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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><span> </span>Brett Byrd, Founder,  was born in Central Illinois where he lived until a young age when he moved to Southern California with his family.<span>  </span>It was there that he experienced a wonderful childhood with many friends that remain today.<span>  </span>After opening many restaurants and spending 18 years in the hospitality industry a career change was made and Brett went into sales for one of the largest promotional products companies called Imagine This.<span>  </span>Throughout the years and the career change one constant was his love for running.<span>  </span>From participating in many events and seeing the great number of people involved from the participants to the spectators it was obvious that such a giving community was a perfect fit to help those without shoes.<span>   <span><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span> was born. </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span>Brett resides in Southern California where he enjoys spending time with his two boys, date nights with his wife and a good run.<span>  </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Donations:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Checks can be made payable to <strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span><span>.<span>  </span>All monetary donations and shoe donations (preferably moderately worn) can be mailed to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span><strong>Give Your Sole</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>11442 Tesota Loop</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Corona, Ca. 92883 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Phone 760.702.2278</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Email: <a href="mailto:brett@giveyoursole.com">brett@giveyoursole.com</a></span></p>

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