State Farm Agent Linda Allen Needs Your New or Gently Used Shoes By June 9

    FORT WORTH, TX, June 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- State Farm Agent and Shoe Queen Linda Allen loves shoes as much as any true fashionista, but what has her smiling right now is the number of shoes Saginaw and Lake Worth residents have donated to her firm's collection drive for Soles 4 Souls, a charity dedicated the needy get back on their feet by giving them shoes.

Linda and her team started the shoe drive on May 1 and are running it until June 9, 2012, so there is still time to free up some space on your shoe rack and do a good deed.

To participate, bring shoes to the Linda Allen State Farm Agency at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240, in Fort Worth between the hours of 9-5. The shoes should be new or gently used and can be men's, women's or children's in any size or style.

"We have had a steller response to the shoe drive so far," said Allen, noting that the Lake Worth High School Chapter of the Family, Career and Communuty Leaders of America donated 300 pairs.

"Lots of people have seen our signs or read about the shoe drive on our insurance agency's Facebook page and come by to donate," said Allen. "We're especially looking for children's shoes, but welcome any that anyone is willing to give."

Linda Allen is the author of "Out with Customer Service, In with People Service," a guide to applying service principles to both business and personal relationships. Her State Farm Agency sponsors an annual school bag giveaway and awards an annual college scholarship to a deserving high school senior from a single-parent home.

About Soles 4 Souls:
Soles 4 Souls is a 501c3 charity established in 2006 to help get shoes to the poor and disaster victims across the globe. The charity has donated more than 14 million shoes to people in 130 countries. The shoes are given to those who need them and used to support micro-enterprises with the goal of giving the recipients that means to make themselves and their families self-sustaining. Learn more at http://www.soles4souls.org.

About State Farm:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com or in Canada statefarm.ca.

About the Linda Allen State Farm Agency:
The Linda Allen State Farm Agency is located at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Fort Worth (Saginaw/Eagle Mountain Lake), TX 76179. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Call State Farm agent Linda Allen and her team at (817) 236-7200, or visit them on the Web at http://www.LindaInsuresMe.com.

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