Nearly 500 pairs of shoes on their way to Haiti!!

Thrilled to have a new local connection who has groups traveling to Haiti all Spring! Philippe and I packed up 480 pairs yesterday and will packing more up soon!

Anyone Traveling?

Please let us know if you know of any church groups or individuals going to a developing country and can take some shoes to those who need them. We have a good supply right now and we want them on FEET instead of in STORAGE. Blessings!

Flip Flops on Sale!

Click here to go to Old Navy online and see their flips on sale. These are just $1.49. Watch your Walgreens for sales/clearance and ask the manager for a deal. We have gotten flips for .25 a pair. We are also still accepting any used shoes in decent condition. Please, no rips or holes. Thanks for your help!

Update

We are way behind in posting but luckily shoes and skivvies are still coming in and going out! If you see shoes on sale (flip flops are being clearanced out RIGHT NOW) please consider us and our efforts to get shoes to children (and adults) who need desperately need them. We have shoes heading to Haiti this month! YAY! We were blessed with a donation to help cover shipping costs, too!

The Second Annual Undy 500 is Underway!

We're off to a late start this year (starting instead of ending on race day), but we're going to do it anyway. Like last year, our goal is to collect 500 undies (tops or bottoms) in the next three weeks. Last year we collected 411. Can we reach the 500 mark this year?

Feel free to post this on your blogs and Facebook pages and email your friends. You can also leave a comment on this blog or mail us at flipflopfleet@gmail.com with your numbers, and we will figure out where those skivvies should go.

Thanks in advance for your help!

The Flip Flop Fleet Makes the News!

Sorry for the lack of updates, but our family has grown since we last posted. You can imagine how busy we've been!

Our two oldest kids came home from Haiti much sooner than we anticipated because of the earthquake. Everything they went through inspired our friend's daughter to make the Flip Flop Fleet the focus of her project for school. The following is a report that ran on Twin Cities Live, a local news program:



We hope to have more news to post soon.

It's Our Flip Flop Anniversary!

September 6 marked our one year anniversary and I have to say, managing this from our humble home and with minimal time and resources, we feel so blessed by the wonderful things that have taken place over the last year and by the many people who have done so much for others. Over 3,000 pairs in a year! Here's how Olivia feels about it!

There are a few things that have changed - I simply can't keep up on who is an "official" flip flop "friend" or "fan" and the bottom line is that shoes (and undies) get to the people who need them, so it really doesn't matter whether someone donates 50 pair or ONE pair. I think that anyone who has been a part of this mission in the past year will agree with what this verse says, "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35

I am behind on blogging my updates! I promise to get caught up soon! We have some exciting stories to share, including shoes that went to India, to land on the feet of children who have never owned or worn shoes before.

Please keep your eyes open for deals - this is the time of year that shoes start getting clearanced out. Last year we had great luck with Walgreens - they marked their flips down to .49 and when we asked if we bought them all if they would give them to us for .25, time after time, city after city and state after state they agreed. Don't bother with Target as the management does not have the authority to reduce the price. If anyone else finds a deal, please leave a comment!