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Vibram’s Vet Project

With heart and a lot of rubber sole, Quabaug Corporation, the North Brookfield, MA maker of Vibram footwear soling products and pet performance gear, is teaming with Fetchdog.com on a limited-edition dog toy to help fund Puppies Behind Bars’ “DogTags: Service Dogs for Those Who’ve Served Us” program. The DogTags Chewy Shoe toy features a tough cord for pulling and throwing and is made from the same molds and Vibram rubber used to make military boots. For every red, white and blue toy purchased, $2 will be contributed to the not-for-profit training program.

El Naturalista Lends a Hand in Africa

Spanish comfort footwear company El Naturalista has expanded its charitable Project Atauchi initiative to Africa. To kick off its presence in a new continent (previous Project Atauchi work has aided children in Peru), the company is collaborating with the nonprofit Amigos de Tanzania in Arusha, an area in the north of Tanzania, to build a library and build out the Baobab Children’s Home orphanage and caretaking center.

Macy’s Tim Adams to Chair Annual Two Ten Dinner

Tim Adams, chief private brand officer of Macy’s, will chair the Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s 2009 Annual Dinner. In addition to being Two Ten’s most critical fundraiser, this year’s event, slated for Dec. 2 at the Marriott Marquis in New York’s Times Square, celebrates the industry charity’s 70th anniversary.

Child’s Birthday Bash Benefits Soles4Souls

For most children, receiving piles of presents from friends and family is the highlight of their birthday party. But for one special Indiana girl on her ninth birthday, it meant collecting new and gently worn shoes from her friends to donate to Soles4Souls (S4S), the Nashville, TN-based shoe charity.

Giving Back

In the giving spirit this summer, Benjamin Lovell Shoes, a retailer with six locations in the Delaware Valley and Baltimore, presented over 100 children with a brand-new pair of Crocs, through the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) organization. A team of volunteers fit each child with a fresh pair at a North Philadelphia recreation center and playground, outfitting the kids to run and play in the park’s water features.

Volleying for Cancer

Last night, Stuart Weitzman put the paddle to the metal in support of ovarian cancer research, hosting a charity ping-pong tournament and silent auction in New York. All proceeds from the event will be presented to Dr. Marsha Moses of Boston’s Folkman Research Institute, who has been doing pioneering research to help squash the disease.

A Tree Grows in… The Pedestrian Shops

The comfort chain builds a comfort tree in support of Meals on Wheels; holds annual shoe drive for the needy.

Once again this holiday season the Pedestrian Shops are helping neighbors in need. The 41-year-old comfort footwear retailer will be raffling off its holiday Comfortable Shoe Tree—adorned with more than $4,000 worth of footwear, socks and accessories—as part of the Festival of Trees benefiting Meals on Wheels of Boulder, CO. The tree can be viewed at its downtown location at 1425 Pearl St.

Etnies gifts new shoes to 360 children in need

Tis the season of goodwill and Etnies played its part on Friday by hosting its ninth annual holiday festival at the Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest in California. Skateboarding owner and CEO Pierre-Andre Senizergues, along with team riders Nick Garcia, David Reyes, Aidan Campbell, Alex Midler and Chris Del Moro, handed out 360 pairs of shoes to children in need from various Orange County non-profits. And imagine the kids’ surprise when Santa Claus decided to show off his impressive boarding skills.

Cupid’s Undie Run hopes to raise more than $1 million

Thanks to the annual No Pants Subway Ride, New Yorkers are used to the sight of strangers sporting nothing but smalls below the waist in the dead of winter. But that’s just a prank: Cupid’s Undie Run, the world’s largest organized underwear run, has a cause.

The Left Shoe Company announces corporate giving program to benefit returning veterans.

Luxury Los Angeles made-to-measure shoe-tique The Left Shoe Company will donate $5 to the Bob Woodruff Foundation for every man who gets his feet scanned between December 15 and Veterans Day 2014. Choosing a cause that’s near and dear to Co-Founder and Chairman Gordon W. Clune, the company sought out the New York-based charity for its dedication to helping the courageous men and women who have served the country. “As head of Klune Industries, we were very involved with the U.S. military,” Clune says.

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