SOLEFUL CARING, SHOES FOR THE HOMELESS PRESS RELEASE: December 26, 2014. Did you know that Boxing Day is historically a day for giving? It is the perfect day to launch a new giving idea. Soleful Caring...Shoes for the Homeless Current economic conditions have created many job losses. Therefore, we can expect an increased number of men and women to suffer hardships such as being without shelter or source of basic needs. Homelessness in Canada is a reality for 35,000 people a night in Canada. Of this population those with chronic diseases are more vulnerable. Locomotion - the ability to walk to a shelter, to reach soup kitchens, to reach medical facilities - is primordial for their survival. One of the most necessary accessories to make this possible are shoes – shoes are vital! Working in tandem with community partners our project will collect and distribute footwear to as many people as possible who need our help. A NOTE from Myles Goodwyn – Founder, Soleful Caring…Shoes for the Homeless “I have a sensitivity regarding proper footwear and the importance of protecting my feet that is both physical and emotional. Physically, being a diabetic, it is very important to protect my feet from cuts and sores and other problems that can occur if the feet are not properly protected and extra care taken in looking after them. Those of us with diabetes risk losing toes, feet and even our legs due to complications caused by neglecting proper care of our feet. Being homeless, whether or not a diabetic, is a very complicated situation and keeping the feet warm, dry and protected, presents a real challenge. We can help. The emotional connection for me goes back to my youth. I was brought up in a family that was financially challenged and wearing worn out shoes was a fact. I used to put cardboard in my shoes to keep the small nails from digging into my feet. Even to this day if I see someone wearing shoes or boots that are beat up and worn down on the heels, it touches my heart in a deep, dark and sad place. I also had an uncle that died homeless on the streets of Montreal many years ago. He was from Nova Scotia. Ive been very fortunate in my life folks. I have what I need for myself and my family. Soleful Caring gives me the opportunity to give back. I hope that you will join me in helping those in need of proper footwear this year and in the years to follow. Be well. Myles Goodwyn. Partners: S�helter Nova Scotia is passionate about ending homelessness one person at a time. We help people transition from crisis to community. To this end, we operate 5 facilities in HRM providing over 44,000 bed nights per year to people who otherwise have nowhere to turn. We offer far more than shelter; utilizing client and housing support workers in tandem with mental health and addiction services we help people find sustainable independent living. Each year we care for 1500 people, 17% of our clients are between the ages of 16-24. shelternovascotia Bio: Myles Goodwyn (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a record producer, guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter, painter and founding member of the veteran Canadian rock band April Wine. As the longest serving and only original member, he has led the band from its modest garage band roots (in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1969) to multi-platinum sales exceeding 20 million records worldwide. He continues to lead the band to the present day. In January 2003 Myles Goodwyn received an ECMA Lifetime Achievement Award for his impact on the music industry of Atlantic Canada. Goodwyn has also received numerous writers and publishing awards internationally including the prestigious Socan Classic Award for more than a 1000,000 airplays, an award he has won several times. In 2009 he and the band April Wine won the coveted Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Award and in 2010, he and his group were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Myles Goodwyn & Friends of the Blues, his second solo effort, is an all-blues album featuring a slew of guest performers that include Amos Garrett, David Wilcox, Frank Marino, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, and Rick Derringer that is slated for release in the Spring of 2015. Goodwyn is presently finishing his memoirs, Just Between You and Me, with acclaimed Canadian music industry author Martin Melhuish. (Melhuish penned authorized biographies of the groups Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Supertramp.) The book will be published in the fall of 2015. Goodwyn’s first fictional novel, Elvis and Tiger, will be released in the spring of 2015. For nearly a decade Goodwyn has actively supported and raised funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Goodwyn and Dr. Stan Van Duyse are the founders of the charitable foundation, Soleful Caring...Shoes for the Homeless, est. 2014. Goodwyn presently lives on a country estate outside of Montreal, Quebec. Bio: Dr. Stan van Duyse resides in Montreal, Quebec. He was educated at McGill University, M.D., C.M., Medicine. (1967-71.) and at Loyola College, BA, Biology and Chemistry. (1964-67.) He is a General Practitioner at a clinic in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec. Stan is married, loves to fish and enjoys strumming his acoustic guitar. Value Village is one of the largest textile recyclers in the world – repurposing more than 650 million pounds of goods each year. They work with more than 150 non-profit partners across Canada, the U.S. and Australia to help them turn donated items into ongoing funding for the powerful work they do in the community. Everything donated – as well as every purchase of a used item at their stores – helps support an organization doing invaluable work, like Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax (BBBS) and the Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline Program (CDA). Their Halifax store alone provides a third of the annual operating budget for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter.�alue Village is a founding member of the Association For Textile Recycling (AFTeR), with a goal of diverting the nearly 30,000 tons of textiles currently being sent to landfills each year in Nova Scotia. They also actively work with additional local non-profits right in our community – including Shelter Nova Scotia, the SPCA, Chebucto Family Centre, and others – supplying them with the items they need, and funding opportunities through the clothing donation drive program to help them do their incredible work. Value Village stores provide Nova Scotians with affordable clothing and household goods that may otherwise be imported, ultimately supplying our neighbors with more resources for less. The Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline® Program About the Canadian Diabetes Association: More than nine million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes, including an estimated 103,000 Nova Scotians, and the CDA is the registered charity that helps them manage their disease as effectively as possible while also seeking to help Canadians in preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes. The CDA: offers a wide array of support services to members of the public; offers resources to health-care professionals on best practices to care for people with diabetes; advocates to governments, schools, workplaces and others on behalf of people with diabetes; and, funds research on better treatments and to find a cure. About Clothesline: Each year, Clothesline diverts more than 48 million kilograms of clothing, household items and electronics from Canadian landfills. This energy savings is equivalent to planting 8.6 million trees each year or the ability to drive a compact car around the globe 43,000 times. Proceeds raised from the Clothesline program directly support the Canadian Diabetes Association and diabetes research, education and advocacy. For more information, visit diabetes.ca or call 1-800-BANTING (226-8464).
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