TCU fights hunger with shoe drive

Students in the Tri-City United School District did their part to make the world a better place this month when they collected 619 pairs of shoes.

 

The movement was a project of the district’s World Empowerment Team’s service project to help fight hunger.

 

Starting the end of January through February 14, students at all TCU schools collected donated shoes to be sold for cash and given to charity. The Shoe Away Hunger program takes gently-used shoes and gives those to people who need new shoes.  Shoes that are unable to be worn are sold by the pound or recycled in an eco-friendly manner. For every pair of gently-used footwear received, the Shoe Away Hunger program is able to feed a person in need with up to seven days of essential groceries through the Feeding The Future programs. 

 

Read more in the print edition.