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SolesUnited Recycles Crocs Shoes to Benefit Millions

Needy people worldwide receive their first pair of shoes

Crocs -- almost everybody sports these popular shoes nowadays, but what can be done with them once they wear out? SolesUnited has an answer. This recycled footwear program, which is the first of its kind, turns worn-out crocs into brand-new footwear that is donated to needy people around the world. Crocs, Inc., which lauched SolesUnited on January 31, 2008, set a goal of donating 2 million pairs of new crocs to people in impoverished regions the first year.

How does this program work?
In the USA, consumers drop off their worn ot crocs at particpating retail stores
or mail them directly to collection centers. The donated crocs are then cleaned, ground up and manufactured into new recycled shoes. The new SolesUnited shoes are distributed internationally to needy people with the support of shipping and charity partners.

Ron Synder, CEO of Crocs, Inc., explained,
"Many people are unaware of the importance and the need for quilty footwear around the world. More than 1 billion people, or one in six people around the world,
live on less than US$1 a day according to the World Bank Group; through SolesUnited program, we can help these individuals."

Many people receive their first pair of shoes through the SolesUnited program.




brand-new adj. 全新的/嶄新的
eg: Andrea saved her money and bought a brand-new car.
eg: She wore a brand-new suit to her first day of work.
eg: The couple bought a brand-new house after saving up for years.
eg: She considers this new job a brand-new start to life.

impoverished adj. 貧窮的
-> people are poor enough that they need others' help
eg: Jim took medical supplies to an impoverished village in Africa.
eg: Most of the children of this impoverished area suffer from malnutrition.
eg: The church provides food for the impoverish families in the city.

unaware adj. 沒有察覺的
eg: When Joe stopped to rest on his hike, he was unaware of the bear watching him.
eg: The security guards were unaware that the thief already broke in.
eg: I was unaware of the risks of starting a new business.

sole n. -> the buttom of the shoes 鞋底

wear out -> get too old to wear.


//== Chat room ==//

Everybody sports these popular shoes nowadays.

sport v. 炫耀
-> show off
eg: sport your favorite hat
eg: sport a mustache(小鬍子)

taxi v. 搭計程車/在跑道上行駛
-> to take a taxi
-> to mave slowly on the ground before taking off or landing
eg: Do you taxi here?


//== Grammer on the go ==//

More than 1 billion people, or one in six people around the world,
live on less than US$1 a day according to the World Bank Group;
through SolesUnited program, we can help these individuals.

semicolon(分號;)
-> to connect two independent sentences to show how their meaning is closly connected

eg: I'm starving; let's go get lunch!
eg: The intern didn't know how to answer the phone; everyone else had already left the office.