Girl Scouts collect shoes for developing nations

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 06:12

Girl Scout Troop 1482 is holding a shoe-drive fundraiser through the Funds2Orgs Organization. All shoes collected will be repurposed and sent to developing nations, in an effort to provide economic opportunities for micro-entrepreneurs, as well as to help the environment through the use of recycling.

The Girl Scout troop is collecting new or gently-worn shoes. All shoes collected must be in wearable condition — so no holes or rips. The Scouts are not able to accept any roller-skates or ice-skates.

Donation barrels are located at the Knox transfer station and the Berne library for shoe collection.  Please contact Tami Hanley at or 518-872-9893 if you have a large shoe donation that you need to have picked up.

The girls are hosting this fundraiser to help earn money toward their senior trip next April to Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the Bahamas.

“These girls have been together as a troop since first grade, and will be graduating from high school in 2020,” said leader Tami Hanley. “Please help them to reach their goal by donating your old or unworn shoes today!”

Tags:

More Community news

  • ‘The Great American Songbook’ performed by Mendelssohn Club and Swing Docs

    DELMAR — The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will perform its traditional spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the New York State Education Building’s historic Chancellors Hall.

  • Octogenarian celebrated by Hannaford co-workers

    Coppola, who works as a customer service associate at the Guilderland Hannaford, was busy helping a shopper at 11 a.m. on April 17 when Michele Fleming’s voice came over the supermarket’s public-address system: “All associates, come to the bakery for a very special huddle,” she said.

  • Lupine blooms in May and so does its pine bush festival

    Lupine Fest will be celebrated for a month this year.

    Every day in May, the Pine Bush Preserve will offer activities and events celebrating the iconic flower that is essential to the life cycle of the endangered Karner blue butterfly.

The Altamont Enterprise is focused on hyper-local, high-quality journalism. We produce free election guides, curate readers' opinion pieces, and engage with important local issues. Subscriptions open full access to our work and make it possible.