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  • December17th

    Winners: Spread the Love, Share the Comfort Week Three

    Posted in: Charitable Causes, Inspiration

    BEARPAW’s Spread the Love, Share the Comfort Winners week of 16 December 2011

    Our Spread the Love, Share the Comfort Holiday 2011 Campaign has been truly amazing, and all the nominations have touched us during this holiday season.  The more we get to know our winners’ families and their stories, the more inspired we are to “pay it forward” with the same kindness of spirit embodied by them.  Our Week 3 winners are no exception, and we know their stories will inspire you throughout this holiday season and into the New Year.

    The Donahue Family

    Heather Donahue is the single mother of 3 beautiful children: Jason, 15, Sean, 12, and Allie, 8.  In 2009, she moved back to live with her mom, Cathy Villasana, to make a better life for her family.  After losing her job in July, she barely makes ends meet through child support and unemployment.  2011 has been trying for more reasons than money for the Donahue family as Heather recently discovered that a child predator had targeted her oldest son in September.  Then in October, her middle child, Sean, had to be hospitalized for 5 weeks. Read More | Comments

  • June1st

    Soles4Souls® and BEARPAW Footwear Join Forces to Help Tornado Victims

    Posted in: Charitable Causes

    Last week, Soles4Souls (www.giveshoes.org) and BEARPAW Footwear announced that they are joining forces to provide shoes to victims of the tornadoes that devastated parts of the Southeastern U.S. during May.

    BEARPAW has donated new footwear in support of Soles4Souls’ relief efforts in places such as Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, AL. 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. Soles4Souls’ other two divisions, Clothes4Souls® and Hope4Souls™, provide the same relief and support through clothing and other necessities. Read More | Comments