Michael Palin Signed Shoes

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Ended:November 21st 2017, 3:02pm EST

Winner: Callum201

$275

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The Prize

Not only has Michael Palin had a career as one of the funniest actors, writers and producers of all time, he is also a prolific travel writer and documentary presenter. Michael rose to fame as part of the Monty Python team, and in 2000 he was awarded a CBE for his services to television. He has kindly donated these Rockport shoes in a size 8.5 to Small Steps. Not only has Michael signed the shoes, he also wrote "My right shoe" and "My left shoe," just in case you weren't sure. And to make the shoes extra special Michael wrote that the shoes had been with him in the Sahara in 2001 in the Himialayas in 2004.

This is the third time Michael Palin has put his best foot forward. This year, he has donated signed Paul Smith shoes that he wore while shooting on location. He has also included a handwritten note which reads "shoes specially provided by Paul Smith - another great fan of travelling - used on Brazil series for BBC1."

Details:

Paul Smith tan with green rubber soles
UK 8
Signed by Michael Palin on the right shoe, outer right side, and on the left shoe, outer left side

(Photo Credit: I Heart Studios)

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The Cause

Small Steps Project is a children’s charity dealing with the most devastating humanitarian consequence of the global waste problem: child waste pickers.

All over the world thousands of children survive by collecting and recycling rubbish on landfill sites. Deprived of an education, they work when they should be at school and put their lives at risk on a daily basis. Work on the dumps is dirty and dangerous. As well as respiratory and skin diseases, cuts and lacerations to their hands and feet are commonplace and risk of infection is extremely high in the toxic environment.

Small Steps Project provides shoes to protect their feet and support to enable them to take small steps off the dump sites, out of poverty and into education.

To date, Small Steps Project has provided shoes and aid to over 20,000 children thanks to the money raised from shoes, all donated and signed by some of the most famous celebrities in the world.

Website

smallstepsproject.org

Item #P18725

In condition as donated.
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