Charlottesville "Shoes for the Homeless"

Charlottesville "Shoes for the Homeless" A partnership between Salvation Army and local foot doctors. According to the U.S. For more information, contact:
Samuel H. Schustek, D.P.M. Snyder, D.P.M.

“Let Someone Fill Your Shoes” / “Shoes for the Homeless” is an annual campaign organized by local foot doctors and the Virginia Podiatric Medical Association in conjunction with the Salvation Army of Virginia. The goal of the Shoe Drive is to collect “used but useable” shoe to distribute for free to homeless and needy people in Charlottesville. The shoes are donated / collected at area businesses

and are distributed through the Salvation Army. Over the last 20+ years, we have collected and distributed well over 80,000 pairs of shoes to the Charlottesville community free of cost. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as many as 3% of the population in Charlottesville metro area may experience homelessness sometime during the year. Past studies show that as much as 50% of these people have foot problems, pain and disability because of ill-fitting, dilapidated and worn out shoes. The donation phase of the campaign will run through January and local businesses as well as many area schools are encouraged to participate. Just a few of the corporate sponsors (past and present) include: the UVa Departments of Radiology and General Medicine, Dominion Power, Farmington Country Club, CenturyLink, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Ragged Mountain Running Shop, Northrup Grumann, Charlottesville Ballet, Richey Shoes and the Virginia Discovery Museum. (434) 295-4445
Bryan R. (434) 979-0728

01/25/2021

As the Shoe Drive is suspended this year due to the COVID-19 response, we are hoping that you can make your donations directly to the SALVATION ARMY THRIFT SHOP on Cherry Ave. Thank you for your continued support!

02/11/2020

On February 7th, 2020 over 25 volunteers came together and sorted approximately 4000 pairs of shoes. The next morning, we were able to distribute over 1500 pairs of shoes to the needy in the Charlottesville/Albemarle community.
To date we have given out over 114,000 pairs of shoes over the years. The shoes were donated through the generous contribution of shoes by your organization.
On behalf of the Salvation Army and the local area Podiatry Association, we would like to thank you for your participation. We hope that you will join us next year in our shoe drive for the homeless.

If you should have any questions or concerns about the program, please do not hesitate to contact us. Once again thanks for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Samuel Schustek, DPM & Bryan Snyder, DPM

10/22/2019

The Shoe Drive this year will be held February 8th and 9th.
Check back soon for more updates!

03/04/2019
02/11/2019

PRESS RELEASE
FEBRUARY 2019

The Salvation Army, in conjunction with the local area podiatrists, will be sorting shoes on Friday, February 22nd at 4pm at the Salvation Army Gym on Ridge Street and then will be distributing shoes to the public at the Salvation Army Gymnasium at Ridge St. on Saturday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Theses shoes are used and usable and will be distributed at no charge to the public. This is the 29th year of the Salvation Army “Shoes for the Homeless” Shoe Drive. Over the years we have sorted and distributed over 100,000 pairs of shoes to the community. Please contact Antonio Rice 295-4058 at the Salvation Army, or Dr. Samuel Schustek, 295-4445 or Dr. Bryan Snyder, 979-0728 for further information.

01/14/2019

Friends and sponsors,

5 weeks and counting....

This year the Salvation Army is having a bit of trouble with their delivery trucks. Pick-ups may be delayed a bit.
Thanks for your patience and continured support.

10/29/2018

With your past assistance we have been able to collect and distribute well over 110,000 pairs of used, but usable shoes to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Community. This has been done in conjunction through the Salvation Army and the local area Podiatry Association. This tremendous effort could not have been possible without your continued support. Once again, we are collecting shoes in January of 2019 and distributing them at the Salvation Army gym on February 23rd. We would like to hope that you could continue to help us in the effort over this coming winter.
This being our 29th year, we hopefully have most of the problems ironed out, but we am always interested in finding out how we can improve this effort. If you know of any other groups that would like to help us, please have them call either of our offices. As in the past, we will place the name of your organization on the poster, which will be distributed throughout the Charlottesville-Albemarle Community.
All that is necessary is a container placed at an appropriate spot in your building and the Salvation Army will pick up these containers during the month of January.
We will get back to you on further details as the time gets closer. Please also notify your group or workers about this program in your business newsletter.
Please “LIKE” our page “Charlottesville Shoes For The Homeless” and/or forward a working Email address to [email protected] so we can keep in touch electronically in the future.
We are hoping that this year will be a continued success for our program. Once again, thank you for your past support and we look forward to seeing you in the near future.
If your organization cannot help us this year, please call or email Bryan at bsnyder@ affapodiatry.com or Sandy at [email protected].
Sincerely yours,
Samuel H. Schustek, DPM & Bryan R Snyder, DPM

02/12/2018

Feb 11, 2018

On February 9th, 2018 over 20 volunteers came together and sorted approximately 3000 pairs of shoes.
The next morning, we were able to distribute over 1000 pairs of shoes to the needy in the Charlottesville/Albemarle community. To date we have given out over 105,000 pairs of shoes over the years. The shoes were donated through the generous contribution of shoes by local businesses and organizations.
On behalf of the Salvation Army and the local area Podiatry Association, we would like to thank you for your participation. We hope that you will join us next year in our Shoe Drive for the Homeless.

If you should have any questions or concerns about the program, please do not hesitate to contact us. Once again thanks for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Samuel Schustek, DPM & Bryan Snyder, DPM

02/05/2018

The ANNUAL SHOE DRIVE is set for this SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10th from 10AM to NOON.
Thanks to the Salvation Army and to all our of our volunteers and collection sites.

The 2018 Shoe Drive poster. Big thanks to our many local drop off points .Please consider making your donations during t...
12/06/2017

The 2018 Shoe Drive poster.
Big thanks to our many local drop off points .
Please consider making your donations during the month of January so we can avoid an early "shoe overload" . Lol.

12/05/2017

The 2018 SHOE DRIVE posters are in and will be distributed throughout the month of Dec.
Thanks in advance to all of our wonderful local businesses and schools for their efforts!

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