Katrina Alexander and Edith Schleicher, Co-Chairmen
The Fraser River Valley Lions Club is having a shoe drive in conjunction with a Florida NGO, Funds2orgs. We are not asking anyone for money, just gently used or new shoes & boots that you no longer wear or need but are still in good condition.
We want them for several reasons:
- They will go to micro businesses in developing countries where they will be sold at Local markets, boosting the income of family businesses from $2.00/day to $20-$40/day, lifting them out of extreme poverty.
- This will keep the shoes out of the landfill where they take 30-40 years to decay.
- It will free up space in your closets !!!!
- Lions will make $.40/pound for the shoes we collect. Every cent will go back to our community.
Our goal is 2,000 pair.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>>> Accepted in still good & wearable condition :<<<<<<
- Children’s footwear – Tennis, athletic, baby, dress, any kind
- Adult shoes – pumps, athletic, spike heels, tie ups, slip-ons, dress, flip flops, slippers, any kind
- Adult boots – Hiking, work, winter, cowboy, fashion, dress, any kind
Drop off boxes at these 15 locations:
- Murdocks, Fraser Library, Bake Haus, Safeway,
- Fraser Hair, Local Experience, Rocky Mountain Catastrophe,
- Fraser Rocky Mountain Roastery,
- Fraser Rec Center, City Market, Granby Library,
- Granby Rocky Mountain Roastery,
- Grand Lake Rec Center,
- Hot Sulphur Springs courthouse, ACE Granby
