Westwood— A little step can make a big difference for children suffering from foot-related diseases in Africa.
The World Health Organization recognizes the need for a simple close toed shoe for children in Africa. Parasites in the sand, called jiggers or sand fleas, can burrow into exposed skin and lay eggs in exposed feet. The parasites create an open sore that makes the foot prone to additional parasitic infections, paralysis and even amputation. The simple and most effective cure is close toed shoes.
Sole Hope was created to help gather and put together materials to make close toed shoes for people in Africa. This program is unique in the fact that volunteers in the US gather and prepare supplies to ship to Africa where men and women have been trained to assemble the shoes. This provides jobs for people in Africa who are paid to assemble the materials into shoes for members of their community.
A Sole Hope Shoe Cutting event will take place on Saturday, November 9 at Parkside Community Church located at 545 4th Avenue in Westwood from 7-9 pm.
It is Sole Hope’s mission to “offer hope, healthier lives, and freedom from foot-related diseases through education, jobs and medical relief.”
As part of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center’s Community Outreach Program, Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM has signed on as a partner for the event. They are the designated drop off location for donations that will be used to prepare shoe kits. Materials that are being collected include denim fabric (old jeans), permanent markers, empty plastic milk jugs, gallon size Ziploc bags and cash donations of $10 per kit.
Donations can be dropped off at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center located at 550 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 202 in Oradell until November 9. If you have any questions please call 201-261-9445.
New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Ridgewood, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey. Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online atwww.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.
Below are pictures from New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center volunteers for the Sole Hope shoe making event.
The World Health Organization recognizes the need for a simple close toed shoe for children in Africa. Parasites in the sand, called jiggers or sand fleas, can burrow into exposed skin and lay eggs in exposed feet. The parasites create an open sore that makes the foot prone to additional parasitic infections, paralysis and even amputation. The simple and most effective cure is close toed shoes.
Sole Hope was created to help gather and put together materials to make close toed shoes for people in Africa. This program is unique in the fact that volunteers in the US gather and prepare supplies to ship to Africa where men and women have been trained to assemble the shoes. This provides jobs for people in Africa who are paid to assemble the materials into shoes for members of their community.
A Sole Hope Shoe Cutting event will take place on Saturday, November 9 at Parkside Community Church located at 545 4th Avenue in Westwood from 7-9 pm.
It is Sole Hope’s mission to “offer hope, healthier lives, and freedom from foot-related diseases through education, jobs and medical relief.”
As part of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center’s Community Outreach Program, Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM has signed on as a partner for the event. They are the designated drop off location for donations that will be used to prepare shoe kits. Materials that are being collected include denim fabric (old jeans), permanent markers, empty plastic milk jugs, gallon size Ziploc bags and cash donations of $10 per kit.
Donations can be dropped off at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center located at 550 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 202 in Oradell until November 9. If you have any questions please call 201-261-9445.
New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Ridgewood, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey. Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online atwww.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.
Below are pictures from New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center volunteers for the Sole Hope shoe making event.
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