Gwinnett County – Shoes for the Soul
May 26th, 2009 Categories: Dacula, Hamilton Mill
Hi Everyone,
This afternoon my eight year old daughter McClain and I were looking at a tennis magazine and came across an article about “going Green” and one of the articles mentioned donating used tennis shoes back to the manufacturer to recycle into new tennis shoes.
I got to thinking that instead of giving these used shoes to the manufacturer, why not give them to folks that need them that may not even have any shoes. So, with McClain’s help we came up with the name “Shoes for the Soul” and we are trying to come up with 1,000 pairs of tennis shoes / sneakers by July 1st to donate to those in need.
In the Hamilton Mill subdivision alone there are over 2,100 households and if we can collect a pair of shoes for every other home we can more than meet our goal, plus with the other friends and family we have in other areas of Atlanta, I think we can make it. McClain has higher asperations and feels we can get 2,000 pairs.
We have not figured out exactly who we will be donating these tennis shoes to, but I have some ideas and will be making a decision shortly.
So here is the ask: Can you take a minute or two to go through your closets and locate a lonely pair of tennis shoes that need a new home? If so, please let me know and McClain and I will be happy to come pick them up from you. So what do you say, do you have a pair or two of kids or adult shoes you can donate to us?
We will keep a weekly update on our progress to let you know where we are in meeting our goal. If you would like to help, please let me know and we will get you involved. Hopefully we will need additional storage space, help with transportation, etc.
Also, please pass this email onto anyone you think might be able to contribute. I have a limited email list and would appreciate anyone passing this onto your contacts.
Thanks in advance for all your help and look forward to a weekly update.
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