The 2011 Agency Applications are out! Agencies can apply now through April 1, 2011 in order to be included in our 2011 back-to-school distribution drive. You can find the application on our website's "Clothing for Confidence" page. We look forwar
Looking for a volunteer project to do inside on a cold winter day? Sew a gift bag or draw a "Happy First Day!" card! These two easy hands-on-projects can be done by both kids and adults and are fun, meaningful ways to help My New Red Shoes. Email rebecca@mynewredshoes.org for more details Heather Hopkins reflects on My New Red Shoes' organizational successes in this letter introducing the annual report. Read it here. Teens from Burlingame TAC spent Christmas Eve talking about My New Red Shoes and soliciting donations from customers at Peet's on Burlingame Avenue. They did a fabulous job! We were thrilled to be part of Peet's Holiday Donation Drive and are so lucky to have such wonderful and dedicated members of our Teen Advocacy Council. For more information about TAC, please contact Becca@myn My New Red Shoes is partnering with Los Altos Whole Foods' "Nickels for Nonprofits" program! Bring your own grocery bag and you can donate 5cents per bag to My New Red Shoes. This program will last from Devcember 27-MarThank you to Whole Foods for choosing us! On November 7th 2010, My New Red Shoes hosted a Youth Volunteer Event for kids and their parents at our warehouse in Santa Clara. Despite the rainy weather, the service day was a great success with approx. 20 kids ranging in age from 5-12 years old. The kids were extremely enthusiastic as they raced through the warehouse hauling one, two, even three bags at a time -- all filled with heavy shoes! The volunteers reorganized our entire warehouse and even had time to sew gift bags, take inventory, and learn a bit about homelessness. Its always wonderful to see families volunteering together and My New Red Shoes is grateful to have so many supportive parents instilling the culture of service in their children! Here are the grand totals from the day, in order to quantify all of their hard work: Shoes Moved: over 2,700 pairs Bags Sewn: 19 First Day Cards Decorated: 77 Smiles on the Faces of the Children We Serve: Countless Thanks Again! On Wednesday, members of the mid-Peninsula Teen Advocacy Council threw a Halloween party for the children at Shelter Network's First Step for Families Shelter. It was wonderful! Children enjoyed halloween themed activities and ta www.mnrs2010fashionshowpictures.shutterfly.com/ The photos from the 2010 Fashion Show are ready! Click on the link above  My New Red Shoes celebrated a night of fashion and fun at its second annual Clothing for Confidence Back-to-School Fashion Show Fundraiser and Silent Auction. Over 40 student models strutted down the runway wearing the latest Old Navy fashions and of course, their very own red shoes. Thanks to all who made this event a HUGE success! Stay tuned for more photos from the event. Hello! I wanted to share a quote from one of our partner agencies-- "Thanks so much for this amazing service. Our families were truly so excited. We get so many donations of things that are used, which is great, but it is awesome give folks both the new shoes, and the opportunity to go out and shop for exactly what they want. There is so much dignity in that, which is probably the greatest gift of all." | AuthorMy New Red Shoes ArchivesSeptember 2011 Categories |
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