The Healthy Lombard Foundation would like to offer everyone an opportunity to touch the lives of hundreds of children and help support our mission.
HOW:
The public is invited to participate in a shoe collection drive to raise funds for the Healthy Lombard Foundation. Donations of gently worn used and new shoes will be accepted. The number of shoes collected determines the amount of money raised.
All donated shoes will be redistributed to microenterprise partners through Funds2Orgs, a for-profit social enterprise, and used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own businesses.
WHEN: April 15 – June 15, 2016
DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
INLAND Bank on Westmore in Lombard
Health Tracks Sports Wellness on Roosevelt Rd. in Glen Ellyn
Helen Plum Memorial Library, Lombard
Jewel/Osco on Main Street in Lombard
Lexington Square of Lombard
LiNiTo Cycle, Lombard
Lombard Park District (Sunset Knolls & Lombard Commons Building) in Lombard
Olympia Chiropractic and Physical Therapy on York in Elmhurst
Revolution Physical Therapy and Weight Loss on Roosevelt Road in Glenn Ellyn
Schroder’s ACE Hardware on Westmore in Lombard
Village Hall of Lombard
York Township Center on Westmore in Lombard
DETAILS:
In the US alone, approximately 630 million pairs of shoes are thrown away per year. The materials used to manufacture a pair of shoes are created from chemical compounds that will create health hazards if left to disintegrate openly or in landfills. By donating your gently worn used and new shoes to Healthy Lombard, your shoes are given a second chance to make a difference.
If you have any questions please contact George Miller at [email protected] or me at [email protected] or give us a call at 630-916-0519.
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