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2 people are interested
I love to drive for a good cause, and I have a trailer hitch
ORGANIZATION: Changing Footprints
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2 people are interested
Changing Footprints is a 100% volunteer organization that collects and redistributes 20,000 pairs of used shoes per year to organizations who serve those in need: Wheeler Mission (homeless), Coburn Safe Place (domestic abuse), Dress For Success (career assistance), Children (Evan's House), Community Re-integration (Catholic Charities), Veterans (HVAF), and more.
Changing Footprints is Green. These are shoes that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Solid Waste districts around the state (Gary, Seymour, Wabash) are doing shoe drives, and we need to find someone who loves to drive and travel to pick up the shoes in our trailer and bring them to our sorting room at 9302 N. Meridian. THEREFORE, you need either a vehicle with a trailer hitch, or a van/box truck you could use. If you simply love to drive, we can provide the van/box truck.
YOU can make a real difference. Without your help, these shoes don't make it to those in need. YOU can keep 10,000 additional pairs per year out of the landfill. Whether you can make one trip per year or two or three, flexing to meet your schedule, we need your help.
Call or write us for information
Bob Broughton - Changing Footprints
c317-727-4186
P.S. we are also developing contacts for those in need in all corners of Indiana, so we may be delivering shoes at the same time we pick them up. Two great conributions in one trip!
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
9302 N. Meridian StIndianapolis, IN 46260
DATE POSTED
July 18, 2017
SKILLS
- Disaster Response
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 25
- we flex our schedule to meet your needs
- Need a vehicle with a trailer hit, or a van/box truck