Illinois foot doctors are joining in a drive to donate shoes to Haiti

Illinois foot doctors are joining in a drive to donate shoes to Haiti.

Many Central Americans have no shoes, and the earthquake in Haiti has made the need there that much worse.

Share Your Soles, in Alsip, provides shoes to needy children and adults around the world.

Shoes left at podiatrists' offices will be brought to Share Your Soles to be cleaned, disinfected and shipped.

There are also many drop-off sites in Chicago and in the suburbs at Dick Pond Athletics and many other running stores.

To find a nearby foot doctor, call (888) 869-3338 or see ipma.net, or to find other drop-off sites, check out shareyoursoles.org.

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