The NonProfit Times - March 1, 2009 - (Page 4) page Starting The Year ‘Solefully’ The Florida Highway Patrol had to deal with an interesting traffic jam the day after New Years. Thousands of shoes covered highway lanes, creating a morning commute nightmare and a boon for shoe collection charity Soles4 Souls. “Too many perfectly good shoes are thrown away each year, and it's a shame,” said Wayne Elsey, Soles4Souls founder and CEO. “Soles4Souls is dedicated to keeping usable footwear out of our landfills and putting them on the feet of needy people around the world.” So far, no one has claimed the missing kicks and no witnesses have come forward about where the footwear came from. Theories from across the Internet range from elaborate prank to a commentary on President George W. Bush’s recent encounter with an Iraqi journalist’s size 10 shoes. The two-hour clean-up of Palmetto Expressway, in Miami, Fla., had some questioning where the shoes came from, while the nonprofit just cared about where those shoes will be going. “We hope people remember us as a simple recycle-and-reuse program,” Elsey said. “We can take any types of 'gently worn' shoes. There is no need to throw away usable shoes because we can find the person who will treasure your gift.” THE NONPROFITTIMES 4 3.01.09 Millionaire Farmer Leaves It All To Church Development officers,take hope,for here’s another story from the “You Never Know”files. A 71-year-old man who lived in a mobile home stacked with newspapers and boxes on his 240-acre family farm left his $2.6-million estate to a small Pennsylvania church. Hopewell United Methodist Church, located about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh near Black Lick, Pa., only has about 80 members, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The church has established the John F. Ferguson Foundation and a committee will select projects to be funded from the expected $75,000 to The Nashville-based charity jumped on the chance to collect the shoes after the Florida Highway Patrol declared the shoes as abandoned property.The shoes will benefit the organization’s shoe donation program to Haiti. Soles4Souls estimates it has distributed nearly 4 million pairs of shoes worldwide in the past four years. –Michele Donohue $100,000 in annual income generated by the estate. Ferguson, who attended the church with his mother until she died, was known to wear a farmer’s cap and worn, faded overalls and purchase farm equipment at flea markets, according to The Tribune-Review. Few people imagined his estate was worth more than $2 million. The will was in probate since Ferguson’s death in January 2007. After medical and personal expenses and taxes, the church received $2.2 million. Ferguson’s estate included the family farm and also thousands of shares of stocks and bonds, as well as royalties from gas and oil wells around the country. -- Mark Hrywna Gloves That Caught The Pittsburgh Steelers eliminated the rival Baltimore Ravens to advance to Super Bowl XLIII before winning their record sixth title this past season. Though Ravens fans are probably still a little down about their loss, a Baltimore-based charity will benefit from one of the most memorable plays in National Football League history. Now dubbed “The Immaculate Extension,”wide receiver Santonio Holmes stretched out in the corner of the end zone in the game’s final minute to propel the Steelers to a 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Reebok 2009 NFL Pro Fade Grip gloves Holmes wore while making the catch were autographed and auctioned off at reebok.cmarket.com. All proceeds benefited Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. Bidding opened on Feb. 5 at $1,000 and ended on Feb. 15 at 9:59 p.m. Eastern time -precisely two weeks from the exact time that Holmes made the now famous grab. The gloves sold for $70,200 after 163 bids, with bidding climbing all the way from $33,533 in the final hour. -- Mark Hrywna Former MS Chapter Head Dies Patricia McDonald, former president of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Michigan Chapter, died after a battle with lung cancer. She was 61. McDonald started at the chapter as the programs and services director and then served 20 years as the chapter president. “Pat retired from her position as our chapter president about two years ago but her many contributions will live on because of the difference she made to people living with MS throughout the state and nationwide,” said Elana Sullivan, the current chapter president. According to the chapter, Michigan has more than 18,000 people living with MS, a disease that attacks the central nervous system and sometimes debilitates. During her tenure as chapter president, McDonald was instrumental in developing the da Vinci Awards, an annual recognition of innovative technology that help people conquer their physical limitations. Technology winners in 2008 included a speech-generating keyboard and the first commercially available bionic hand. The proceeds from the yearly event benefit the chapter.Even after retiring as president, McDonald continued to have a hands-on role with the event. “A strong advocate for services for people with MS, Pat was a devoted friend and mentor to many of us,” said Sullivan. – Michele Donohue 4 MARCH 1, 2009 THE NONPROFIT TIMES www.nptimes.com http://reebok.cmarket.com
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