Oh! Shoes® Joins Global Shoe Relief Initiative Company Launches Buy a Pair, Give A Pair Program

Oh! Shoes, the women’s footwear brand designed to bring health and comfort to fashionable women’s footwear, has announced its commitment to donate a pair of shoes to women in need every time it sells a pair.

Starting immediately, as a result of the partnership with  Nashville-based global shoe charity Soles4Souls®, a free pair of shoes will be provided to a woman in need for each pair of Oh! Shoes sold online or at select retail locations.  Formed as a relief effort following the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami, Soles4Souls has donated more than 14 million pairs of shoes across 127 countries.

“Bringing relief to people in need fits perfectly with our company’s mission to save women’s feet by providing fashionable, healthy footwear,” said Greg Van Gasse, CEO of Oh! Shoes.  “We believe our one-for-one pledge is an excellent way to honor our customers while giving back to society.  Our one-for-one partnership with Soles4Souls expands our company's mission to Save Women's Feet by also providing a free pair of footwear to women who are seeking to improve their lives." "We are delighted that we can help women around the world experience a higher quality of life through this campaign," he said.

Soles4Souls partners with progressive companies in the footwear and fashion industries to directly impact the lives of people suffering from natural disasters or striving to break free from poverty.

“We deeply appreciate this commitment by Oh! Shoes and its customers,” said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls.  “From our experiences over the past seven years, we are certain that Oh! Shoes products will result in inspiring personal stories from women who have witnessed transformation among their families and communities.”

Miss America 2002 Reacts to the Partnership

“What a powerful way to for women to make a difference in the world through their shoe purchases,” said Katie Harman Ebner, Miss America 2002 who serves as brand ambassador for Oh! Shoes.  “As a woman with a passion for healthy shoes and for helping others, I am delighted to think that shoes can have such a profound impact as people recover from disasters and poverty.”

About Oh! Shoes®

Based in Portland, Ore., Oh! Shoes, Inc. began its quest to revolutionize women's dress shoes in 2004 with a world class team of inventors and designers to make heels, combining patent pending technology with Italian design, that career women could wear all day every day without damage to their feet and joints.  The result is a breakthrough, shock-absorbing heel and multiple-contoured footbed making truly "Sexy, Healthy Heels" a reality for women.  The Oh! Collection can be found at better shoe salons and specialty stores throughout the United States, online at leading online retailers and at www.ohshoes.com.

About Soles4Souls®
Based in Nashville, Tenn., Soles4Souls collects new shoes to give relief to the victims of abject suffering and collects used shoes to support micro-enterprise efforts to eradicate poverty.  The organization also provides clothing and other necessities under the names Clothes4Souls and Hope4Souls.  Donating parties may be eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org, www.clothes4souls.org, or www.hope4souls.org for more information.