HealthyShoeStore.com and TOSH Collect Over 1200 Pairs for Soles4Soles Shoe Drive

HealthyShoeStore.com in cooperation with Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital recently put on a highly successful shoe drive, collecting 1250 pairs of shoes to be donated to Soles4Soles and distributed to needy children and adults in the U.S. and abroad.

(PRWEB) April 24, 2008 -- On 2/20/08 HealthyShoeStore.com (http://healthyshoestore.com/) and Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital announced the results of their Soles4Soles shoe drive: 1250 pairs of shoes were collected for charity.

The Thousand Oaks Soles4Soles shoe donation drive was organized and administrated by Podiatrist Jeff Hurless (http://www.advpodiatric.com/), who serves as the medical director of HealthyShoeStore.com and a podiatrist and foot surgeon on staff at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital (TOSH) (http://www.toshospital.com/).

"Working with Dr. Hurless in this shoe drive has been a wonderful experience for our staff and community; the support has been impressive," stated Michael D. Bass, chief executive officer of Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital. "Knowing that we've played a part in touching the lives of over 1200 people is truly an honor."

Spurred by the dedication of HealthyShoeStore.com and TOSH employees, the entire Thousand Oaks community pooled their resources and concentrated their efforts to ensure that the Soles4Soles (http://www.soles4souls.org/) shoe drive would be a success. In addition to the participation of HealthyShoeStore.com and hospital employees, local area middle schools, churches, and doctor's offices all played a role in collecting donations and spreading the word about the donation campaign to the community at large.

U.P.S. was generous enough to donate a large portion of the cost of shipping the 1250 shoes to the Soles4Soles west coast distribution center in Las Vegas, NV.

Dr. Hurless was both surprised and grateful for the extent of the community's involvement in the drive.

"The combined efforts of my office, TOSH, and overwhelming individual contributions from the community made this shoe drive a true success," stated Dr. Jeffrey Hurless, "Thank you to everyone who participated."

Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to collecting donations of new and used shoes and dispersing them to the needy in the U.S. and abroad. Soles4Soles has donated millions of shoes to those in need in over 40 countries including the U.S., Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Swaziland, Sudan, Uganda, Romania, Iraq, Peru, Thailand, and Nepal; as well as coordinated relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, the Asian Tsunami, and other natural disasters. For more information or to volunteer to host a shoe drive, visit www.soles4souls.org.

About HealthyShoeStore.com and Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital:

HealthyShoeStore.com is an online shoe store created to provide healthcare practitioners with a place to refer patients who wish to purchase orthopedic, therapeutic, medical, and diabetic footwear. For more information visit, http://healthyshoestore.com (http://healthyshoestore.com) or call toll free at (866) 510-7463.

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is a multi-specialty surgical hospital located at 401 E. Rolling Oaks Drive in Thousand Oaks, CA. For more information about TOSH, visit http://www.toshospital.com (http://www.toshospital.com).

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