The Trust
Michael, Anthony and Charles Smith established the
Trust on 1st January 2005 as a registered charity (No. 1112972) with the aim of
helping disadvantaged children both in the United Kingdom and internationally.
The owners have always wanted this business to be a place where
the employees can say they do more than just sell shoes!
All the money donated to charity by the company is disbursed via the trust.
The income of the trust is donated from group profits.
To date we have allocated over £350,000. Below is a selection of how the money has been spent:
Follow the links below to find out more:
Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home, Philippines
Ministries Without Borders, Philippines
Bethesda Life, India
Wishes 4 Kids, Leicester, UK
CORD
Local Community Sponsoring
Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Home,
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This is a home that is based north of Manila in the Philippines. We are
supporting some of the social workers there that help rescue children
from the streets and give them a proper education and new start in life.
Here you can see local children helping to re-surface their football pitch.
(£18,000 donated in 2007)
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Ministries Without Borders,
Philippines |
This charity works with the Manygan (Hill People)
tribe, on the island of Mindoro. They feed them and help to
give children, in particular, an education that they would otherwise
not get. They are treated poorly by the Filipino government and have
no rights nor a legal place to live. The money is supporting a
qualified social worker and will support others as and when needed.
This building is the latest project to construct a maternity clinic.
(£12,000 donated in 2007) |
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Bethesda Life, India |
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Based in Goa, India, this charity has bought a temporary house to set up a children's home in the short term.
Some land has been purchased to build a brand new house for the children.
(£15,000 donated in 2006) |
Wishes 4 Kids, Leicester, UK |
This charity makes dreams become a reality for children suffering from terminal illnesses and severe disabilities. These gifts benefit both the child and their family.
Each year we volunteer to help out at the Wishes 4 Kids annual get-together at Castle Donnington racetrack. We have donated c. £9000 to this charity to help some of the children's wishes come true. Some of the money we have donated paid for a new wheelchair for Rachel (age 11) who was presented with the chair in 2006.
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If you want to find out more about this charity go to www.wishes4kids.org
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CORD
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In 2007 the trust donated a vital new vehicle to the charity CORD. CORD’s mission is Conflict Transformation. They are a humanitarian organisation working with displaced people and communities affected by violent conflicts worldwide.
The vehicle will be used in Burundi for CORD's peace building work over the huge region. The programme in Burundi supports refugees who are returning home after years of war to find their country devastated and their homes destroyed. CORD is working to help rebuild roads, bridges and provide seed backs and tools and repair schools.
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For more information about this charity and its work go to www.cord.org.uk
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Local Community Sponsoring
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We were proud to sponsor Liam Jameson in November 2007 on his recent trip to the World Karate Championship in Pisa, Italy.
Liam, 10 years old, was delighted to win the Gold medal in Bo-staff and the Bronze medal in Chambre, after only 12 months of learning karate!
Liam was also nominated for the Under 14 2007 Sportsperson of the Year for Leicestershire.
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We are also delighted to sponsor the kit
of local team Kibworth & Smeeton Juniors
football club under 12's.
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Other causes that have benefited from the Trusts donations are:
Meningitis Trust, Hope Foundation, Rainbows (East Midlands Childrens Hospice), CWAC (Children With Aids Charity), Tear Fund, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Tsunami (Bay of Bengal, India), James IV27 Foundation, Footwear Benevolent Society, Leicester Charity Link, Leukaemia Research.
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