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3 people are interested
How to Combine Golf and Giving Back
ORGANIZATION: Changing Footprints
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3 people are interested
Changing Footprints is a Central Indiana based non-profit which collects, sorts, and donates shoes to local agencies such as Wheeler Mission, Dress For Success, Coburn Safe Place, Catholic Charities, and others, to help them help others. Every year, more than 15,000 pairs of shoes are collected by individuals, organizations, and stores and taken to our sorting room at 9302 N. Meridian. Individuals and groups sort the shoes during 1 1/2 - 2 hour sessions during both weekdays and weekends.
We collect all kinds of shoes, and give them to different organizations that need different types of shoes. The one type we accumulate... is golf shoes. They are in great shape, but we struggle to find organizations who need good, free golf shoes.But you can change that....
The few times we have given away golf shoes, it has been to IPS high school golf teams. We know they exist; we just don't have the staffing to contact 100 high schools and find the ones that have a program, and then visit their coaches to see if they would like free shoes. (Maybe help the players try them out, maybe give them a few tips on their swing?)
We are looking for someone who is outgoing, enjoys both golf and spreading the joy of the game, to "figure this out". If you are a self-starter who loves golf and loves helping others, wow, this is your dream opportunity. Call me. Bob Broughton 317-727-4186
More opportunities with Changing Footprints
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Changing Footprints
Location:
10291 N. Meridian, Locations in Rushville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46290, US
Mission Statement
Changing Footprints realizes the great need for shoes around the world as protection from diseases and a gateway to education. Because of that need we collect new and gently used shoes for distribution to homeless, disaster-stricken, or underprivileged people locally, nationally, and internationally regardless of race, religion, gender, or ethnicity.
Description
Changing Footprints collects used shoes from a variety of sources: collection bins at shoe stores and churches, shoe drives by schools, churches, civic and governmental agencies, and donations of customer returns by shoe companies. We sort, classify by type, and quality check, and then provide the right type of shoes at no charge to agencies, individuals, and organizations who put them on the feet of those in need. We are a 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff and provide 15,000 pair of shoes per year to those in need, locally, in the US, and to international destinations. This diverts shoes otherwise destined for landfills to a important cause, educates our youth that they can make a personal difference, helps those in need, as well as those that volunteer their time, effort, and ideas. We are a flat organization that supports any volunteer with an idea they would like to try - in the words of our youth, "it's all good".
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5430 Central Ave.IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN 46220
DATE POSTED
April 25, 2018
SKILLS
- Golf
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- 1 hour per month or as much as you like!