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Closing Grand Luncheon 12:30 pm. Tuesday

 

She has sole

Mona Purdy helps deliver more than 1.25 million pairs of shoes in 12 years

 

If you could change the world, would you?

In 1999, Mona Purdy traveled through Central America and saw children painting tar on the soles of their bare feet so they could run a race during their village's festival. She happened to meet an American orthopedic surgeon who was visiting the village. He told Purdy that if these children had shoes to wear, there would be a lot less need for him to regularly travel to the region to perform amputations of children's infected limbs. It was really very simple.
When Purdy returned home, she thought it would be a good idea to go around to neighborhood schools and ask families to donate any used children's shoes they might have. She collected some and took them to an orphanage in Honduras. She figured she'd done a good deed and that her work was done. When she was about to leave, one of the workers at the orphanage asked, "When are you coming back?"

Coming back? Purdy hadn't thought about coming back. This was a one-time thing.

But, that question changed Purdy's life. Hear her story, and how she now motivates and manages more than 600 volunteers a week at Share Your Soles. Find out more at http://www.shareyoursoles.org

Share Your Soles founder Mona Purdy has helped deliver more than 1.25 million pairs of shoes to needy children worldwide. Hear her story about how she got started on this mission, and how she's now overseeing hundreds of volunteers at this year's closing Grand Luncheon.

tuesday, December 13

12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Pre-registration and ticket is required. Purchase a ticket with your the conference registration.