Monday, October 25, 2010

Shoes Heading out to Haiti






On Sunday afternoon and evening, Cyn and I met with an awesome lady who is now are connection I Haiti. As we all know, Haiti was rocked by a powerful earthquake, killing thousands and injuring masses to large to count. In all that craziness, people were losing limbs at an alarming rate, and with the heath care being that of a 3rd would country, people are forces to get by on what ever is around. I had heard of the plight and after speaking with my man EZ Harrison and Brian at the trade show, we all came up with a plan of getting our sample shoes out to people who need them. Being an amputee myself, my heart goes out to these groups, and here in the states I’ve been able to pass our shoes out to the ones who need them. But, then Haiti came along with the mess there and I wanted to step in, enter Alice. She is working with a doctor there and his clinic to pass on our shoes to the ones who need them, we are passing on not just approach shoes, but flip flops since the tropics are a bit toasty and we try to fit them the best we can.
As we talked with Alice, she filled us in on the day to day there and it makes you want to cry. If , through the generosity of Evolv, we can help in any way, we were psyched to step in and help out. Brian and Donny made sure I had the shoes in plenty of time and last night she picked them up on her way to New York to meet with the doc’s team and get ready for the trip over. We will keep sending shoes as long as there is a need, and you can’t believe how a small act on our part, impacts the greater world.
Super cool. A huge thanks to the Evolv team, showing the world, again, how cool the vibe we own really is.

Story and photo by Evolv athlete, Craig Demartino.

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