Guests of the restaurant will be asked for a $5 donation and raffle tickets will be $5 a piece with all money going directly to Gotta have Sole Foundation at the end of that evening. In addition, we will be collecting new shoe donations on this evening as well.

We have great raffle donation from BAKE EAT LOVE, RISD, Museum of Fine Arts and Massages by Mari.

To date, CHARITYRevolution has raised over $20,000 for local charities. If you can contribute an item for the raffle (Gift Card, Movies Passes or other items) please contact me.

Sincerely,

Annemarie E. Woolley
Social Media Manager, Cuban Revolution Restaurant & Bar
Director, CHARITYRevolution
Email: annemariecharityrev@gmail.com

Over 90 players, friends and family joined us last night for a great night of tennis! Along with corporate sponsors, we raised enough funds to purchase brand-new footwear for 780 disadvantaged and homeless children in the United States! It was an incredible night of generosity and fun and we are looking forward to our 3rd Annual Gotta Have Sole Tennis Tournament next year! Thank you to everyone who supported my cause. This was a great community effort and you made this a great success!

About the 100 Acts of Kindness: As a way to highlight and support the important work done by the many charitable institutions throughout New England and beyond, the Red Sox are engaging in “100 Acts of Kindness” with various not-for-profit organizations during the 100th anniversary season of Fenway Park in 2012. These acts will take on a number of different forms, including donations, volunteer efforts, and hosting community events. Each act will be designed to highlight organizations and causes throughout New England. Red Sox ownership, players, alumni, and staff will participate. Additional acts will be announced throughout 2012, culminating with 100 by the end of this 100th Anniversary year.

Nicholas was selected as the Middle School level award honoree in RI and traveled to Washington, DC along with 101 Middle School and High School recipients across the United States to receive his award and scholarship.

Nicholas was selected by Farm Rich as a First Place Quarterly Winner for the organization’s Kids Who Give program. He will be entered into their Grand Prize Contest that will take place in January 2013

Hasbro, Inc. recognizes achievements in youth service and honors young volunteers with HASBRO COMMUNITY ACTION HERO AWARDS.

May 26, 2011 – Six young people from across the United States were honored as Hasbro Community Action Heroes at GenerationOn’s Art of Giving Benefit in New York City. The six young leaders, ranging in age from 7 to 17, were recognized for their achievements in volunteer service and their contributions to their communities and the world. Each of the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award-winners exemplifies Hasbro’s commitment to the transformative power of service and embodies generationOn’s mission to inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service.

GenerationOn is a global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world. As the youth service division of the Points of Light Institute,, it brings teh nation’s leading youth service organizations and programs together under one umbrella. GenerationOn’s Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards recognize outstanding young people who demonstrate an active history of community service, creative problem-solving skills, peer leadership and a committment to making a positive difference.

Nicholas Lowinger (age 13), Cranston, Rhode Island – resolved to provide new, properly-fitted footwear to youth in shelters throughout Rhode Island. He founded Gotta Have Sole Foundation, an organization which donates shoes, sneakers and boots to children in homeless shelters. Today, Gotta Have Sole has donated more than 700 pairs of shoes to homeless children.

The Jefferson Awards mission is to encourage and honor individuals for their achievements and contributions through public and community service. The Jefferson Awards are a well respected recognition system honoring individuals who perform community and public service. The Jefferson Awards are presented at both the national and local levels.

The local level recognizes individuals who are committed to improving their communities through volunteer and community services. The honorees are ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things, often without the expectation of recognition. Every neighborhood has “unsung heroes,” volunteers who go above and beyond their expected duties. Together they make their neighborhoods and communities a better place to live.

The Jefferson Awards are committed to strengthening the spirit of volunteering and community service in local communities. The foundation seeks to work with their media partners to build a coordinated community-wide growth endeavor.

By NBC 10 News
Published: April 11, 2011
Updated: April 11, 2011 – 7:12 PM

Editor’s Note: The United Way of Rhode Island and NBC 10 have awarded the Jefferson Awards for Public Service to three Southern New Englanders whose volunteer work goes largely unnoticed by the general public. We profile the two of the three winners for 2011.

“Nicholas Lowinger of Cranston, Rhode Island, started a nonprofit company called Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc. that is providing new shoes to children living in shelters.

After successfully completing a community project for his Bar Mitzvah, he wanted to continue to help people in need.

As a result, in February 2010, he created Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc.

He now regularly reaches out to local shelters to assess the needs of the people they serve, and then makes arrangements to provide new footwear to the children at the shelters.

Nicholas often makes the deliveries himself.

To date, he has arranged for the donation of more than 450 pairs of brand-new shoes to local children, and in the process, he has inspired children and adults alike to help others in need.”

Dan Jaehnig interviews Nicholas on the mission of his Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc. 

Gotta Have Sole Foundation recevies generous shoe donations from Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart store managers from stores lacated throughout RI and southern Massachussetts present Nicholas and his Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc. with over 200 pair of shoes. 

During the presentation, Nicholas showed the store managers videos of recent deliveries to homeless shelters.   The store managers were interviewed by NBC 10 and described their desire to support the Gotta Have Sole Foundation.  Nicholas presented each store manger with a red Gotta Have Sole Foundation wristband and T-shirt with corporate logo.