Santee Lakeside Rotary Club President, Elana Levens-Craig attended her very first Rotary International Convention this past spring in Toronto, Canada and came home inspired. While at the convention and in the House of Friendship, Elana came across a booth for Soles4Souls, a non-profit social enterprise that creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes around the world. She was pretty sure most of her club members had shoes in their closets they no longer needed. The Club enthusiastically backed this project and set a goal of collecting 300 pairs of shoes during the month of August. Members not only raided their own closets but they also reached out into the community via social media for donations as well. The end result, nearly double the goal, was 583 pairs of shoes! This is an amazing start to Elana's presidential year and the collection effort is a true reflection that Rotarians are People of Action!
Photo: Rotarians Sandy Pugliese and Elana Levens-Craig showcasing shoes while Elana's husband, Scott Craig began the boxing process. Packing Solutions provided the storage and the transportation to Soles4Souls located in Riverside County.