{"id":7821,"date":"2023-01-18T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:25:48","slug":"shoe-biz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/2023\/01\/18\/shoe-biz\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoe Biz"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early 2022, we began a partnership with\u00a0GotSneakers.com<\/a>, which compensates nonprofit organizations for the new and gently worn athletic shoes they collect.\u00a0 We have a new section on our website<\/a> that describes this fund-raising effort in detail.<\/p>\n

The amount we receive depends on the brand, quality, style, and condition of the shoes. \u00a0Shoes in good condition garner higher payment and are distributed to people needing shoes who couldn\u2019t otherwise afford such footwear. \u00a0We use the funds earned from this effort to help local children and their families.\u00a0 We are very grateful to all who have donated sneakers and remind future donors that we only accept PAIRS of athletic shoes, and cannot use dress shoes, casual nonathletic shoes, such as crocs, flip-flops, etc., or shoes with metal cleats.<\/p>\n

This program has several other positive effects besides fundraising. \u00a0Athletic shoes are made with materials that are not biodegradable, so most end up in landfills or are incinerated. \u00a0The usable shoes we collect go to those who need them;\u00a0heavily used or damaged shoes are recycled either to reuse the materials or convert them to new energy.\u00a0\u00a0So, the athletic shoes we collect not only help our chapter, they help the planet by keeping them out of landfills.<\/p>\n

In the past year, we\u2019ve collected nearly 2900 pairs of sneakers, of which about 1600 were usable and 1300 were recycled. \u00a0Several businesses, sports clubs, and our members have drop boxes to collect sneakers.<\/p>\n

We invite additional businesses to collect sneakers for us.\u00a0 If interested, contact:\u00a0\u00a0fairfax.chantilly@alnv.org<\/a>\u00a0to receive information about you can help.<\/p>\n

For details about the program, the brands and types of sneakers that GotSneakers prefers, and the locations of our collection boxes, scan the QR code on the flyer or use this link to the new section on our website:<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/northern-virginia\/alnv-activities<\/a><\/p>\n

Read more about this program at:\u00a0\u00a0www.gotsneakers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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