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Nov 23, 2015
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Feit hosts shoe drive for the homeless

Published
Nov 23, 2015

Luxury footwear brand, Feit recently announced that it has partnered with It’s From the Sole and The Bowery Mission to host a shoe drive for homeless New Yorkers.


The Feit Shoe Drive will run from November 16 through December 13. Donations can be made at the Feit West Village and Nolita locations - Feit


The three companies are inviting the public to donate gently worn shoes to the less fortunate. A percentage of sales from the purchases made during the drive will go to repairing and refurbishing the donated shoes. Also, Feit will give those that donate 25% towards their next Feit purchase.
 
It’s From the Sole was founded in 2012 and it distributes new and refreshed sneakers, new socks and outerwear to those in need. The Bowery Mission has been serving the homeless and hungry in New York since 1879, and this year the company has provided more than 406,000 meals to men, women and children, 91,000 nights of shelter and 44,000 articles of clothing, showers, haircuts and medical and optometric care.

Feit will be accepting donations at its New York City locations in the West Village on 11A Greenwich Avenue and in Nolita on 2 Prince Street. The shoe drive will run through December 13.

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