Westmark Students Donate Shoes for Needy Children

Throughout the month of April, the third through twelvth graders at collected gently used shoes for Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that focuses on providing shoes for families worldwide.

The local effort, which was spearheaded by the school's community service group, SAVE (Serving and Valuing Earth), resulted in the collection of 502 pairs of shoes.

Soul4Soles has been bringing donated shoes to the hundreds of thousands of victims still grappling in the devastating aftermath of the March 11 earthquake-tsunami in Japan.

With more than 500,000 individuals homeless and living in shelters in Japan and the entire nation still grappling with the massive damage estimated at more than $200 billion, organizations like Soles4Souls hopes that a pair of shoes will offer hope and protection during the rebuilding efforts.

For more information on how to get involved and donate to the victims in Japan, visit soles4souls.org.