Archive for July, 2009

Reluctant Shoe Donor July 29, 2009 by s4srvtour Yesterday, as we had the Soles4Souls RV set up at Rush Running in Bentonville, Arkansas, a father and his two young sons came by with several bags of shoes. We chatted as the dad set down the bags. Suddenly the pre-schooler saw (Continue reading…)

You may have heard that President Obama has declared this summer the “Summer of Service.” The government has set up a dedicated website (www.serve.gov) for networking, tips and to help track the progress of various community projects around our nation. At Soles4Souls, we are big fans of grassroots community projects, (Continue reading…)

Our fiscal year just ended in June. Candidly, I am very impressed with the results that we will be reporting. In addition to increased donations to exceed 38M, the most important thing is that our OUTREACH has grown to distributing a pair of shoes every 13 seconds. That means that (Continue reading…)

WHY THE U.S. STIMULUS LEGISLATION HAS NOT WORKED AS YET Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:19 AM PDT Bob Herbert published an Op-Ed piece in the Saturday, July 11 New York Times entitled “The Human Equation,” in which he takes the Obama administration to task for not being more aggressive in (Continue reading…)

So you all have read posts about Nelson’s friend Fran. Yes the guy that had a nose job at 77, somewhat insane at times and certainly a good laugh to be with. He is now playing the Fiddle. He and Nelson are taking lessons together up in the Lobster Capital (Continue reading…)

Heading to Singapore in September to be the keynote speaker at a Global Forum for Philanthropy. This is such a honor for me as our charity is being recognized in many ways including Impact, growth and solid management. At the talk I will focus on the celebrities that we give (Continue reading…)

This weekend, since Saturday around 2PM has been insane. A legend, Steve McNair was murdered in Nashville which leads to a host of feelings in me for multiple reasons. Steve was involved in Soles4Souls when we were first getting started. He supported the cause and several times that I met (Continue reading…)

Would you get a nose job at 77? Who knows what went through his head. Call him and ask him! 508-612-8738 My daugter even asked me” Daddy what is wrong with Fran getting a nose job?” Maybe it is me, I guess.

I had to give a talk a few weeks ago to a group of people and I once again focused on the “Wayne Elsey” version of the key to success. Normally, I am very bottom line – get off the couch, good attitude, etc but I needed more. So here (Continue reading…)