Charity Shoe Drive -- Soles4Souls & 1st Friday's team up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Abbot Kinney merchants, the Venice Neighborhood Council, business advocates, and Venice residents have joined together to organize and promote “1st Fridays on Abbot Kinney.” 1st Fridays successfully kicked off on June 1st, and will continue on Friday, July 6th, and thereafter on the first Friday of every month, between July and November, from 6-10 p.m.

In a nutshell, 1st Fridays will feature Abbot Kinney businesses offering promotions and serving refreshment and appetizers to patrons, Abbot Kinney style. 1st Fridays will promote and preserve the uniqueness of Abbot Kinney’s and Venice’s local businesses through a recognizable and regularly scheduled event, similar to widely successful events in Austin, TX, Portland, OR and elsewhere throughout the country.

In conjunction with 1st Fridays, Soles4Souls will be holding a charity shoe drive leading up to the event. From July 2nd – 5th, Soles4Souls will collect new or lightly worn shoes (and a $1 shipping donation) at Practice Technologies, Inc., located at 1600 Main Street Suite B (corner of Venice Traffic Circle & Grand). During the 1st Fridays event, on July 6th, Soles4Souls will be collecting donations at two locations on Abbot Kinney: at Ananda, located at 1354 Abbot Kinney, and at BrickLane, located at 1132 Abbot Kinney. Since its incorporation, Soles4Souls has delivered millions of pairs of shoes to people in 12 countries (in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America, Eastern Europe and Central America).

We hope to see you on Friday, July 6th and thank you!