Yesterday, we announced that Barefoot Week 2011 is only one week away & we couldn’t be more excited…

Today, we wanted to give you a few ideas on how you can help spread the word about the 1.5 billion people around the world that don’t have adequate footwear.

10. Go Barefoot Online

Change your Twitter Avatar, Facebook Profile, etc. to a picture of your bare feet.You will be helping to bring about awareness that more than 300 million children and 1.5 billion adults worldwide do not have footwear. Be sure to post a caption about why your picture is of bare feet! Something like: My feet are bare for Soles4Souls’ Barefoot Week. Learn more on giveshoes.org.

9.  Post a Barefoot Status

You can post once, or one a day for 7 days… Here are a few mock tweets of Facebook updates you could write:
Shocking @Soles4Souls Barefoot Week fact: Almost 1.5 billion people in the world don’t have shoes!

What would you do if your kids had to grow up without shoes? 300 million parents face that reality every day: http://giveshoes.org/

1 in every 5 people in the world don’t have decent shoes. Learn why that’s a problem & how to do something: http://giveshoes.org/

To date, @Soles4Souls has distributed over 14 million pairs of shoes. Let’s help change 14 million more lives: http://giveshoes.org/

20 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa go barefoot every day. Find out how you can help with @Soles4Souls: http://giveshoes.org/

What do you do with the old shoes you never wear? You can use them to change lives with @Soles4Souls http://giveshoes.org/

For only $1, a child in Haiti won’t have to worry about where they take their next step. Learn more: http://giveshoes.org/

Did you know you can change lives with the shoes you never wear? Find a @Soles4Souls drop box near you: http://ht.ly/4Yl0u

 8. Write a Blog Post

We know a lot of you out there are bloggers… Whether you write about being a mom, an organizer, a runner, or a student, you could use your blog to spread the word with hundreds of friends.

7. Make a T-Shirt

It doesn’t have to be anything special, but making a t-shirt is a great way to spread the word about the millions of barefoot children worldwide (and its pretty fun…)

6. Take a Barefoot Hike around your neighborhood

For those of you who want to know what it’s like for the 1.5 billion people who don’t have a decent pair of shoes, try walking around your neighborhood barefoot. (you can even stay on the sidewalk). This is a great opportunity for you to not only see what other people go through, but also spread the word about Soles4Souls to anyone who might stop and offer you their shoes.

8 year old Naveen Bhat rode his bike barefoot around his neighborhood to tell his friends about Soles4Souls…

5. Call a Friend

Even though social media is the coolest thing since sliced bread, you can still spread the word the “old-fashioned” way… using the telephone.

4. Post a sign at work, church or local fitness center

That’s exactly what Karen Boncher & her daughter did to raise awareness for Soles4Souls & it worked great! She also gave some other great examples on places you can spread the word.

3. Add a banner to your website or blog

Here’s a link to several banners that will direct the people that visit your blog our website to our cause. This is a great option for those wanting to constantly spread the word about Soles4Souls!

2. Write a letter to your neighborhood or Home Owners Association, telling them you’re collecting shoes

We’re going to assume that your neighbors probably have at least one pair of shoes that they don’t wear anymore. Why not be the person who collects them? You can easily register for a shoe drive and then let them know “Hey, I’m collecting any old shoes you might have to help donate them to people who’ve never owned a pair! Care to donate?”

1. Go Barefoot to work, school or church

The easiest people to talk to about Soles4Souls are your friends. Whether it is your coworkers or peers you see every day or your friends from church, those you’re closest to are those that will listen most. And you can spark the conversation by going barefoot. (but you might want to put on a pair of shoes before you go into a restaurant of gas station…)

We believe that every photo, tweet, status update, sign, and message will help Soles4Souls continue to help people around the world!

What other ways can people spread the word about Barefoot Week 2011?