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Crocs, Inc. Launches Soles United The First-Of-Its-Kind Recycled Footwear Donation Program on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (Thursday, January 31st, 2008)

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“We are excited to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world with a program that ties so closely to our business,” said Ron Snyder, CEO of Crocs, Inc. “Many people are unaware of the importance and need for quality footwear around the world. More than one billion people, or 1 in 6 people around the world, live on less than $1 a day according to The World Bank Group; through the SolesUnitedSM program, we can help these individuals. We are confident that our enthusiastic customer base will embrace this program by returning their Crocs™ shoes to propel the continual growth of donated shoes in the coming years.”

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many children cannot

go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.

in ethiopia, one million people

suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)

millions of people

around the world cannot afford basic necessities such as a pair of shoes.

more than 300 million people

live on less than $1 a day (”globalissues.org”).

2.6 billion people

in the world lack basic sanitation (”globalissues.org”).

some 1.1 billion people

in developing countries have inadequate access to water (”globalissues.org”).

nearly a billion people

entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names (”globalissues.org”).

over 1.4 billion people

globally live on less than $1.25 per day (”Worldbank.org”).

35.9 million people

live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).

1.7 billion people

live in poverty globally (”Wikipedia.org”).