SHOETOPIA Press Release

Press Release: SHOETOPIA 2013, Delay of Charity Receipt.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Contact: Anessa Stine

SHOETOPIA 2013, the Second Life Shoe Fair held this past November 15th – 30th, 2013, was a great success. The SHOETOPIA organizers, Anessa Stine and Sophia Harlow, are committed to maintaining transparency and preserving the goodwill and trust of their valued patrons, supporters, fellow designers and associates.

A grand total of 1,514,611 Linden Dollars have been raised by the SHOETOPIA 2013 event for the Soles4Souls charity organization and paid directly to their Second Life account (Soles4Souls Resident). However, due to staffing changes at Soles4Souls and inexplicable delays at Linden Labs, there has been a delay in the Soles4Souls charity organization gaining access to their funds. According to representatives of Soles4Souls, several phone calls and multiple Support Tickets have been submitted to Linden Labs without response. All interested parties have yet to see a formal receipt for the donated funds, as Linden Lab demonstrates no urgency to help Soles4Souls receive their donations within a reasonable time frame.

Looking ahead, preliminary planning has already begun for SHOETOPIA 2014, designer application will open in May of this year, blogger applications will occur at a later undisclosed date. It is shaping up to be an even bigger and more exciting event than last year’s very successful debut. Information will be posted at http://slshoetopia.blogspot.ca/ as it becomes available.

Should anyone wish to verify the content of this Press Release, please contact Soles4Souls directly at the contact information indicated below. Any general questions regarding SHOETOPIA can be directed to Sophia Harlow or Anessa Stine by means of Second Life Notecard or Instant Message.

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Souls4Souls contact information:

Nicole Atnip, Director of Foundation and Corporate Development
Soles4Souls, Inc. 
www.soles4souls.org
Main (615) 391-5723
(615-541-7008)
nicolea@soles4souls.org

SHOETOPIA 2013 : We Welcome You to Shoe Heaven!

And just like that... the clouds have parted, today is the day when shoe heaven comes to Second Life!

At noon today (slt), we will throw open the pearly gates and welcome one and all to visit Shoetopia, the much anticipated return of the Shoe Fair! We promise you an event like no other, an ethereal walk in the clouds combined with the most incredible shoe shopping you have yet to experience. With dozens of the best footwear designers SL has to offer, 4 distinct gacha areas, an easy to navigate event venue, and the knowledge that you will be supporting a great cause, Shoetopia truly is a different kind of Shoe Fair!

Main Landing Point for SHOETOPIA 1
Main Landing Point for SHOETOPIA 2

When visiting Shoetopia we ask that you do your part to help keep the shopping experience as heavenly as possible for everyone, by removing unnecessary scripts, accessories, huds, and by wearing system clothing, you can be a lag fighting angel!

Look for further information about the event to be posted on our official blog, and courtesy of our amazing Shoetopia Bloggers.

Join our flickr group, and add your photos of your fabulous finds!

We wish you all a fabulous event, and we welcome your feedback in notecard form, delivered to either Anessa Stine or Sophia Harlow.

Just hours away!

Featuring New Releases from more than 50 fantastic footwear designers and dozens of gacha vendors too! Shoetopia is set to open on November 15th at Noon SLT. Here is the map of the venue to keep you going until the 'pearly gates' open up for one and all!

Calling all Angels... see you in Shoe Heaven soon!