Financial Planning Organization Collecting Shoes to Help Fight Against Global Poverty
Cleveland, Ohio – February 25, 2015 – Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors, national financial planning organizations with offices throughout the country, has partnered with Soles4Souls, an international non-profit organization dedicated to fighting global poverty, for a national tax season fundraising campaign. Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors’ offices will become shoe drop-off locations from now until April 15 with a goal of collecting 25,000 shoes nationwide and changing 25,000 lives worldwide.
“Soles4Souls is a worthy cause that makes a difference in the lives of people in need around the world, and we’re excited to be partnering with them this tax season. By offering our advisors’ offices as shoe drop-off locations, we are providing an opportunity for communities across the nation to make a difference at home and in impoverished countries,” says Jason L Smith, founder of Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors.
Anyone is welcome to come by a participating office and drop off gently used or new shoes for men, woman and children or to make a financial contribution. Every pair of shoes donated comes with a charity receipt for as much as $16 a pair that can be used as a charitable deduction on next year’s tax return. Participating offices are located:
Atlantic Asset Advisors
Bonita Springs, Florida | www.atlanticaag.com
Atlas Advisory Group LLC
Cranford, New Jersey | www.atlasadvisorygroup.com
Client First Group
West Bend, Wisconsin | www.clientfirstria.com
Dowd & Associates, Inc.
East Greenwich, Rhode Island | www.dowdassociates.us
EGSI Financial, Inc.
Dublin, Ohio | www.egsifinancial.com
Hammer Financial Group
Schererville, Indiana | www.hammerfinancialgroup.com
Marsh Professional Group
Knoxville, Tennessee | www.marshpros.com
McGregor Wealth Management
Castle Rock, Colorado | www.mgswealth.com
The Chamberlin Group
St Louis, Missouri | www.chamberlin-group.com
The JL Smith Group/Prosperity Capital Advisors
Avon, Ohio | www.jlsmithgroup.com
The Silbernagel Group Inc.
Kewaskum, Wisconsin | www.realwealthmedia.com/sg
The Smith Group
Aiken, South Carolina | www.tsgwealth.com
Upstream Investment Partners
Lisle, Illinois | www.upstreamip.com
Woodard & Clark
Riverside, Rhode Island | www.woodardandclark.com
The top five offices that collect the most will be rewarded with a shoe distribution to a charity of their choice in their community. The top advisor will also be invited on a trip to Haiti to participate in a shoe distribution abroad. “This is a great opportunity to actually get a chance to see the results of your fundraising efforts in your own backyard as well as in a country that has experienced such hardship and devastation,” added Smith.
“Working with Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors is a terrific example of partnership,” said Buddy Teaster, CEO of Soles4Soles. “With C2P engaging their entire network of advisors and clients to donate shoes, Soles4Souls can impact 25,000 lives around the world. Jason and his team understand the power of business to do good, to help ‘wear out poverty,’ and we couldn’t be more excited to work with this team.”
The shoes that Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors’ offices collect will be delivered to Soles4Souls, who monetizes used shoes to create sustainable jobs in underdeveloped areas and funds direct relief efforts, including distribution of new shoes and clothing. Most of the reusable shoes will be distributed to microenterprise programs that create jobs in Haiti and other impoverished nations. The resulting revenue will help fund the free distribution of new shoes in the U.S. and overseas.
For more information on locations to donate in your area please go to http://bit.ly/C2PSoles4Souls.
About Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls is a global not-for-profit institution dedicated to fighting the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty. The organization advances its anti-poverty mission by collecting new and used shoes and clothes from individuals, schools, faith-based institutions, civic organizations and corporate partners, then distributing those shoes and clothes both via direct donations to people in need and by provisioning qualified micro-enterprise programs designed to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities. Since it began, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 22 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Soles4Souls is committed to the highest standards of operating and governance, and holds a four-star rating with Charity Navigator. Please visit www.soles4souls.org for more information.
About Clarity 2 Prosperity and Prosperity Capital Advisors
Clarity 2 Prosperity Mastermind Group and Prosperity Capital Advisors are affiliated financial planning organizations founded and led by advisors, coaches and business leaders. Their mission is to shift advisor focus from selling products to becoming holistic service providers, effectively serving the comprehensive needs of American families. Clarity 2 Prosperity partners with likeminded advisors who want to build holistic planning practices and trains them on how to incorporate investment, insurance, tax and estate planning into one congruent plan. Advisors are provided on-demand access to the financial planning, operational and marketing processes necessary to operate a holistic planning practice through the company’s innovative e-learning platform. For more information about Clarity 2 Prosperity visit www.Clarity2Prosperity.com or call 888-240-1923 and for Prosperity Capital Advisors visit www.ProsperityCapitalAdvisors.com or call 888-240-0064.
Prosperity Capital Advisors is an SEC registered investment adviser with its principal place of business in the State of Ohio. For more detailed information about Prosperity’s products and services, please visit www.adviserinfo.sec.gov or contact the firm at www.ProsperityCapitalAdvisors.com. Please read this disclosure statement carefully. Registration with the SEC does not imply any level of skill or expertise.
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