We have a great partnership with a local non-profit called SHOOD. If you don't know who they are...well get ready to learn something new today! Shood is a non-profit that collects men’s and women’s gently used running shoes, reconditions and distributes them to those who are homeless or living in poverty in Richmond, Virginia.
Here is Their Website!
We have a volunteer that drops off shoes from their facility every week or so...that's where YOU come in!
We are looking for helpers to do one of the following:
- Serve at Mercy Mall as needed to clean, sort and label the shoes
- Pick up bags of shoes and do that part at home or as a group and then bring them back
If you choose take them home here's what you need to know:
- You can take as many bags as you think you can handle (up to 4-5)
- Use our plastic bins to sort them into after you've cleaned them by size/gender
- We have some cleaning materials here if you need them
- We do not keep shoes that aren't in GREAT shape (we'll show you what we mean)
This is a great option for people that aren't available during the day to volunteer, groups that want to help off-site, other people that have limited ability or mobility issues that working from home is better.
We are BLESSED to have such wonderful shoes coming to our clients...that's why we want your help...the faster you SWISH AND SWIPE...the faster they get on the feet of the ones who need them
