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Why #havAsole? This is why.
Quick update - so far in 2019, team #havAsole has given out 4,176 pairs of sneakers valued at $287,380.
Thanksgiving will be here in no time at all! Once again we will be out there at the Venice Beach basketball courts delivering love and sneakers. Our friends at @lostangelsorg will be providing home cooked meals to the hundreds that show up every year. Please visit their IG page to RSVP.
I haven’t had @vans in over twenty five years... I’ve had some challenges, we all have. I was nine when my Mom went to prison and ten when she got out. In that year, I lived in a car with my Dad then moved to Santa Monica with my Grandma. When my Mom got out we moved into a low income women and children’s shelter. We couldn’t afford much including sneakers. A woman named Becky noticed I had large holes in my shoes and didn’t hesitate to take me to the Vans store. She bought me two pairs. These two new pairs represent that act of kindness that Becky showed me when I was ten. One is for me.. one will be for, well we will see.. #havAsole
A community of people coming together to help others? Sign me up. Huge thank you to @nicolerussell for the invite! Together, @hashtaglunchbag and @complexcon did something amazing for the @covhouseca_official. Happy to play a small part in it.
Together, we donated 254 pairs of sneakers valued at $19,280 to @safeplaceforyouth! #havAsole photo from @jedijhu
Swipe through to see today at @safeplaceforyouth. Reach out to get involved! #havAsole
We know that each moment leads to the next but what we don’t know is the impact it might have. We met Snell at the Covenant House last Christmas. Fast forward to this past Tuesday. Dash and myself were visiting the Cov and Snell was there! He had an amazing update for us. He got housing in Glendale and started playing football for the Community College there. We were so proud and so was he! He even showed Dash a video of one of his workouts on the field but he didn’t have any cleats on. Turned out he busted through his old pair. We know finding a good pair of size 14 cleats isn’t the easiest thing in the world. We reached out to our friends at the @rams and they sent us these two brand new pairs. Today, Snell sent us this photo. Try to pay attention to the small moments because they could possibly lead to something huge! #havAsole
A little #havAsole history.. just under two years ago we kept all of our inventory in a Public Storage. This was such a challenging time. I remember someone sketchy came up and asked if we were selling shoes. There had been five break ins that week! We packed up and moved everything from the fourth floor to the third. Now, we have a space downtown where we can work with no worries and it’s less than 10 minutes from LA’s Skidrow! I’m proud of the growth we’ve had as a non profit organization in five years.
TbT - it all started with driving around the city in my old Ford Explorer giving sneakers one at a time. We realized that the rate sneaker donations were coming in we would have to figure out a way to give away more shoes. Hav A Sole on wheels was born. We got a truck from Galpin Hollywood and loaded it with a lot of our inventory. We then hit areas that needed some love. We were able to give hundred of shoes at once. #havAsole
More than sneakers.. #havAsole
Huge thank you to @goldennn_xo and @kyrieirving for donating these amazing pairs from the Spongebob Pack. We can’t wait to see where they end up! #havAsole
It is so much more than just giving away a pair of sneakers! #havAsole
Today is 8/24 but also my brother @dashx10’s birthday. If you have been following the #havAsole journey long, you know that Dash is the most humble and kind guy out there. Today we celebrate him! #havAsole photo from @rikkistillshoots
A new shoe feeling! #havAsole photo from @doreanraye
After all the sneakers fit, it is our mission to inspire the youth. We are here to help them up from any situation that may bring them down. #havAsole photos from @doreanraye
Yesterday we delivered 57 pairs of sneakers to the youth at the Covenant House in Oakland. While our young volunteers looked on we made sure everyone had the right fit. #havAsole photo from @doreanraye
Any time we can help uplift a community, count us in! Today we partnered with @raysoflightphil on their amazing back to school efforts. Team #havAsole brought 175 pairs and was matched by the @laclippers foundation.
TbT - Victor was running around with giant holes in his sneakers just like me when I was his age. I put the call in to Santa Monica Nike and they teamed up to give us a brand new pair of fresh white Huaraches. #havAsole
Life is so much better when you build people up instead of breaking them down. But guess which one is easier?
The smallest kindness can be the greatest inspiration. @kobe4dawin threw on his Creed II hoodie and sneakers and started working on his hand speed. This young hooper can do anything he puts his mind to. Thank you @ourown.life for the work you’re doing!
Today we were invited by @visionsofjiya and the @nikelosangeles fam to be apart of an amazing experience for the youth of @ourown.life. We were able to surprise them at the Nike West Territory Office with one of a kind sneakers and Nike hoodie from Creed II featuring @michaelbjordan. Huge thank you to @steelobrim for making it happen!
TbT - #havAsole brought the cutest smiles.
“Every day somebody needs to feel the love.” A #havAsole message from @dashx10
Here with the community for the community! @levitt.la X #havAsole