SHOE AND STORY DRIVE--CALL FOR DONATIONS

Sara Ranchouse Publishing announces a new project to benefit Share Your Soles, a not-for-profit
organization based in Alsip, IL, whose mission is to collect and distribute shoes to people in need all
over the world. www.shareyoursoles.org

In conjunction with organizing a shoe drive, Sara Ranchouse is collecting stories and images of shoes
for a publication to benefit Share Your Soles.

HOW TO DONATE SHOES AND/OR STORIES:

SHOES:
Share Your Soles accepts new and gently used men's, women's, and children's shoes. All types of shoes
are accepted--fashion shoes and others not appropriate for regular wear can be sold to raise money, so
clean out your closets and feel better about those fashion mistakes! Share Your Soles is also in need of
shoelaces, shoe polish, and detergent and bleach to launder shoes. You may donate money to defray the
cost of cleaning, sorting and shipping the shoes at: www.shareyoursoles.org

Public drop-off locations for this shoe drive are:

Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self Defense Center, NFP
1220 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657

Drop off hours:
Monday-Friday 3-9PM
Saturday 9AM-3PM
Sunday 11AM-2PM

Betty Rymer Gallery
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
280 S Columbus Dr
Chicago, IL 60603

Drop off hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM

Shoes can be dropped off during open hours through the month of March, 2010.

If you donate shoes and would like your name included in the publication, email info@sararanchouse.com,
or leave it with your shoes along with your email address.

STORIES:
The publication is inspired by a 1963 performance score by the artist Alison Knowles:

Shoes of Your Choice (March, 1963)
A member of the audience is invited to come forward to a microphone if one is available and describe a
pair of shoes, the ones he is wearing or another pair. He is encouraged to tell where he got them, the size,
color, why he likes them, etc.

Please submit short writing (400 words maximum recommended, or formatted to use a 5" x 8" page) to
info@sararanchouse.com. If you have something longer, an unusual format, or are working visually with
text, please contact us to discuss. We are keen to include alternative and experimental forms!

Submissions of writing and images must be received by June 1, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be
given by July 1, 2010. Submissions may be edited for the publication with permission of the author.
Authors will retain individual copyright to their work, although the edited collection and publication
concept will bear the copyright of Sara Ranchouse Publishing.

Please contact Sara Ranchouse at info@sararanchouse.com with any questions.