Number of Participants: 100
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $3,380
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Schools
Date: May 8, 2017
Location:
500 May Lane East Meadow
New York 11554, United States
About:
Students and staff at Barnum Woods Elementary School in the East Meadow School District donated 2,351 pairs of shoes to the clothing recycling company Wearable Collections on April 28. According to its website, this New York-City based company keeps clothing, textiles and shoes out of landfills while generating funds for local charities.
Initiated by the school’s Planning Management Team, students, faculty and administrators were asked to bring in footwear of any condition during the week of April 24. Classes collected large donations of unwanted, outgrown and worn out sneakers, shoes and boots. Among the generous contributions, Gene Vassel’s fifth-grade class collected 177 pairs of the shoes, winning a brunch celebration with Harriet Alfano, the school’s assistant principal. In addition, fourth-grader Natalie Kwok individually collected 97 pairs of shoes, helping her classmates earn second place with a total of 149 pairs.
Photo Caption: Barnum Woods Elementary School donated 2,351 pairs of shoes to the clothing recycling company Wearable Collections on April 28.
Photo courtesy of the East Meadow School District
