About Sole Responsibility
We are a non-profit organization formed by a group of runners in Ottawa who want to donate gently used running and walking shoes overseas. As runners, we buy new running shoes every few months. Our old shoes are no longer suitable for training, but still have miles of life left in them. So we started to think of all the runners in all the events in the National Capital area – and we thought it would be great if we could collect their used shoes and ship them to people who really need them.  Each spring, we will collect shoes at Ottawa running events. We will also have drop-off sites throughout the city. We ask for a donation of $2 per pair to offset the shipping costs.

Where the shoes are going?
After consulting with the United Nations to determine the area of greatest need, we have been asked to send our shoes Cameroon in Africa this year. Since starting in 2005, our collections have gone to Chat, Rwanda and Lesotho. 

What type of shoes are we collecting?
We are collecting just running shoes of all shapes and sizes, adult and children's sizes.
 
Interested in doing a collection at your office, school or neighbourhood?
Please check back in the spring of 2009.  For some background information, please click the following to read our policies:     General     Schools