i love that so many people have been challenged to not only give, but creatively contribute to the 50000shoes.com campaign.? we’re still need over 43,000 shoes, but i have a feeling we’ll get them.?? i have some really cool news to announce tomorrow about how some people have decided to partner with the campaign, as well as some really cool give-a-ways you’ll be entered in when you give.
anyway, i just wanted to give a little love to some videos and ideas people have put together.? there are probably more out there, so i’m sorry if i haven’t found yours yet.? if you have done something cool, please leave a comment!
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my friend and coworker jenni talks about how many shoes she owns. she decided that she’s not only donating 20% of her shoes to soles4souls, she’ll also purchase a pair for every pair she owns. so she’ll be buying 51 pairs! jenni, like me, works in a church…so she’s sacrificing eating out and not buying any new shoes during the holiday season. hello? that’s hard core!
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bryan, who writes the blog prayers for blowouts, made this cool video and threw his kids out in the cold…
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fellow nashvillian amigo newton dominey owns a rock climbing gym called the crag. see what their big goal for the challenge is in this video. they ended up raising enough for 108 pairs on the night this video was shot!
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crystal’s been a friend of mine for years. last week, she asked people to give shoes in honor of her birthday. people obliged!
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so, enjoy these creative ways to spread the word about the 50,000 pairs challenge. make your own! let us know how you’re spreading the word. and again, tomorrow, i’ll have some very cool announcements to make!
and if you haven’t, go ahead and donate some shoes! heck, even if you have, drop another $5!
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8 responses to “a video’s worth how many words?”
I’m already feeling the pain of my shoe fast for the holidays, but what a great way to sacrifice. Thanks for the challenge Anne!
woohoo!!
Hey, Anne. Do the 50,000 pair of shoes have to come through monetary donations only? I am working with the youth group at our church to collect shoes to be donated to Soles4Souls. We collect several dozen last night and we will be pushing for more over the coming weeks.
If you are counting these in your 50,000 in 50 days… let me know and I will give you a tally of how many we collect and turn in.
for those of you keeping score at home: i am not, repeat AM NOT stoned in that video. it’d been a long day, at the end of a long week, in the middle of a long month.
so, to recap: newton, not stoned. newton, tired.
it’s not a video, but i posted this article: http://www.neueministry.com/2008/11/shoes-social-media-and-justice/. i thought it was at least semi-cool.
Like Newton, I would also like to say that I was not stoned in that video either.
I would also like to say to Child Protection Services, that unlike what the fine proprietor of this blog says, I did not throw my kids outside in the cold. My kids willingly went outside on their own volition, looking to make a quick dollar and therefore improve the state of the economy.
And yes, Ed Young might have had a great week last week, but not even he can say that he spends all year in Intercourse like I do.
Badum-Ching!
Anne take a look at this article about a church in AZ (my hometown) that had a creative idea. They had the members of their church leave their shoes AT the church, and everyone went home barefoot. This is (I think) the biggest church in AZ, so it was a bunch of shoes.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2008/11/25/20081125gl-peoshoes1125-ON.html