Physicians to Provide Free Foot Screenings at Shelter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 24, 2008
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Henry Ford Hospital Physicians to Provide Free Foot Screenings, Shoes and Socks at Detroit Shelter
WHAT: Henry Ford Hospital orthopedic foot specialists will provide free foot screenings and hand out new shoes and socks to the homeless during the Our Hearts to Your Soles charity event at the Neighborhood Service Organization's 24-hour Walk-in Center in Detroit.
The Our Hearts to Your Soles event is part of the national event to distribute new and gently worn shoes to needy people in 35 states.
Nashville-based Soles4SoulsTM facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid people worldwide. Since its inception, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 3.5 million pairs (or one pair every 23 seconds) to people in 61 countries, including Honduras, Romania, Thailand, and the Sudan.
WHO:
�- David Katcherian, M.D., division head of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital
�- Henry Ford Hospital Orthopaedic staff
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25
WHERE: Neighborhood Service Organization 24-hour Tumaini Center
3430 Third Street near Martin Luther King Blvd.
Detroit, 48201
