Share Your Soles donated 15,000 pairs of shoes to the civilians of Sri Lanka after a tsunami hit their land in 2004. On June 11, 2009, Purdy received her first Award Service to Mankind by the Foundation for Civilian Bravery for the donation of 15,000 pairs to Sri Lanka. In 2017, the University of St. Francis grants the Sister Clare Award to Mona Purdy in honor of Women’s History Month. According to the University of St. Francis, this award is given to women who “transformed the world of their time”.